Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 116)

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Ruler Location: This pop-up menu sets the position of the ruler in the Canvas. Choose
from Top Left, Bottom Left, Top Right, or Bottom Right.
Safe Zone
Safe Zones are special guides to help you avoid putting objects in areas of the screen
that might not appear correctly on consumer television sets. Objects that appear
outside the Action Safe region may be cut off. The area outside the Title Safe region
may have distortions that make text hard to read. The Safe Zone guides can be turned
on or off in the View menu at the upper-right corner of the Canvas.
Action Safe Region: Sets the percentage of the Canvas where the Action Safe guide
box appears.
Title Safe Region: Sets the percentage of the Canvas where the Title Safe guide box
appears.
Safe Zone Color: Sets the color of the Safe Zone guide boxes.
Film Zone
When producing output to be used for both television and film, it may be helpful to
see the area of the TV frame that will be cut off when it is converted to film. The Film
Zone settings allow you to display a guide that identifies the aspect ratio of the film
gauge you are working in. Turn Film Zone guides on and off in the Canvas View menu.
Aspect Ratio: This pop-up menu sets the guide size to match one of the standard
aspect ratios, or lets you enter a custom value.
To choose an existing aspect ratio:
m Choose a setting from the pop-up menu.
To create a custom aspect ratio:
m Type a number representing the screen width (based on a height of 1) into the value
field to the right of the pop-up menu.
Film Zone Color: Sets the color of the Film Zone guide boxes.
Snapping
Objects in the Canvas automatically snap to other objects when you drag them around.
This setting determines whether the objects snap to objects’ center points, edges, or
both centers and edges.
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