Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 74)

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Turn on and off the display of filters in the Layers list
m Click the Show/Hide Filters button.
Note: Hiding the effect in the Layers list does not hide it in the Canvas or prevent you from
modifying the effect’s parameters or its onscreen controls.
Additional Layers list options
The Layers list shortcut menu gives you access to additional commands to help organize and
manipulate layers. Control-click a layer in the Layers list, then choose a command from the
shortcut menu. The command is applied to the layer you Control-clicked. The menu contains the
following commands:
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Cut: Removes the layer and places it on the Clipboard.
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Copy: Copies the layer to the Clipboard.
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Paste: Places the contents of the Clipboard in the current location.
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Duplicate: Creates a layer identical to the selection.
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Delete: Removes the selected layer.
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Group: Places the selected layers into a group. (For more information, see Group and ungroup
layers on page 159.)
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Ungroup: Restores the components to their ungrouped state if the selection contains a group.
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Active: Turns the layer on or off. This is equivalent to clicking the activation checkbox in the
On column.
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Solo: Hides other layers in the project. When a layer is soloed, checkboxes for other layers and
groups are dimmed. You can solo multiple layers and groups at a time.
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Isolate: Isolates the selected layer, group, or camera (when a project contains a camera). For a
layer or group, choosing Isolate changes the item back to its original face-forward orientation
to allow the application of a mask, for example. Clicking a camera’s Isolate button activates
that camera’s view. This is the same as clicking the Isolate icon in the Name column.
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3D Group: Switches the group from 2D mode to 3D mode.
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Blend Mode: Sets the blend mode for the selected layer. This is equivalent to setting a value
using the Blend Mode pop-up menu (when chosen in View > Layers Columns).
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Add Image Mask: Adds an image mask to the selected layer. An image mask creates
transparency in another object by deriving an alpha channel from another layer, such as
a shape, text, movie, or still image. For more information, see
Image masks overview on
page 902.
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Make Clone Layer: Clones the selected layer. Like the Duplicate command, Make Clone Layer
lets you make copies of a selected layer. However, copies created by the Make Clone Layer
command are automatically modified to match changes made to the original layer. For more
information, see
Make clone layers on page 226.
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Reveal Source Media: Opens the Media list and highlights the media file associated with the
selected clip.
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