Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 436)

Chapter 11 Final Cut Pro X templates 436
3 Click the Add button (+) and choose a different aspect ratio from the shortcut menu.
If you chose Custom, the Custom Display Aspect Ratio calculator appears.
The new aspect ratio appears in the Display Aspect Ratio Snapshots list and the project adjusts.
Note: You cannot add a snapshot that matches an existing Display Aspect Ratio snapshot.
4 To reposition your objects to better fit the new aspect ratio, click Edit Snapshot.
A small floating window appears, indicating that you are in aspect ratio-edit mode.
5 Position and scale the layers in your project to fit the new display aspect ratio, then click the Stop
Rig Edit Mode button in the floating window.
Click the items in the Display Aspect Ratio Snapshots list to view the results in the Canvas.
Note: When working with an alternate snapshot, the resolution listed in the Properties pane of
the Inspector (when Project is selected in the Layers list) may seem strange. This is because the
Display Aspect Ratio is shown, rather than the Pixel Aspect Ratio.
6 Choose File > Save or File > Save As.
a In the save dialog, enter a name for your template.
b Choose a category from the Category pop-up menu.
c If needed, choose a theme from the Theme pop-up menu.
d To retain unused media in the project (media or audio in the Media list not used in the
project), select “Include unused media.”
When the template is applied to the Final Cut Pro Timeline, the template aspect ratio that
matches the Final Cut Pro project is used.
Create a custom display aspect ratio (DAR) snapshot
1 In the Layers list, select the Project object.
2 In the Project Inspector, click Snapshots.
3 Click the Add button (+) and choose Custom from the shortcut menu.
4 Choose an option from the Pixel Aspect Ratio pop-up menu, such as NTSC D1/DV.
The pixel aspect ratio (PAR) appears in the field to the right of the pop-up menu.
5 Enter the width and height in the fields to the right of the PAR value, such as 720 x 480.
The new custom DAR is listed in the Display Aspect Ratio Snapshots list.
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