Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 177)

Chapter 6 Create and manage projects 177
Restore offline media using the Reconnect button
1 In the alert dialog, click Reconnect.
A manual reconnection dialog appears.
2 In the dialog, navigate to the file’s location, select the file, then click Open.
The file is reconnected.
Reconnect offline media via the Media Inspector
If you do not immediately reconnect an offline layer, you can still save changes to the project and
even close it again, then reconnect the offline layers later, via the Reconnect Media File button in
the Media Inspector.
1 Open the Media list.
2 Select the offline layer to reconnect.
3 Open the Media pane in the Inspector.
4 Click the Reconnect Media File button under the Linked Objects list.
Motion attempts to find the first missing file in the list. If it is found, a file browser dialog appears
with the missing media file selected. If the search is unsuccessful, you navigate manually to file’s
location, then select the file.
5 Click Open to reconnect the file.
Note: You can also use the File > Reconnect Media command.
If more than one missing media file appears in the same folder, clicking Open reconnects all files.
Delete objects from a project
You can remove a single instance of an object (an image layer or effects object) in Motion by
deleting it from Layers list, Timeline, or Canvas. Alternatively, you can remove all instances of
objects corresponding to source media by deleting that source media from the Media list.
Delete a single instance of an object from a project
1 Select an object or objects by doing one of the following:
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To delete an object, select it in the Layers list, the Timeline, or the Canvas.
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To delete multiple objects, Shift-click to select the objects.
Note: In the Layers list or Timeline, you can Command-click to select noncontiguous objects.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Edit > Delete.
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Press Delete.
The objects are deleted from your project.
Delete all objects that correspond to source media file in the Media list
1 Open the Media list, then select the source media file to delete.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Edit > Delete.
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Press the Delete key.
A dialog appears and prompts you to confirm the deletion.
3 Click Delete.
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