Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 147)

Chapter 2 Creating and Managing Projects 147
The Render Settings Tab
The Render Settings tab contains parameters that affect how Motion renders the
objects and animation in your project. These settings can affect how your project looks
when exported.
Motion Blur: Simulates the effect a camera’s mechanical shutter has on a frame of film
or video when either the camera or its subject is moving. In Motion, motion blur affects
objects in your project that are animated using behaviors or keyframes. This allows you
to create more natural-looking motion in your project, even though the animation is
artificially created. As with a camera, faster objects have more blur, whereas slower
objects have less.
Important: Unlike Final Cut Express HD or Final Cut Pro, the motion blur created by
these parameters does not affect motion that occurs within a QuickTime movie file or
an image sequence. It only affects animated objects.
The motion blur section has two parameters:
• Samples: The number of sub-frames rendered per frame, where 1 frame is 360
degrees. Higher Samples values result in a higher-quality motion blur effect, but are
more processor intensive. The default Samples value is 8. The maximum possible
value is 256.
No motion blur Motion blur at 360° Motion blur at 180°
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