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40Motion User Guide
Resize a drop zone
1. In the Layers list or canvas in Motion, select a drop zone.
2. In the canvas toolbar, click the Select/Transform tool.
3. In the canvas, drag a transform handle to resize the drop zone.
Tip: Press Shift while dragging to resize the drop zone proportionally.
Convert an image layer to a drop zone
1. Add a video clip or still image to your Motion project.
2. Position or resize the image or clip where you want the drop zone to appear.
For information about positioning and scaling images, see Intro to transforming layers in
the Motion canvas.
3. Open the Image Inspector and click the Drop Zone checkbox.
The drop zone parameters appear.
4. To replace the original image with a drop zone graphic, click the Clear button.
An active drop zone replaces the original image. For more information about using
remaining Drop Zone parameters, see Drop zone controls in Motion.
Modify drop zone images in Motion
After you add a source image to the drop zone, you can pan or resize the image within the
boundary of the drop zone. You can add a solid color to the drop zone to fill empty areas
that are the byproduct of panning or resizing the image.
Add an image to a drop zone
In Motion, do one of the following:
• In the toolbar, click Import, then drag an image from the dialog that appears to the drop
zone in the Layers list or canvas. When the pointer changes to a curved arrow, release
the mouse button.
• Drag an image from the Layers list, Library, Finder, or Media list (in the Project pane) to
the drop zone in the Layers list or canvas. When the pointer changes to a curved arrow,
release the mouse button.