Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 39)

Chapter 2 Introduction to the Motion interface 39
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Music: Allows you to browse for and import audio files from your iTunes library. The Music
subcategories include the library and playlists created in iTunes. The contents of each playlist
appear in the file stack. When displayed in list view, the Music category shows the Name, Artist,
Album, Duration, and Size information created in iTunes.
Note: Rights-protected AAC files cannot be imported into Motion and do not appear in the
file stack. This includes music purchased from the iTunes Store. Video content from iTunes
cannot be imported to a Motion project.
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Photos: Allows you to browse for and import image files from your iPhoto library. The Photos
subcategories include the library and albums created in iPhoto. The contents of each album
appear in the file stack.
Note: When importing a large-scale image into Motion, you can scale the image to the size of
the Canvas. For more information, see
About high-resolution still image files on page 167.
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Content: Contains elements used in the templates and other presets that ship with Motion. Use
these images, text elements, patterns, and animations to create custom design elements, such
as particles and replicators, which can be saved to the Library for later use.
Note: Dragging a media object into the Content category leaves its corresponding file on
disk in its original location. For this reason, centralize all media you plan on importing into the
Library for future use into a dedicated and predictable location on disk, to prevent accidentally
moving, renaming, or deleting those files.
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Favorites: By default, customized objects are saved into their corresponding Library categories.
The Favorites category provides a place to put objects—built-in or custom-made—that you
use frequently, including cameras, layers, or groups. You can also place frequently used media
files (such as PDF or TIFF files) into the Favorites category. Objects you place in the Favorites
category are available to every project you create in Motion.
Objects dragged into the Favorites category are saved into the /Users/username/Library/
Application Support/Motion/Library/Favorites/ folder.
Note: The preview area does not display descriptions of built-in presets copied to the Favorites
category. Control-click the favorite, then choose Edit Description from the shortcut menu to
add a description that will appear in the preview area of the Library.
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Favorites Menu: Objects you place in the Favorites Menu folder appear in the Favorites menu,
for even faster access. When you choose an item from the Favorites menu, that item is placed
into the selected layer and is positioned at the center of the Canvas. Objects you put in the
Favorites Menu are available to every project in Motion.
Objects dragged into the Favorites Menu category are saved to the /Users/username/Library/
Application Support/Motion/Library/Favorites Menu/ folder.
Display icon view or list view
The Library file stack can be displayed in icon view or list view.
View the Library in icon view
m Click the Icon View button in the lower-right corner of the Library.
View the Library in list view
m Click the List View button in the lower-right corner of the Library.
Change the size of the icons while in icon view
m Click the Icon Scale button in the lower-left corner of the Library, then drag the slider to the right
to make the icons larger, or to the left to make them smaller.
67% resize factor