Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 919)

Chapter 21 3D compositing 919
To access camera views and camera controls, add a scene camera to your project.
Add a scene camera to a Motion project
1 Choose Object > New Camera or press Option-Command-C or click the New Camera button in
the toolbar.
A camera object is added to the Layers list, the Timeline, and the Canvas (represented there by a
wireframe icon). The 3D Transform tool in the toolbar becomes active, the Camera HUD appears
(if it isn’t visible, press F7), and the Camera pane in the Inspector becomes available.
If you add a camera to a project that contains no existing 3D groups, the following dialog appears:
2 Click Keep as 2D or Switch to 3D.
After you add a camera to a project, the Camera menu becomes available in the upper-left
corner of the Canvas.
3D Canvas overlays
3D overlays overview
There are six 3D overlays that can appear in the Canvas:
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The Camera pop-up menu lists the active camera view.
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The 3D View tools control reference and scene cameras.
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The Inset view displays the scene from a different camera’s perspective.
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The 3D grid shows the ground plane of the 3D world.
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The 3D Compass changes the Canvas view in 3D space.
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