Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 77)

The RAM Preview dialog appears, and displays a progress bar. When the RAM Preview is
completed, the dialog closes.
When a section of your project is currently stored in RAM, the Timeline and the
mini-Timeline turn green to indicate which frames are stored.
RAM Preview indicators
RAM Previewing Regions
Previewing large sections of your project using RAM Preview requires large quantities of
RAM to store the frames. You may not have enough RAM to store all of the frames you
want to preview. You can restrict which frames are rendered either by choosing to preview
the play range or a selection. Using RAM Preview on a selection renders all visible layers
in the project from the first frame of the selection until the last.
To RAM Preview the play range
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Choose Mark > RAM Preview > Play Range.
The RAM Preview dialog appears, and displays a progress bar. When the RAM Preview is
completed, the dialog closes.
To RAM Preview a selection
1 In the Timeline, Command-Option-drag the region you want to preview.
A light blue band appears over the selected frames.
For more information on regions, see Working with Regions .
2 Choose Mark > RAM Preview > Selection.
The RAM Preview dialog appears. When the RAM Preview is completed, the dialog closes.
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