Adding layered photoshop files to a project, Adding layered, Photoshop files to a project – Apple Motion 3 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Creating and Managing Projects
To add one or more files to an existing group:
1
If the Create Layers At setting in the Project pane of Motion Preferences is set to
“Current frame,” move the playhead to the frame in the Timeline where you want the
first frame of the file to start.
Note: If the Create Layers At setting is set to “Start of project,” this step is unnecessary
as imported files are always placed at frame 1.
2
Open the File Browser and Layers tab.
3
Select one or more files in the File Browser.
4
To nest the selected files underneath an existing group, do one of the following:
 Drag the selected files on top of any group in the Layers tab.
The objects appear nested at the top of the group of objects.
 Drag the selected files between any objects in a group.
A position indicator shows the new position that the objects occupy when you
release the mouse button.
 Drag the selected files into the Timeline, placing them between any objects that are
already nested underneath an existing group.
Note: For more information on editing objects into the Timeline, see “
Once a file has been added to a project, it appears as a layer in the Canvas, Timeline,
Layers tab, and Media tab. Each new layer’s start time in the Timeline is set to the
position of the playhead in step 1.
You can also add files to your project without having them appear in the composition
by dragging a file directly into the Media tab. This allows you to add media objects you
might want to use in the future without actually placing them in your composition.
To add one or more files to a project without using them in the composition:
1
Open the Media tab.
2
Drag one or more files from the File Browser into the Media tab.
The resulting media objects don’t appear in the Canvas, Layers tab, or Timeline.
Adding Layered Photoshop Files to a Project
You can add a layered Photoshop file to your project by dragging it to the Canvas,
Layers tab, or Timeline, by using the Import button, or by using the Import command.
Using the Import button (in the Preview area) results in all layers of the Photoshop file
being collapsed into a single layer, by default. To maintain the layers of the imported
file separately, you need to use the drop menu or the File > Import command.