Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 75)

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When no items are selected in the Layers list, the shortcut menu provides this set of commands:
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New Group: Adds a group to the project above existing groups in the Layers list.
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Import: Opens the Import Files dialog, used to import files from the Finder.
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Paste: Pastes any item copied to the Clipboard into the selected group in the project.
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Project Properties: Opens the Properties Inspector for the project, where you can modify the
project’s background color, aspect ratio, field rendering, motion blur, reflections, and so on. For
more information, see
Project properties overview on page 191.
Media list
Media list overview
The second list in the Project pane itemizes all media files (audio, image, image sequence, and
QuickTime movie files) in the project. The items in this list are links to source media files that
remain on your hard disk or networked hard disk. Applied effects (such as filters or behaviors)
and graphics content created in Motion (such as masks, shapes, or text) do not appear in the
Media list.
Display the Media list
Do one of the following:
m If the Project pane is visible, click Media at the top of the pane.
m Choose Window > Media (or press Command-5).
m To display additional columns in the Media list, drag the scroller at the bottom of the Media list.
Drag to scroll
Media list items.
Items added directly to the Media list do not appear in the project until you drag them to the
Canvas. For more information, see
Add and remove files on page 163.
Media list columns
The Media list contains the following columns:
Column Description
Preview Displays a thumbnail of the media object.
Name Lists the filename of the source media on disk where
the object is linked. If you change the name of
corresponding linked objects in the Layers list, this
name doesn’t change.
Kind Lists the type of file: still image, QuickTime movie,
image sequence, or audio file.
In Use Indicates that the media is in use in the project.
Duration Displays the total duration of the object, in frames
or timecode, depending on what is displayed in the
Timeline.
Frame Size Displays the frame size of the object, in pixels.
Format For QuickTime movies, displays the codec used. For
still images, displays the method of compression that
is applied based on the file type.
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