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4 In the Project Preset Editor, do the following:
a In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the preset.
b In the Description field, enter a brief description of what that preset is for. Include
significant characteristics of that preset, such as frame size and frame rate.
c Enter a frame size into the Width and Height fields.
d Choose a Pixel Aspect Ratio, Field Order, and Frame Rate from the corresponding
pop-up menus.
5 Click OK.
The new preset appears in the Presets pane and in the Presets pop-up menu in the Project
Browser.
6 If you’re done creating project presets, close Motion Preferences.
Note: For more information on industry-standard frame sizes, pixel aspect ratios, field
order, and frame rates, see Supported File Formats.
To duplicate a preset before editing it
1 In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2 Click Duplicate.
The duplicated preset appears underneath the original preset with “copy” appended to
its title.
To edit a preset
1 In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2 Click Edit.
3 When the Project Preset Editor appears, make your changes, then click OK.
Note: You cannot edit or delete locked project presets.
To delete a custom preset
1 In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2 Click the Delete button (–) underneath the presets list.
Note: You cannot edit or delete locked project presets. You cannot unlock a preset that
is built into Motion. When the preset is double-clicked, an alert appears stating that the
preset cannot be modified. To create a copy of the preset that you can customize, click
OK.
Moving Presets Between Computers
Each preset you create is saved as a separate file. If you create custom presets that you
rely on, you can move them to other computers that have Motion installed. All user-created
presets are stored in the /Users/username/Library/Application
Support/Motion/Presets/Project/ folder.
194 Chapter 6 Creating and Managing Projects