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Apple Motion 3 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Motion

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Note: Hiding the effect in the Layers list does not disable it from view in the Canvas nor
prevent you from modifying the effect’s parameters or manipulating its onscreen
controls.

To toggle the display of masks in the Layers tab:

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Click the Show Masks button.

To toggle the display of behaviors in the Layers tab:

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Click the Show Behaviors button.

To toggle the display of filters in the Layers tab:

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Click the Show Filters button.

Turning Effects On and Off

When certain effects are applied to a layer or group, icons appear in the Name column
for that item. This lets you know that such an effect is applied, especially if you have the
effects hidden. There are icons for masks, filters, and behaviors. Additionally, these icons
let you toggle the effects on and off in the Canvas.

Note: You can also Control-click the icons in the Layers tab or Timeline layers list to
display a list of the applied effects.

To turn masks off for a layer or group:

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Click the Mask icon.

A red slash appears over the icon and the effect is temporarily turned off.

Show Behaviors

Show Masks

Show Filters

Filter disabled

Masks

Behaviors

Filters

Isolate (inactive)