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Important: The Export Movie command does not use background rendering, so you must
wait until rendering is finished before you can continue to work in Motion.
To export selected objects from your project as a movie file
1 Select objects in the Layers list or the Timeline.
If nothing is selected, the Export Selection to Movie command won’t work.
2 Choose Share > Export Selection to Movie (or press Command-Option-E).
3 Choose an export format from the Export pop-up menu.
This menu provides a list of codecs.
4 Choose an option from the “Open with” pop-up menu:
• Do Nothing: The movie is not opened after the export is completed.
• Open with QuickTime Player: The movie opens in QuickTime Player.
• Open with Compressor: The movie opens in Compressor (if installed on your system).
5 Choose an option from the Include pop-up menu: Video and Audio, or Video Only.
6 If you’ve set In and Out points in the Timeline, use the Duration pop-up menu to choose
whether to export the sequence or the portion between the In and Out points.
7 To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.
For more information about options available in the Render pane, see Render Options
for Sharing.
8 To see details about files to be output, click Summary.
9 Click Next.
10 Enter a name and choose a location for the exported file, then click Save.
Motion renders and saves the objects you selected as a movie.
Important: The Export Movie command does not use background rendering, so you must
wait until rendering is finished before you can continue to work in Motion.
To export your project’s audio by itself
1 Choose Share > Export Audio.
2 Choose an audio format from the Export pop-up menu.
3 Select “Open with Application” to have the exported movie open in its default application.
If you export a file with audio only, the default application depends on the file type. AC3
and CAF files open in QuickTime Player; AAC (.m4A), AIFF, Wave, and MP3 files open in
iTunes.
4 If you’ve set In and Out points in the Timeline, use the Duration pop-up menu to choose
whether to export the sequence or the portion between the In and Out points.
5 To use background rendering, click Advanced.
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