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Important: When using the Save As command, use a name that is different from the
name of any saved versions of the same project. Otherwise, you run the risk of overwriting
a version of this project file you want to keep.
Collecting Media
When saving a project, you can to gather the media used in the project in a folder.
Collecting these files organizes your project media in a single place, making portability
and backup easier. By default, Collect Media is turned off.
To use the Collect Media save function
1 Choose File > Save As (or press Command-Shift-S).
The Save As dialog appears.
2 Choose Copy to Folder from the Collect Media pop-up menu.
This creates a folder with the name specified in the Save As field. A Motion project file of
the same name is created in that folder, as well as a folder named “Media” containing all
media files used in the project.
When using this option, you can specify whether unused media are collected as well.
Using Autosave
Motion saves backups of your project in a folder on your hard disk. In the Cache pane of
Motion Preferences, you can specify how frequently projects are saved, as well as the
location of the saved files. Saved projects are time- and date-stamped. For more
information about autosave, see Autosave.
To store autosaved projects in a specific location
1 Choose Motion > Preferences (or press Command-Comma).
2 Click Cache.
3 In the Autosave group, select Use Autosave Vault.
By default, the Autosave Vault folder is located in your /Users/username/Documents/Motion
Documents/ folder.
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