Project duration – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Customize the playback Out point
Do one of the following:
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In the ruler, drag the Out point marker from the right edge of the ruler to the frame where you
want to set the Out point.
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Choose Mark > Mark Play Range Out.
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In the ruler, move the playhead to the frame where you want to set the Out point, then press
Option-Command-O.
Reset playback In and Out points
Do one of the following:
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Choose Mark > Reset Play Range.
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Press Option-X.
The In and Out points reset themselves to the beginning and end of the project.
Navigate to playback In and Out points
Do one of the following:
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Choose Mark > Go to > Play Range Start or Play Range End.
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Press Shift-Home (In point) or Shift-End (Out point).
Project duration
Motion projects default to ten seconds in length. You can change this duration to match the
needs of your project. To learn how to change the default project duration, see
on page 191.
The project duration is displayed at the bottom of the Motion window. You can also display the
duration in the timing display in the toolbar.
Display the project duration in the timing display
Do one of the following:
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Choose Show Project Duration from the pop-up menu in the timing display (the downward-
facing arrow).
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Click the watch icon to the left of the numbers in the timing display.
Change the project duration
Do one of the following:
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With the timing display set to show project duration, double-click the number, then type a
duration value.
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With the timing display set to show project duration, drag left or right over the number to
decrease or increase the duration.
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Choose Edit > Project Properties (or press Command-J), then change the value of the Duration
field in the Properties Inspector.
Note: Click the downward arrow to the right of the numbers in the timing display and choose
Show Frames or Show Timecode to switch between viewing the project duration in frames
or timecode.
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