Apple Motion 2 Tutorials - Manual (Page 178)

178 Tutorial 4 Working With Particles
Exercise 2: Using a Clip as a Particle Cell Source
In this exercise, use a shape with a gradient as a background for a project, add a
particle preset, change its cell source, and use a clip as a particle emitter. The resulting
project includes a scene complete with sky, sun, and butterflies.
Creating a New Project
Create a new project for this lesson.
To create a new project:
m Choose File > New (or press Command+N).
If you have not defined a default project preset, the Select Project Preset dialog
appears. If a default preset has previously been defined, a new project opens. This
lesson uses the NTSC Standard Definition format. Use the following guidelines to create
an NTSC project so that your project matches the lesson.
Note: NTSC is the American and Japanese standard television format. PAL/SECAM is the
European television standard.
If the Select Project Preset dialog appears:
m Choose NTSC Broadcast SD from the Preset pop-up menu, then click OK.
If the Select Project Preset dialog does not appear, and a new project is
automatically created:
1 Close the new project.
2 Hold Option and choose File > New from Preset (or press Command+Option+N) to
display the Select Project Preset dialog.
Note: The New from Preset option does not appear in the standard File menu unless
you press Option. When a default project preset is defined and you create a new
project, that project is created at the default settings.
3 In the Project Properties dialog, turn off the “Create new documents using the default
preset” checkbox.