Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 157)

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Note: If you move a project to another computer, its media may go offline even
though you’ve moved its media files along with it. For more information on how to
relink media files to your project, see “
Online vs. Offline Media ” on page 181.
Editing Project Properties
Even though every project starts out with a preset group of project properties, you can
change them at any time, even after you’ve added objects.
To edit the properties of an existing project:
1 Choose Edit > Project Properties (or press Command+J).
2 In the Project Properties dialog, change any necessary parameters, then click OK.
For more information on the parameters available in the Project Properties dialog, see
“
The General Tab ” on page 144, and “ The Render Settings Tab ” on page 147.
Most changes made to a project’s properties are fairly transparent, and have no visual
effect on the project itself. The main exception is a change made to the project’s frame
size.
Changing the Frame Size of a Project
When you change the frame size of a project (in Project Properties) that already has
objects within it, you essentially change the size of the Canvas. This adds to, or reduces,
the amount of room available to lay out the objects in your project.
Archiving QuickTime Video
If you use QuickTime video clips in a Motion project that you want to archive for
long-term storage, whether or not you also archive the video clips themselves
depends on how they were captured. For example, if you captured your video using a
device-controllable camcorder or deck with Final Cut Express HD or Final Cut Pro,
archiving the video clips you used may be unnecessary. This is because you can
always recapture them from the original source tapes using the Final Cut project
file you logged them wit
h. In this case, it’s a good idea to back up the Final Cut
Express HD or Final Cut Pro project file along with your Motion project file.
If you captured your video without device control, or if the video was captured by
someone else and you no longer have the ability to recapture the clips exactly as
they appear in your project, it’s probably a good idea to back up these clips along
with the rest of the graphics files, audio files, and fonts you used in your project.
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