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Table Of Contents
- Motion User Manual
- Contents
- Motion 2 Documentation and Resources
- Getting To Know Motion
- Creating and Managing Projects
- Creating New Projects
- Managing Projects
- Editing Project Properties
- Browsing Media Files in Motion
- File Types Supported by Motion
- Adding Media to Your Project
- Managing Objects in Your Project
- Deleting Objects From a Project
- Exchanging Media in a Project
- Object Media Tab Parameters
- Using Media in the Library
- Organizing Layers and Objects in Motion
- The Background of Your Project
- Selecting Objects and Layers in the Layers Tab
- Reorganizing Objects in the Layers Tab
- Nesting Layers Inside Other Layers
- Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
- Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects
- Fixing the Size of a Layer
- Locking Layers and Objects
- Collapsing and Uncollapsing Layer Hierarchies
- Renaming Layers
- Searching for Layers and Objects
- Sorting Layers and Objects in the Media Tab
- Customizing and Creating New Templates
- Basic Compositing
- Using the Timeline
- Using Behaviors
- Keyframes and Curves
- Using Text
- Working With Particles
- The Anatomy of a Particle System
- Using Particle Systems
- Creating Graphics and Animations for Particle Systems
- Advanced Particle System Controls
- Animating Objects in Particle Systems
- Using Behaviors With Particle Systems
- Applying Filters to Particle Systems
- Particle System Examples
- Saving Custom Particle Effects to the Library
- Using the Replicator
- The Difference Between the Replicator and a Particle System
- The Anatomy of the Replicator
- Using the Replicator
- Advanced Replicator Controls
- Animating Replicator Parameters
- Using the Sequence Replicator Behavior
- Using Behaviors With Replicators
- Applying Filters to Replicators
- Saving Custom Replicators to the Library
- Using Filters
- About Filters
- Working With Filters
- An Introduction to Filters
- Working With Filters
- Enabling, Renaming, and Locking Filters
- Copying, Pasting, and Moving Filters
- Reordering Filters
- Changing Filter Timing
- Blur Filters
- A Fun Effect That Can Be Used With All the Blur Filters
- Border Filters
- Color Correction Filters
- Distortion Filters
- Glow Filters
- Keying Filters
- Matte Filters
- Sharpen Filters
- Stylize Filters
- Tiling Filters
- Working With Third-Party Filters
- Working With Generators
- Using Shapes and Masks
- Working With Audio
- Exporting Motion Projects
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Video and File Formats
- Supported File Formats
- Standard Definition vs. High Definition Video Formats
- Popular Video Codecs for File Exchange
- What Is Field Order?
- Using Square or Nonsquare Pixels When Creating Graphics
- Differences in Color Between Computer and Video Graphics
- Using Fonts and Creating Line Art for Video
- Scaling Imported High-Resolution Graphics
- Creating Graphics for HD Projects
- Integration With Final Cut Pro
- Using Gestures
- Index
280 Chapter 4 Using the Timeline
Zooming in the Timeline
You can zoom in and out in the Timeline using either the Zoom/Scroll control or the
Zoom slider. Each lets you zoom in and out of the Timeline horizontally, showing more
or less time in the Timeline window. As you zoom in, you can see greater detail, which
lets you place objects with greater precision. As you move the Zoom slider, the
Timeline remains centered on your current frame.
The Zoom/Scroll control appears at the bottom of the Timeline window and lets you
scroll through your project when you drag the thumb left or right. It also lets you zoom
in and out in your Timeline. It can help you navigate your project more quickly because
it provides an overview of your Timeline at a glance. The width of the control
represents the entire duration of your project, and the width of the thumb identifies
the currently viewed segment.
If you drag the left side of the thumb, it gets longer by zooming out and encompassing
the part of your Timeline to the left of your current view (earlier in time). Dragging it to
the right zooms in, excluding that part of the Timeline. Dragging the right handle
expands or contracts the other side. The Timeline playhead is always visible to provide
a reference point for which segment of your Timeline is currently being viewed.
Button Button name Function
Show/Hide Layers Displays all video layers and objects.
Show/Hide Audio Displays audio tracks. The waveforms appear on the
audio tracks.
Show/Hide
Keyframes
Displays keyframes for all tracks. Keyframes appear as
blue diamonds (white when selected).
Show/Hide Masks Displays mask tracks for objects that have masks applied.
Show/Hide
Behaviors
Displays behavior tracks for objects that have behaviors
applied.
Show/Hide Filters Displays filter tracks for objects that have filters applied.
Set Timeline Row
Size
Click one of the “Set timeline row size” buttons to select
a track size.
To manually resize a track, position the pointer over the
layer divider and drag the pointer up to create a smaller
track, or down to create a larger track.
Zoom slider
Zoom/Scroll control
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