Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 278)

3 When you’re finished, press Return to accept the new name.
The new name is also automatically accepted when you click another layer or group.
Note: Once you change a layer’s name in Motion, there is no automatic way to change
it back to what it was originally except for the Undo command.
Searching for Groups and Layers
If it’s difficult to find a single group or layer in a large project, you can use the Search field
at the top of the Layers, Media, and Audio tabs. It is similar to the Search field in the File
Browser, and allows you to search for all layers or groups with a name containing the
search term you enter.
To find a group or layer by name in the Layers tab
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Type a search term in the Search field.
As soon as you begin typing, all groups and layers with names that don’t contain the
search term anywhere within them are hidden from view, leaving only a list of groups
and layers that match.
To clear the search results
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Click the Clear button at the far right of the Search field to restore the full contents of the
Layers, Media, or Audio tab.
Clear button
Note: Groups and layers that are hidden as the result of a search operation are not disabled
in the Canvas, and they are not prevented from rendering during export.
In addition to searching for layers by name, you can find any object’s source media in
the Media tab using the Reveal Source Media command.
To reveal an object’s source media in the Media tab
Do one of the following:
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Control-click an object in the Canvas or a layer in the Layers tab or Timeline, then choose
Reveal Source Media from the shortcut menu.
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Select the object in the Canvas or layer in the Layers tab or Timeline, then choose Object
> Reveal Source Media (or press Shift-F).
The Media tab and Inspector both open. The “master” object is selected, and its Media
tab parameters are exposed in the Inspector.
Sorting Objects in the Media Tab
The Media tab contains 15 columns that provide information about each object in your
project.
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