Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 209)

A new project is created using the objects contained in that template. You can then
customize the project by editing the text objects or exchanging the graphic elements it
uses with your own. The changes you make to projects created using templates are not
saved back to the source template file.
For more information about using, modifying, and creating templates, see Customizing
and Creating New Templates .
Creating Blank Projects from Project Presets
If you’re creating a new project from scratch, but the final result is going to conform to
one of the common standards for web delivery, broadcast, or film output, you can use
one of the project presets that ships with Motion. Unlike a template, choosing a preset
only defines the essential properties of the project, such as the frame size and frame rate.
The resulting project is completely empty, ready for you to add your own objects.
Because you can have as many open project files in Motion as the amount of RAM in your
computer supports, you can create a new project at any time without having to close
projects that are already open.
209 Chapter 6 Creating and Managing Projects