Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Introduction to the Motion interface
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The group of buttons centered at the bottom of the Canvas are transport controls. Use these
buttons to play your project and see how it looks over time.
Go to start
of project
Play from
start
Record
Go to next frame
Play/Pause
Go to end
of project
Go to previous frame
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Go to start of project: Returns the playhead to the beginning of the project. The keyboard
shortcut is Home.
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Go to end of project: Moves the playhead to the end of the project. The keyboard shortcut
is End.
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Play from start: Plays from the play range In point to the play range Out point, letting you
watch a portion of the entire project. To learn how to define the In and Out points, see
on page 282.
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Play/Pause: Starts and stops playback. The keyboard shortcut is the Space bar.
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Record: Enables or disables animation recording. When recording is enabled, the values for
animatable parameters appear red in the Inspector. This is to inform you that any change you
make to a parameter (such as moving an object in the Canvas or adjusting a slider) creates
a keyframe.
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Go to previous frame: Moves the playhead backward by one frame. Clicking the button (or
holding down the shortcut key) rewinds the project one frame at a time. The keyboard
shortcut is the Left Arrow (or Page Up) key.
Note: If you have a Multi-Touch trackpad, you can rotate left to go to the previous frame.
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Go to next frame: Advances the playhead by one frame. Clicking the button (or holding down
the shortcut key) advances the project one frame at a time. The keyboard shortcut is the Right
Arrow (or Page Down) key.
Note: If you have a Multi-Touch trackpad, you can rotate right to go to the next frame.
The last two buttons modify the Canvas workspace and looping of video playback.
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Player Mode: Hides the File Browser, Library, Inspector, Project pane, and Timing pane to
maximize Canvas space. For more information, see
on page 67.
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Loop playback: Controls whether playback loops indefinitely, or whether playback stops when
the end of the play range is reached. The keyboard shortcut is Shift-L. For more information,
see
on page 282.
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