Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 63)

Chapter 2 Introduction to the Motion interface 63
Advanced Quality settings
When you choose Custom in the Quality section of the Render pop-up menu (or in the View >
Quality menu), the Advanced Quality Options dialog appears.
The Advanced Quality Options dialog provides additional controls to fine-tune rendering
performance and quality. It contains the following items:
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Quality: A pop-up menu that sets rendering quality. These settings are identical to the Quality
settings in the Render pop-up menu. (For more information on the Render popup menu, see
Canvas view options on page 57.)
Choose one of four settings from this pop-up menu (each setting activates different options in
the dialog):
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Draft: None of the quality options are selected, and the Text Quality parameter is set to Low.
This option allows optimal project interactivity.
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Normal: “Shape antialiasing” is selected, and the Text Quality parameter is set to Medium. This
option allows project interactivity that is slower than Draft, but much faster than Best.
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Best: “High quality resampling,” “Shape antialiasing,” and “Antialias 3D intersections” are
selected. Text render quality is set to High. This option slows down project interactivity.
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Custom: No options are selected until you select individual quality settings in the Advanced
Quality Options dialog.
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High Quality Resampling: Turns on high-quality resampling (increasing or reducing the number
of pixels in an image).
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Text Quality: A pop-up menu that sets text-rendering quality to Low, Medium, or High. When
High is selected, project interactivity may slow.
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Shape antialiasing: Renders shapes at a higher resolution, then scales objects back to regular
resolution to ensure smooth edges.
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Antialias 3D intersections: Renders objects intersecting in 3D space at a higher resolution, then
scales objects back to regular resolution to ensure smooth edges.
Canvas rulers
Using rulers in the Canvas can help you compose or align elements of your project, as well as
snap objects to rulers.
Turn on rulers
m In the View pop-up menu, enable Rulers (or press Shift-Command-R).
When Rulers are enabled, a checkmark appears next to the item in the pop-up menu.
By default, rulers appear along the left and top sides of the Canvas.
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