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Apple Motion 2 Tutorials User Manual

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Tutorial 2

Basic Motion Behaviors

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In the Playback Control group, turn on “Limit playback speed to project frame rate.”

Depending on your system, your playback rate may exceed 30 fps unless “Limit
playback speed to project frame rate” is turned on.

All objects are now created at the beginning of the project. For example, if the
playhead is at frame 120, and you draw a shape, the shape exists from frame 1 to the
end of the project.

Note: You can also set the background color in Motion Preferences. Unlike properties
changed in the Project Properties dialog, properties set in Motion Preferences are
persistent. This means, for example, if you set the background color in Preferences, all
new projects are created with the background color (the new color does not take effect
until the next project is opened).

To turn on Dynamic Guides:

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In the Toolbar above the Canvas, click the View menu and make sure that Dynamic
Guides are enabled (a checkmark appears next to the name).

Create Objects At
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