Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 182)

General Pane
The General Preferences pane contains settings that apply globally to all aspects of Motion,
grouped into the following categories: Startup, Interface, File Browser & Library, Content
Library & Templates, Media, and Keyframe Editor.
Startup
This section of the General Preferences pane allows you to define what Motion does when
first opened. Choose an item from the pop-up menu.
At Startup pop-up menu: This pop-up menu allows you to choose the default behavior
when Motion is launched. Select from one of four options.
• Open Last Project(s): Any projects that were open when the program was last quit are
reopened. This allows a continuity of work across sessions.
• Create New Project: This command opens a new empty project. If a default preset has
not been chosen, the Select Project Preset dialog appears at startup.
• Show Welcome Screen: This is the default setting. Upon startup, you are presented with
four options: To View the Quick Tours (links to web-based QuickTime tours of the
application), Begin with an Online Tutorial (links to web-based tutorials of the
application), Start with a Template (opens the Template Browser), or Start with a New
Project. To skip the initial screen, change the Motion Preferences (or turn off the “Show
the Welcome Screen at startup” checkbox in the welcome screen).
• Browse Templates: This option takes you directly to the Template Browser. For more
information on working with templates, see Creating New Projects from Templates .
Interface
This section of the General Preferences pane allows you to set some general options for
the interface.
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