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Note: A scene camera is a camera that is added to a project, as opposed to a default
camera view that you choose in the upper-left corner of the Canvas, such as Top, Right,
or Perspective.
• Light: Appears when a light is selected and contains controls that allow you to change
the light type, color, intensity, and so on. For more information on working with lights,
see
• Media: Appears when an item is selected in the Media tab of the Project pane (for more
information see
). These parameters deal mostly with attributes of the file
on disk or how the file is interpreted by Motion. Because multiple project objects can
reference a single media file, the tab contains a list of linked objects including the name
of the group where they exist. Making changes in this tab affects all objects that refer
to the selected media file. For more information on working with media parameters,
see
.
• Text: Appears when a text layer is selected and contains all of the controls that affect
the text. This tab is divided into three panes: Format, Style, and Layout.
• Format: Contains standard type controls such as font, size, tracking, kerning, and so
on. It also contains a large text entry box called the Text editor where you can edit
the contents of the text (in addition to onscreen editing).
• Style: Controls the color, texture, and similar attributes for the typeface, outline, glow,
and drop shadow. Each of these sections is grouped and can be s or off by selecting
the activation checkbox next to the category name.
• Layout: Contains paragraph style controls such as justification, alignment, and line
spacing (leading). This pane also contains controls to create a type-on effect or to
modify text path options. For more information on working with text parameters,
see
.
• Mask: Appears when a mask is selected and contains the Feather (softness) parameter.
This tab also contains controls to change the mask’s shape type and how multiple
masks interact, an Invert Mask checkbox, and position value sliders for the mask control
points. For more information on working with mask attributes, see
.
• Shape: Appears when a shape layer is selected and contains all of the controls that
affect the shape. This tab is divided into four panes: Style, Stroke, Advanced, and
Geometry.
• Style: Contains controls to modify the fill and outline of a shape, including changing
the brush type for an outline or paint stroke.
• Stroke: Once a paint stroke has been created using the Paint Stroke tool, or the Brush
Type for a shape outline is set to Airbrush or Image, the Stroke pane becomes
available. Use these controls to set the stroke color and brush scale, to adjust the
opacity, spacing, width, and other parameters.
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The Motion Interface