Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 468)

Chapter 12 Keyframing 468
Lock keyframes
m In the Keyframe Editor, select the keyframes to lock, then control-click one of the keyframes in
the graph and choose Lock from the shortcut menu.
Lock prevents further modification the keyframes. (You can also lock all keyframes in the
Keyframe Editor by selecting “Lock keyframes in time in Keyframe Editor” in the Time pane of
Motion Preferences.)
Disable a curve
m In the Keyframe Editor, select the keyframes to disable, then Control-click a keyframe in the graph
and choose Disable from the shortcut menu.
Disabled keyframes are ignored and have no effect on the object’s animation. If you disable a
keyframe, the curve readjusts itself as if that keyframe didn’t exist, even though the keyframe is
present in the Keyframe Editor, in a dimmed state.
Copy and paste keyframes and curves
With the Edit Keyframes tool (above the parameter list) selected, you can copy and paste
keyframes and animation curves. This technique is useful for copying a keyframed effect from
one object to another, for moving a keyframe path earlier or later in the same parameter, or for
creating keyframes in one parameter and applying them to another.
Copy and paste keyframes
Use this technique to copy and paste a segment of an animation curve from one parameter to
another, or from one object to another.
1 Select keyframes by doing one of the following:
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In the graph area of the Keyframe Editor, drag a selection box around the keyframes you want
to select.
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In the graph area, Shift-click the keyframes you want to select.
Note: If the curve appears white (and not the keyframes), the keyframes are not selected.
2 Copy or cut the selected keyframes by doing one of the following:
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Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C).
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Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X).
After you select the keyframes, cut or copy them to move them to the Clipboard.
3 To paste the keyframes to a different parameter, do the following:
a Select the destination parameter in the parameter list (on the left side of the Keyframe Editor).
b Place the playhead at the point where you want the keyframes to begin.
c Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).
The keyframes are added to the new parameter.
Note: Pasted keyframes might not make a curve identical to the original if the parameter
scales are different.
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