Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 93)

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Scale: Displays only the Scale parameters for the selected object.
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Shear: Displays only the Shear parameters for the selected object.
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Anchor Point: Displays only the Anchor Point parameters for the selected object.
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Opacity: Displays only the Opacity parameters for the selected object.
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Retiming: Displays only the Retime Value parameter for the selected object. This parameter
appears in the Keyframe Editor only when Time Remap is set to Variable Speed in the Timing
controls of the Properties Inspector.
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New Curve Set: Lets you create a custom curve set.
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Manage Curve Sets: Lets you manage (delete, duplicate, and so on) custom curve sets.
Note: For more information on using curve sets, see
Create a custom curve view on page 463.
Keyframe editing tools
To the right of the Show Curve Set menu, there are three tools for editing keyframes and curves
in the Keyframe Editor. For more information about using these tools, see
Add, delete, and
modify keyframes on page 465.
Transform
Edit
Sketch
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Edit Keyframes tool: Use to select and edit keyframes.
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Sketch Keyframes tool: Use to draw curves with keyframes. A parameter must be active (its
checkbox enabled) and selected in the list before you can sketch a curve.
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Transform Keyframes tool: Use to drag a selection box around keyframes and then manipulate
the selected keyframes.
Parameter list controls and features
The parameter list contains the following controls and features, from left to right, in rows.
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Activation checkbox: Turns the display of parameters on and off in the keyframe graph.
Activating the checkbox next to an object name turns all parameters for that object on or off
for display purposes—but the animation of the object is not affected.
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Name: Lists the name of the selected object and its parameters.
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Value: Displays the value for the playhead position for that parameter. You can drag in the
value slider to set keyframe values, or double-click in the value slider and enter a new value.
For more information, see
Add, delete, and modify keyframes on page 465.
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Add/Delete Keyframe button: Lets you add or delete keyframes, regardless of the status of
keyframe recording (the Record button). Click the button to add a keyframe. If a keyframe
exists for that parameter at the current playhead position, clicking the button deletes
the keyframe.
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