Apple Motion 2 Getting Started - Manual (Page 97)

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The Timeline
In the Timeline, each object is represented by a colored bar that sits on a gray,
horizontal track. The object type is identified by the color of its bar. You can show or
hide the tracks for layers and objects or audio, as well as masks, behaviors, and filters
applied to those layers and objects. You can also display keyframes in the Timeline,
which can be moved or deleted. To add keyframes or modify the keyframe curves, use
the Keyframe Editor.
The following images show the Timeline for a project that contains one layer
comprised of three objects—two images and one text object (at the top of the list). In
the first image, only the Show Layers option is enabled, which displays any layers and
objects in a project. The bar color for layers and objects is blue. When selected, the
object is a darker blue.
Each layer in a project has a representative layer track, which can be used to move or
trim all of the objects within that layer. For layers that contain multiple overlapping
objects, a layer icon and the number of objects in that time region of the layer appear
on the layer track.
Note: In the mini-Timeline, only the overlap is shown, not the layer icon and number of
objects.
Show/Hide Audio Show/Hide Filters
Show/Hide Keyframes Show/Hide Behaviors
Show/Hide Masks
Resize Track Height Show/Hide Layers
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