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Apple Motion 2 Getting Started User Manual

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Contents

Chapter

1

5

Orientation

7

About Motion

8

Getting Started

8

Creating a New Project

10

The Motion Interface

12

The Utility Window

12

The File Browser

15

Dynamic Guides

16

Importing Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator Files

17

The Canvas

18

The Toolbar

19

Current Frame and Project Duration Fields

20

The Transport Controls

23

The Mini-Timeline

24

The Library

31

Motion Dashboards

34

The Inspector

34

Parameter Basics

42

Using the Animation Menu vs. Using the Record Button

43

The Project Pane

45

Using the Layers Tab

45

Compositing Basics

48

Selecting and Nudging Objects

56

Transforming Objects and Layers

Chapter

2

61

The Playground

61

About Behaviors

64

Applying Behaviors

67

Working With Basic Motion Behaviors

74

Working With Simulation Behaviors

84

Behaviors vs. Keyframes

84

Using Parameter Behaviors

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