Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Introduction to the Motion interface
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Solo button: Mutes all but the selected audio track. You can solo more than one audio track to
hear the soloed files rather than the entire mix.
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Link icon: Disconnects an audio track from its video source. You can unlink video and audio to
retime them separately or to delete the audio track.
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Lock icon: Locks an audio track to prevent changes. This column can also include a link icon
when a file has a corresponding video element.
Master audio track
Each project has a Master audio track. The controls for the Master track are located at the bottom
of the Audio list, below the audio tracks. Using the Master track’s controls, you can make changes
that affect the final mixed output of all audio tracks. For example, you can lower the volume of all
tracks simultaneously or pan all tracks to the left or right.
Pan dial
Level slider
Level meters
Clipping
indicators
Link icon
Mute button
Lock icon
Audio output
pop-up menu
The Master track is turned on by default. When it is deselected, no sound is audible when you
play the project, and no audio is included when you export your project. When it is turned on, all
audio tracks that are turned on are included in your export.
To the right of the Master track controls are stereo level meters that display the combined level
of all audible tracks.
Except for an editable name field and a solo icon, the Master track has the same controls as the
individual audio tracks. For more information, see
on page 1020.
Add and remove audio
The Audio list has controls to add files and to remove files from the project.
Add an audio file to the project
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Click the Add button (+) in the lower-left corner of the Project pane; then, in the Import Files
dialog, navigate to the file to import, select the file, and click OK.
For more options, see
on page 1011.
Remove a file from the Audio list
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Select the file to remove, then choose Edit > Delete (or press Delete).
Additional Audio list options
The Audio list shortcut menu gives you access to commands to help organize and manipulate
audio tracks. Control-click a track in the Audio list, then choose a command from the shortcut
menu. The command is applied to the track you Control-clicked. The menu contains the
following commands:
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Cut: Removes the file and places it in the Clipboard.
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Copy: Copies the file 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 file identical to the original file.
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