Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 282)

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Move ahead or back in seconds, minutes, or hours
1 Double-click in the timing display.
2 Do any of the following:
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To move forward in seconds, type a plus sign (+), enter the number of seconds to move
forward, then enter a period. For example, to move 2 seconds ahead, enter “+2.” (with a period
after the number), then press Return. To move ahead in minutes, enter two periods after the
number, and to move ahead in hours, enter three periods after the number.
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To move backward in seconds, enter a minus sign (–), enter the number of seconds to move
backward, then enter a period. For example, to move 2 seconds backward, enter “–2.” (with a
period after the number), then press Return. To move backward in minutes, enter two periods
after the number, and to move backward in hours, enter three periods after the number.
Important: When the Timeline is active and an object is selected, typing a number and pressing
Return moves the selected object, rather than the playhead.
Navigate by jumping
To move the playhead quickly from point to point in the Timeline, do one of the following:
m To jump to the beginning of the project: Click the “Go to start of project” button in the transport
controls, choose Mark > Go to > Project Start, or press Home.
m To jump to the end of the project: Click the “Go to end of project” button in the transport controls,
choose Mark > Go to > Project End, or press End.
m To jump to the next keyframe: With an animated object selected, choose Mark > Go to > Next
Keyframe, or press Shift-K.
m To jump to the previous keyframe: With the animated object selected, choose Mark > Go to >
Previous Keyframe.
Jump to the beginning or end of an object in the Timeline
1 Select the object to navigate to.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Mark > Go to > Selection In Point or Selection Out Point.
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Press Shift-I (for the In point) or Shift-O (for the Out point).
Define the play range
Ordinarily, clicking the Play button plays your project from the first frame until the last. However,
you can change the play range of your project by modifying the In and Out points in the
Timeline ruler. You might do this to focus on a specific section as you fine-tune your project or
make other changes to it. When you finish, reset the In and Out points to the beginning and end
of your project.
Customize the playback In point
Do one of the following:
m In the ruler, drag the In point marker from the left edge of the ruler to the frame where you want
to set the In point. As you drag, the playhead moves with your pointer. When you release the
mouse button, the playhead snaps back to its previous position.
m Choose Mark > Mark Play Range In.
m In the ruler, move the playhead to the frame where you want to set the In point, then press
Option-Command-I.
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