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Animation curves saved to the Favorites Menu category can be applied to objects using
the Favorites menu.
To save an animation curve to the Library
1 Open the Library and select the Favorites or Favorites Menu category.
2 Drag the name of the parameter animation curve to save from the parameter list in the
Keyframe Editor into the stack at the bottom of the Library.
When you save an animation curve, it’s placed in the /Users/username/Library/Application
Support/Motion/Library/Favorites/ or /Favorites Menu/ folder.
Note: If you drag an animation curve to another subcategory, such as the Glow (Filters)
subcategory, the curve is placed in the Content category, which becomes active.
To save multiple animation curves to the Library
1 Open the Library and select the Content, Favorites, or Favorites Menu category.
2 In the parameter list of the Keyframe Editor, select the animation curves you want to save
and drag them to the stack, holding the mouse button down.
3 When the drop menu appears, choose “All in one file” or “Multiple files.”
“All in one file” saves the animation curves together, listed as one item in the Library.
“Multiple files” saves the curves as individual items in the Library.
4 To name the file, do one of the following:
• Control-click its icon in the Library stack, choose Rename from the shortcut menu, then
enter a descriptive name.
• Select the icon, click its name, then enter a descriptive name.
Note: When you Control-click an animation curve icon in the Library stack, the Edit
Description shortcut menu item becomes available. This is a handy tool that allows you
to enter custom notes about an item saved in the Library. After you choose Edit
Description, enter your notes in the text field, then click OK.
Modifying Keyframes
The Keyframe Editor provides an ideal environment for manipulating keyframes because
you can simultaneously see their values, placement in time, and how the changes affect
the interpolative curves surrounding them.
608 Chapter 12 Keyframes and Curves