Work in the ruler, Work in the ruler overview, Navigate in the timeline – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 8
Timeline
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Note: Don’t confuse the Show/Hide Keyframes button with the Show/Hide Keyframe Editor
button, located in the bottom-right corner of the Motion project window. The former turns the
display of keyframes in the Timeline track area on and off; the latter expands and collapses the
Keyframe Editor in the Timing pane.
Move a keyframe’s position in time
Moving a keyframe in the Timeline modifies the keyframe’s position in time (but not its value).
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Drag the keyframe to the left or right.
When selected, the keyframe appears white.
Change a keyframe’s value
To change a keyframe’s value (as opposed to its position in time), do one of the following:
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Control-click the keyframe, choose the property to adjust from the shortcut menu, enter a new
value, then press Return.
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Use the Keyframe Editor, which lets you change both the value and interpolation of the
keyframe. For more information on the Keyframe Editor, see
on page 439.
Delete a keyframe or group of selected keyframes
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Select the keyframe or keyframes to delete, then do one of the following:
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Press Delete.
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Control-click a selected keyframe, then choose Delete Keyframes from the shortcut menu.
Delete all keyframes
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Control-click a keyframe, then choose Delete All Keyframes from the shortcut menu.
Display an animation curve in the Keyframe Editor
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Control-click a keyframe on the track, then choose Show in Keyframe Editor from the
shortcut menu.
The Keyframe Editor appears underneath the Timeline, showing the animation curve and a
new, untitled curve set. For more information on curve sets, see
page 456.
Work in the ruler
Work in the ruler overview
You can perform several types of functions using the ruler area of the Timeline:
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Move the playhead to a specific frame to view the project at a specific time.
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Set In and Out points so playback occurs only within the specified frames.
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Select a range of frames, so you can delete, cut, or paste into the selected frames.
Playhead
Out point
In point
Navigate in the Timeline
Motion provides many controls for navigating the Timeline. You can drag the playhead to “scrub”
through your project as quickly or slowly as you want, or immediately jump to a specific frame.
Additionally, you can jump to object boundaries, markers, and other important indicators in
the Timeline.
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