Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 134)

134 Chapter 1 Getting To Know Motion
Field Rendering: Turns off field rendering to improve performance. When field
rendering is enabled, a checkmark appears beside the menu item (Option+F).
Motion Blur: Turns off motion blur rendering to improve performance. When motion
blur rendering is enabled, a checkmark appears beside the menu item (Option+M).
Show Rulers: Turns display of rulers in the Canvas on and off. When rulers are visible, a
checkmark appears beside the menu item (Shift+Command+R).
The Guides Submenu
This submenu lets you control the guides in the Canvas.
Lock Guides: Causes all guides to be fixed in their current position. This prevents you
from accidentally moving a guide instead of moving an object (Option+Command+;).
Unlock Guides: Releases guides to be manually manipulated.
Clear Guides: Removes all guides from the Canvas.
Add Vertical Guide: Adds a vertical guide to the Canvas.
Add Horizontal Guide: Adds a horizontal guide to the Canvas.
The Overlays Submenu
This submenu turns the various indicators, guides and grids in the Canvas on and off.
Grid: Turns the display of a grid on and off. You can customize the grid in Canvas pane
of Motion Preferences. When the grid is displayed, a checkmark appears beside the
menu item (Command+’).
Guides: Turns the display of guides on and off. When guides are visible, a checkmark
appears beside the menu item (Command+;).
Dynamic Guides: Turns Dynamic Guides on and off. Dynamic Guides are the lines that
appear when you drag one item into alignment with another object. When Dynamic
Guides are enabled, a checkmark appears beside the menu item (Shift+Command+;).
Safe Zones: Turns the display of title and action safe borders on and off. You can
customize the safe zones in the Canvas pane of Motion Preferences. When safe zones
are displayed, a checkmark appears beside the menu item (‘).
Film Zones: Turns display of film-based aspect ratio borders on and off. You can
customize the film zones in the Canvas pane of Motion Preferences. When film zones
are displayed, a checkmark appears beside the menu item (Shift+’).
Handles: Turns the display of object handles in the Canvas on and off. The handles are
the corner points that let you manipulate an object. When handles are displayed, a
checkmark appears beside the menu item.
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