Apple Motion 2 Tutorials - Manual (Page 117)

Tutorial 2 Basic Motion Behaviors 117
What You Have Learned
• When a default project preset is defined, you can press Command+Option+N to
force the File > New From Preset command.
• Cropping a media file in the Media tab and cropping a media file in the Properties
tab are not the same thing. An object that is cropped in the Media tab crops all
instances of that file in the project. A file that is cropped in the Properties tab crops
only that object.
• Since behaviors are always applied to the beginning of an object’s duration, you
can apply a behavior no matter where the playhead is in time.
• You can drag a behavior to a non-selected object in the Canvas, Layers tab, or
Timeline. To apply a behavior using the Add Behavior icon or the Apply button in
the Library Preview area, you must first select an object.
• An effect that is applied to an object can be moved independently of that object in
the Timeline.
• You can save color swatches in the Colors window.
• Modifying the duration of a behavior in the Timeline changes the effect of the
behavior. The type of effect depends on the type of behavior with which you are
working. For example, to stop the effect of a Throw behavior prior to the end of the
duration of the object to which it is applied, you can trim the behavior in the
Timeline to set a new Out point. To stop the effect of a Fade In/Fade Out or Grow/
Shrink behavior, however, use the Offset parameters in the Inspector rather than
trimming the behavior in the Timeline.
• Behaviors can be applied to individual objects, or to a layer itself. When a behavior
is applied to a layer, all objects within that layer are affected.
• You can save modified behaviors to the Library as your own custom behaviors.
• A layer is resolution independent—it is the size of the objects contained within it.