Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Introduction to the Motion interface
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Lock icon: Locks an object to prevent changes from affecting that object. Locking a group
prevents changes to layers and effects in that group. When the lock is disabled, it appears “open.”
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Timeline Row Size pop-up menu (unlabeled): Sets the Timeline tracks and Timeline layers list
items display size to Mini, Small, Medium, or Large.
Note: You can also position the pointer over any horizontal row separator and drag up to
decrease or down to increase the height of all tracks.
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Show/Hide Masks button: Turns the display of masks on or off in the list and Timeline. Showing
or hiding masks in the list does not control whether the mask effects appear in the Canvas.
This button is located in the upper-right corner of the Timeline layers list.
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Show/Hide Behaviors button: Turns the display of behaviors on or off in the list and Timeline.
Showing or hiding behaviors in the list does not control whether the behavior affects project
objects. This button is located in the upper-right corner of the Timeline layers list.
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Show/Hide Filters button: Turns the display of filters on or off in the list and Timeline. Showing
or hiding filters in the list does not control whether the filter effects appear in the Canvas. This
button is located in the upper-right corner of the Timeline layers list.
For more information, see
Manage Timeline layers overview
on page 252.
Show or hide mask, filter, or behavior timebars
You can reduce organizational clutter in the Timeline by hiding mask, filter, or behavior timebars.
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Click the Show/Hide Masks, Show/Hide Filters, or Show/Hide Behaviors button at the top of the
Timeline layers list.
When set to Hide, the button is dimmed, and the effect timebar disappears from the Timeline
layers list and track area. However, the effect remains active in the Canvas.
Disable mask, filter, or behavior effects in the Canvas
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Click a mask icon, filter icon, or behavior icon next to the layer name in the Timeline layers list.
Mask icon
Behavior icon
Filter icon
A red slash appears over the icon, and the display of the effect is temporarily turned off.
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