Timing pane, Timing pane overview, 81 timing pane 81 – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual

Page 81: Timing, Pane overview

Advertising
background image

Chapter 2

Introduction to the Motion interface

81

Delete: Removes the selected file.

Active: Turns the file on and off. This is equivalent to clicking the activation checkbox in the
On column.

Mute: Mutes the track. This is equivalent to clicking the Mute button in the Status column.

Solo: Solos the track. This is equivalent to clicking the Solo button in the Status column.

Reveal Source Media: Opens the Media list and highlights the media file associated with the
selected track.

When no items are selected in the list, the shortcut menu provides this set of commands:

Import Audio: Opens the Import Files dialog, which you can use to navigate to the audio file
to import.

Paste: Pastes any audio data in the Clipboard into the Audio list and Media list.

Project Properties: Opens the Properties Inspector for the project, where you can set project
information such as project width and height, bit depth, aspect ratio, background color, render
settings, and much more. For more information on the Properties Inspector, see

Create a blank

Motion project

on page 149.

Timing pane

Timing pane overview

The Timing pane, located at the bottom of the Motion workspace, has three components; each
controls a different timing aspect of a project:

Timeline: Provides an overview of objects in the project and how they are laid out over time.
For more information, see

Timeline overview

on page 84.

Keyframe Editor: Displays the animation curves for animated parameters and effects. For more
information, see

Keyframe Editor overview

on page 90.

Audio Timeline: Provides an overview of audio components of the project and how they are
laid out over time. For more information, see

Audio Timeline overview

on page 90.

67% resize factor

Advertising