Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 154)

154 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Motion
Editing Presets
To make changes to a preset, click the Edit button to open the Project Preset Editor and
enter the changes in that window. Locked presets cannot be edited. If you attempt to
edit a locked preset, an alert dialog appears, a duplicate copy is made, and your edits
are applied to the duplicate.
To open the Project Preset Editor, do one of the following:
m Double-click an unlocked preset in the Preset list.
m Select a nonlocked item in the Preset list and click the Edit button.
m Select an item in the Preset list, click Duplicate, select the copied preset, then click the
Edit button.
Project Preset Editor
The Project Preset Editor dialog is where you edit the contents of project presets.
Note: When you double-click a default preset, an alert dialog appears stating that the
selected preset cannot be modified. Click OK to create an editable copy of the preset.
Name: Contains the name for the preset.
Description: This field contains descriptive text to identify the preset. This text appears
in the Summary box in the Preset Preferences pane. You can enter your own descriptive
text in this field.
Width and Height: These fields set the frame size for the preset.
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Sets the pixel aspect ratio for the preset. This should match the
type of media with which you are working.
Field Order: Sets the field order for your project. DV projects typically use the Lower
First setting.
Frame Rate: Sets the frame rate for your preset. Click the list arrow to display common
rates or type your own custom value.