Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 8
Timeline
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Many navigation tasks are accessible via the timing display in the toolbar.
Note: The timing display can be set to show frames or timecode. To set the timing display
duration to frames, choose Show Frames from the pop-up menu on the right side of the timing
display (the inverted arrow).
In addition to moving to new positions in time, you can navigate directly to objects in the
Timeline, such as objects, markers, and keyframes. Navigating to objects is described in the tasks
below. For more information on markers, see
on page 286. For information
on displaying keyframes in the Timeline, see
on page 255. For more
information on keyframes, see
on page 439.
Play back your project
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Press the Space bar.
Move the playhead to a new point in time
Do one of the following:
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Double-click the current frame number in the timing display, enter a new frame number, then
press Return.
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Drag left or right over the current frame number in the timing display to rewind or advance.
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Drag the playhead in the Timeline ruler to the frame you want.
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Click the Timeline ruler at the frame number where you want to move the playhead.
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With the Canvas or Project pane active, enter a new frame number, then press Return to jump to
that frame.
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With the Timeline active (and no objects selected), enter a new frame number, then press Return
to jump to that frame.
Navigate by frame
To make it easier to find specific frames in your project, you can step through the Timeline frame
by frame, rather than skimming it.
Do one of the following:
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To move forward a specific number of frames: Type a plus sign (+), then type the number of frames
to move forward.
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To move backward a specific number of frames: Type a minus sign (–), then type the number of
frames to move backward.
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To move forward or backward one frame at a time: Click the “Go to next frame” or “Go to previous
frame” button in the transport controls (to the right of the Play button), or press the Left Arrow
key to move backward or the Right Arrow key to move forward.
You can also choose Mark > Go to > Previous Frame or Next Frame.
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To move forward or backward ten frames at a time: Choose Mark > Go to > 10 Frames Back or
10 Frames Forward, or press the Left Arrow key to move backward or the Right Arrow key to
move forward.
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