User Guide

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Third-party plug-ins
Issue: Motion may stop responding if the After Effects plug-ins About box is displayed
while a project is played back.
Workaround: Stop playback before displaying the About box for After Effects plug-ins.
Corrections to Motion Documentation
The following information covers corrections and updates to the documentation
included with Motion 2.
Important: Because the Motion Getting Started book has not been revised for Motion 2,
some screen shots no longer have parity with the Motion application. In certain cases,
functionality may be slightly changed. Refer to the Motion 2 User Manual (choose Help >
Motion User Manual) for updated information. Also, because the user manual has been
renamed Motion 2 User Manual, references to “Motion Help” in the Motion Getting Started
book are, in fact, references to the user manual.
Motion Getting Started Book
 The movie that plays in the Welcome Screen has been changed from the movie
illustrated on page 8 of the documentation.
 In the Value Slider description on page 37, it is stated that “the value sliders are
contextual, which means that the ‘normal,’ ‘fine,’ and ‘coarse’ increments are specific
to the parameter. For example, a ‘normal’ increment for Opacity is 1, a ‘fine’ increment
is .1, and a ‘coarse’ increment is 10.” In fact, the fine increment for the Opacity
parameter is .01.
 The text behavior discussion beginning on page 133, “Using the Sequence Behavior,”
refers to the behavior name as “Sequence.” This behavior is now called “Sequence
Text.” Additionally, the “Repeat” parameter is now called “Loops.”
 The “Export Progress” dialog that is illustrated on page 168 is the “Export” dialog.
Motion 2 User Manual
 The “Video Output” section on page 117 discusses three Digital Cinema Desktop
Preview options. These options are only available if you have Final Cut Pro installed
on your computer.
 In the “To open a project file from within the Motion File Browser” section on page
155, it is stated that you can open a project from within the File Browser by clicking
the Import button once the project icon is selected in the File Browser. This should
state that clicking the Import button imports the project into the current project. If
no project is open, the Import button is not available. Double-clicking a project icon
in the File Browser opens the project in a new Canvas.