Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 184)

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You can save multiple objects to the Library as one file or multiple files. For example, if you create
an effect using multiple filters and you want to save the cumulative effect of those filters to apply
to other objects, you can save the filters as one item in the Library.
Although you can save custom objects into their namesake folders, it is better to save
customized objects that you use frequently to the Favorites category. Because some Motion
Library categories contain numerous items, placing custom items in the Favorites or Favorites
Menu categories can save you search time. In the Favorites category, you can create additional
folders to better organize custom items.
Note: You can create folders in the built-in categories, such as the Color Correction filters
subcategory; however, those folders only appear in the Library stack and not the sidebar. Folders
added to the Favorites category appear in the Library sidebar.
Save an object to the Library
1 Open the Library and select the Favorites, Favorites Menu, or other category.
2 Drag the customized object to save from the Layers list, Timeline, or Inspector into the stack at
the bottom of the Library.
Objects saved to the Favorites Menu category can be applied to objects using the
Favorites menu.
When you save a customized object, it is placed in your /Users/username/Library/Application
Support/Motion/Library/ folder.
Note: Items dragged to the wrong category are placed into their namesake categories. For
example, if a custom behavior is dragged to the Filters category, it is placed in the Behaviors
category and the Behaviors category becomes active.
Save multiple objects to the Library
1 Open the Library and select the Favorites, Favorites Menu, or another category.
2 In the Layers list, select all objects to save, then drag them to the stack, holding down the mouse
button until the drop menu appears.
3 From the drop menu, choose “All in one file” or “Multiple files.”
“All in one file” saves all the objects together, listing them as one item in the Library. “Multiple
files” saves the objects as individual objects in the Library.
Note: Objects dragged to the Canvas that were saved with the “All in one file” drop menu
option are dropped where you release the mouse button and are positioned according to their
arrangement when originally saved to the Library. If you use the Apply button in the preview
area to add the object, the objects are added at the center of the Canvas.
4 To name the files, do one of the following:
•
Control-click the icon in the Library stack, choose Rename from the shortcut menu, then enter
a name.
•
Select the icon, click “Untitled,” then enter a name.
Create a custom note for a saved Library object
m Control-click the icon in the Library stack, choose Edit Description from the shortcut menu, enter
notes in the dialog that appears, then click OK.
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