Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 446)

Chapter 12 Keyframing 446
Reposition a keyframe
After you add keyframe to an animation path, you can change its location on the path.
m Click the keyframe on the animation path, then drag it to its new position.
Change a keyframe point to be curved or angled
You can convert Bezier keyframe points into Linear keyframe points to create an angled path, or
vice versa.
Do one of the following:
m To convert a keyframe point to be sharply angled, Control-click the keyframe and choose Linear
from the shortcut menu.
The handles of the keyframe disappear, leaving a linear keyframe. To quickly convert the
keyframe back to a curved Bezier point with handles, Command-drag the keyframe.
m To convert a keyframe point from sharply angled to smoothly curved, Control-click the keyframe
and choose Smooth from the shortcut menu.
Bezier handles appear on the Smooth keyframe, and the animation path becomes curved.
To quickly convert a curved Bezier point back to an angled linear point, Command-click
the keyframe.
Note: The Very Smooth option is not available for animation paths and remains dimmed in the
shortcut menu.
Bezier handles are modified in the same manner as with shape or mask Bezier points. For more
information on manipulating Bezier splines, see
Bezier shapes and B-Spline shapes overview on
page 832.
Delete an animation path’s keyframe point
Do one of the following:
m Control-click a keyframe and choose Delete Point from the shortcut menu.
m Select the keyframe, then press Delete.
The keyframe point is deleted from the path.
Lock an animation path’s keyframe point
m Control-click a keyframe and choose Lock Point from the shortcut menu.
The keyframe is locked and can no longer be edited. To unlock the keyframe, Control-click the
locked keyframe and choose Unlock Point from the shortcut menu.
You can also disable an animation path keyframe.
Disable an animation path’s keyframe point
m Control-click a keyframe and choose Disable Point from the shortcut menu.
The keyframe is disabled and no longer influences the shape of the animation path. To
enable the keyframe, Control-click the disabled keyframe, then choose Enable Point from the
shortcut menu.
Move the entire animation path
Do one of the following:
m Press Option-Command, then drag a keyframe on the animation path.
m Press Option-Command, then drag a portion of the animation path between two keyframes.
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