Apple Motion 2 User Manual
Page 151
Chapter 2
Creating and Managing Projects
151
•
Enter a frame size into the Width and Height fields.
•
Choose a Pixel Aspect Ratio, Field Order, and Frame Rate from the corresponding
pop-up menus.
5
Click OK.
6
If you’re done creating new project presets, close the Preferences window.
Note: For more information on industry-standard frame sizes, pixel aspect ratios, field
order, and frame rates, see “
To choose a custom preset to be the new default, do one of the following:
m
In the Presets pane of Motion Preferences, click the checkbox to the left of the preset
you want to be the default for all newly created projects.
m
Choose File > New to display the Select Project Preset dialog. Choose a project preset
from the Preset pop-up menu, then click Set as Default.
You can also edit existing presets. This allows you to update a preset you’ve already
created, or to make a new preset by customizing an existing one with similar settings.
To duplicate an existing preset prior to editing it:
1
In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2
Click Duplicate.
The duplicated preset appears underneath the original preset.
To edit an existing preset:
1
In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2
Click Edit.
3
When the Project Preset Editor dialog appears, make any necessary changes, then click
OK.
Note: You cannot edit or delete locked project presets.
To delete a custom preset:
1
In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2
Click the Delete Preset button (-) underneath the presets list.
To lock a preset:
1
In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2
Toggle the lock icon to the right of the preset name to lock or unlock that preset.
Locked presets cannot be deleted.
Note: You cannot unlock a preset that is built into Motion. When the lock is clicked, an
alert appears stating that selected preset cannot be modified. To create a copy of the
preset that you can customize, click OK.
01112.book Page 151 Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:36 PM