Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 258)

Timing: These parameters control the start, end, and duration of each media object.
• Start: Sets the In point of the object, in both constant and variable speed modes.
Adjusting this parameter always moves the object In point to the specified frame
without affecting the duration of the object.
• End: Sets the Out point of the object, in both constant and variable speed modes.
Adjusting this parameter always moves the object Out point to the specified frame
without affecting the duration of the object.
• Duration: Sets the total duration of the object. If Time Remap is set to Constant Speed,
adjusting Duration will also affect the Speed and the Out point. If Time Remap is set
to Variable Speed (in the Timing controls of the Properties tab of the Inspector), adjusting
Duration will not affect variable speed playback.
Linked Objects: This list displays all objects that appear in the Layers tab that have a
relationship to that object. Two columns display the name of each group containing an
instance of the source media, along with the object’s name. Changing an object’s name
in the Layers tab automatically updates the name that appears in the corresponding
object’s Linked Objects list.
Replace Media File button: This button allows you to relink a media object in your project
to another source file on disk. This feature is primarily useful for relinking offline objects,
but it can also be used to substitute the media used by an object in your project with
other media. It also lets you replace one object with another, along with all instances of
that object in your project.
Summary: A separate pane that lists the properties of the media file on disk that’s linked
to the selected object.
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