Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 199)

Chapter 6 Create and manage projects 199
The image’s bounding box appears as a solid line and scales uniformly. Portions of the image
that extend beyond the edges of the drop zone appear semitransparent.
Scale a drop zone image in the Inspector
1 Select the drop zone.
2 In the Image Inspector, drag the Scale slider. To adjust the horizontal or vertical scale
independently, click the Scale disclosure triangle to reveal the X and Y subparameters.
Pan a drop zone image in the Canvas
1 Select the drop zone.
2 In the toolbar, select the Adjust Item tool.
The drop zone bounding box appears as a dotted line.
3 Place the pointer over the drop zone image, and, when the Pan tool appears, drag within the
drop zone to pan the image.
The image’s bounding box appears as a solid line. The dotted line represents the edges
of the drop zone. Portions of the image that extend beyond the edges of the drop zone
appear semitransparent.
Pan a drop zone image via the Inspector
1 Select the drop zone.
2 In the Image Inspector, adjust the Pan parameter X and Y value sliders.
Assign a background color to a drop zone
1 Select the drop zone.
2 In the Image Inspector, select the Fill Opaque checkbox.
Any empty portion of the drop zone is filled with black.
3 Use the Fill Color controls to choose a custom drop zone fill color.
Drop zone parameters
You can add any media object to any drop zone, but the object might not have the same
dimensions as the drop zone. Motion provides controls to help ensure the image placed in the
drop zone is handled as you want—scaling, stretching, and positioning the object correctly.
The Image Inspector contains the following drop zone controls:
Parameters in the Inspector
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Drop Zone: When an image is selected, select this checkbox in the Image Inspector to convert
an image layer into a drop zone.
Note: Drop zones in Final Cut Pro templates do not have a Drop Zone checkbox.
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Source Media: Use this image well to assign an image to the drop zone. Drag a media item
from the Layers list, Media list, File Browser, or Library.
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To: Use this pop-up menu an alternative method of assigning an image to the drop zone.
The menu contains a list of media items in your project. Select an item to assign it to the
drop zone.
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Pan: Drag in the value sliders to pan the image within the drop zone. Adjust the X value slider
to move the image horizontally and the Y value slider to move the image vertically.
•
Scale: Adjust this slider to uniformly scale the image in the drop zone. To resize the image
horizontally or vertically, click the Scale disclosure triangle and adjust the X or Y parameter.
67% resize factor