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Utility window – Apple Motion 4 User Manual

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Timing pane: The Timing pane appears at the bottom of the Canvas window and can

be hidden to maximize the Canvas working area. The Timing pane contains three tabs
that allow you to see and manipulate different aspects of the current project with an
emphasis on how they are arranged in time. For more information, see

Timing Pane

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Utility Window

When you open Motion, a utility window appears on the left side of the screen and
contains the File Browser from which you can add files to your project. The utility window
also has tabs to display the Library, which contains all of the effects, templates, and other
goodies that come with Motion, and the Inspector where you can manipulate individual
settings for those effects.

The utility window is where you locate, organize, and modify the media, effects, and
parameters that go along with your project. This includes sorting through the media on
your disk, browsing all of the effects, presets, and other content, and viewing and
manipulating all of the parameters that control how your objects and effects behave.

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Chapter 2

The Motion Interface