Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 164)

Chapter 6 Create and manage projects 164
A new group appears the top of the Layers list, and all imported files appear as layers nested in
the group. Each new layer’s start time in the Timeline is set to the position of the playhead in
step 1.
Alternatively, you can add media files to a project by choosing File > Import, selecting files in the
Import Files dialog, then clicking open.
Add media files to an existing group
1 If the Create Layers At setting in the Project pane of Motion Preferences is set to “Current frame,”
move the playhead to the frame in the Timeline where you want the first frame of the file
to start.
Note: If the Create Layers At setting is set to “Start of project,” this step is unnecessary because
imported files are placed at frame 1.
2 Open the File Browser and Layers list.
3 Select media files in the File Browser.
4 To nest the media files in a group, do one of the following:
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Drag the files on top of a group in the Layers list. The imported files appear as new layers in
the group, placed above existing layers in the group.
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Drag the files between any layers in a group. A position indicator shows where the layers will
be placed when you release the mouse button.
•
Drag the files into the Timeline, placing them between any layers nested in an existing group.
Note: For more information on adding objects to the Timeline, see
Timeline overview on
page 251.
When you add a media file to a project, the file appears as a layer in the Canvas, Timeline, Layers
list, and Media list. Each layer’s start time in the Timeline is set to the position of the playhead in
step 1.
Add media files to a project without using them in the composition
You can also add media files to your project without having them appear in the composition.
You do this by dragging a file into the Media list, thereby storing media objects you might want
to use in the future.
1 Open the Media list.
2 Do one of the following:
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Drag media files from the File Browser into the Media list.
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Click the Add button (+) in the lower-left corner of the Project pane; then, in the Import Files
dialog, select a file to add and click Import.
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With the Media list active, choose File > Import (or press Command-I); then, in the Import Files
dialog, select a file to add, and click Import.
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Control-click in the Media list, choose Import Media from the shortcut menu, then add a file
via the Import Files dialog.
To import an image sequence in the Import Files dialog, turn on the Image Sequence checkbox.
If this checkbox is deselected, only files selected in the Import dialog are imported. To select
multiple files, Shift-click the files; to select noncontiguous files, Command-click the files.
The resulting media objects are added to the project but don’t appear in the Canvas, Layers list,
or Timeline.
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