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Apple Motion 2 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting To Know Motion

The Layouts Submenu

This submenu is where you can choose from existing window layouts. Choose one of
the layouts from the submenu to rearrange your windows to that pre-saved state. For
more on managing window layouts, see “

Window Arrangements

” on page 21.

Create Locked Inspector: Creates a new Inspector window that doesn’t update based
on selection. This way you can have two (or more) inspectors to compare parameters
across multiple objects.

The Show Inspector Submenu

This submenu provides direct access to any of the four tabs in the Inspector window.
Choose from Properties (F1), Behaviors (F2), Filters (F3), and Object (F4). The object tab
changes depending on what type of object is selected.

Show/Hide Project Pane: Toggles the display of the Project pane (F5).

Show/Hide Timing Pane: Toggles the display of the Timing pane (F6).

Show/Hide Dashboard: Toggles the display of the Dashboard (F7).

File Browser: Toggles the display of the File Browser. If the Utility window is not
present, then one is created. If the File Browser is the only tab in the Utility window,
this command closes the window (Command+1).

Library: Toggles the display of the Library. If the Utility window is not present, then
one is created. If the Library is the only tab in the Utility window, this command closes
the window (Command+2).

Inspector: Toggles the display of the Inspector. If no Utility window is present, one is
created. If the Inspector is the only tab in the Utility window, this command closes the
window (Command+3).

Layers: Toggles the display of the Layers tab. If the Project pane is not visible, this
command causes it to appear. If Layers is the only tab in the Project pane, this
command closes the pane (Command+4).

Media: Toggles the display of the Media tab. If the Project pane is not visible, this
command causes it to appear. If Media is the only tab in the Project pane, this
command closes the pane (Command+5).

Audio: Toggles the display of the Audio tab. If the Project pane is not visible, this
command causes it to appear. If Audio is the only tab in the Project pane, this
command closes the pane (Command+6).

Timeline: Toggles the display of the Timeline. If the Timing pane is not visible, this
command causes it to appear. If the Timeline is the only tab in the Timing pane, this
command closes the pane (Command+7).

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