Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 748)

Chapter 19 Filters 748
m Drag the filter name up or down in the Filters Inspector.
The filters are reordered.
Change filter timing
In Motion, the timing component of a filter is represented as purple a bar in the Timeline and
mini-Timeline. Like other duration bars, filter timebars can be trimmed or moved (slipped) in
their Timeline tracks to adjust the timing of an applied effect.
When you apply a filter to an object, the duration of the filter defaults to the length of the object
it is applied to. In the following image, the purple bar represents the filter.
After you apply a filter, its duration can be modified to affect the target image for a specific
amount of time. For example, applying the Circle Blur filter to an object blurs the object for the
object’s entire duration. However, changing In and Out points of the Circle Blur filter bar changes
how long the blur is applied to the object.
Trim a filter in the Timeline
1 In the Timeline track area, position the pointer over the In or Out point (the left or right edge) of
the filter bar to trim.
2 When the pointer becomes a trim pointer, drag the In or Out point to change the duration of
the filter.
Changing a filter’s Out point
As you drag, the new In or Out point is displayed in a tooltip. Also displayed is the delta value,
representing the amount of change.
In addition to changing a filter’s duration, you can also slip a filter bar’s position in the Timeline
track area relative to the layer under which it’s nested. Slip the bar’s position to set the frame
where a filter begins to take effect.
Slip a filter in the Timeline
m Drag the filter bar left or right to move its In point (and Out point) to a new frame.
The filter is moved but its duration is unaffected. While you drag, the new In and Out points are
indicated, along with the amount of change (the delta).
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