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Apple Motion 3 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Motion

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Ruler

At the top of the keyframe graph is a ruler that provides a visual gauge for the
positions and durations of the keyframes and curves. The ruler is identical to the
Timeline ruler. For more information on working with the ruler, see “

Timeline Ruler

” on

page 92.

Zooming in the Keyframe Editor

As you become familiar with the Keyframe Editor, you may want to switch between
focusing on an individual keyframe or curve and seeing an overview of your whole
project. Fortunately, you can quickly zoom in and out on the Keyframe Editor using a
variety of different tools.

The bottom of the Keyframe Editor contains a zoom slider and a scroller.

To zoom the Keyframe Editor using the zoom slider:

m

Drag the zoom slider left to zoom in or right to zoom out.

The Keyframe Editor updates as you drag.

To zoom the Keyframe Editor using the scroller:

m

Drag the handle of the scroller away from the center to zoom out and toward the
center to zoom in.

The Keyframe Editor updates as you drag.

Zoom slider

Scroller

Handle