Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Getting To Know Motion
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Align Vertical Centers: Lines up the selected objects on their vertical center points.
Distribute Lefts: Spreads the selected objects evenly between the leftmost and
rightmost objects based on their left edges.
Distribute Rights: Spreads the selected objects evenly between the leftmost and
rightmost objects based on their right edges.
Distribute Tops: Spreads the selected objects evenly between the topmost and
bottommost objects based on their top edges.
Distribute Bottoms: Spreads the selecteds objects evenly between the topmost and
bottommost objects based on their bottom edges.
Distribute Horizontal Centers: Spreads the selected objects evenly between the
leftmost and rightmost objects based on their horizontal center points.
Distribute Vertical Centers: Spreads the selected objects evenly between the topmost
and bottommost objects based on their vertical center points.
Group: Combines the selected objects into a layer (Shift+Command+G).
Ungroup: Removes the grouping so you can manipulate the objects individually
(Option+Command+G).
Active: Toggles whether or not an object is active. When an object is not active, it
doesn’t appear in the Canvas and doesn’t appear in the final output. When the selected
item is active, the menu item has a checkmark beside it (Control+T).
Solo: Soloing an object hides all other objects in the project. When the selected item is
soloed, the menu item has a checkmark beside it (Control+S).
Note: You can also Control-click an object in the Layers tab and choose Solo from the
shortcut menu.
Lock: Locking an object prevents any changes from affecting that object. When the
selected item is locked, the menu item has a checkmark beside it (Control+L).
The Unsolo Submenu
This submenu lets you turn a soloed object back to its normal state. There are three
choices: Video Only (Control+Shift+S), Audio Only, or Video and Audio. This menu
item is only available when a currently soloed object is selected.
The Blend Mode Submenu
This submenu sets the blend mode for the selected object. An object can only have
one blend mode set at a time. The current setting is indicated with a checkmark beside
the menu item. For examples of the various blend modes, see “
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