Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 172)

172 Chapter 2 Creating and Managing Projects
Mixed Content Within PDF Files
Although PDF files can simultaneously contain PostScript-based art, PostScript text, and
bitmapped graphics, all of these types of image data do not scale the same. PostScript-
based art and text scale smoothly, but bitmapped graphics that are embedded in a
PDF file are subject to the same scaling issues as any other bitmapped graphics format.
As a result, they may soften if scaled larger than their original size.
Note: Form objects, buttons, and JavaScript objects that are present in an imported
PDF file do not appear in Motion.
Multi-Page PDF Files
You can import multi-page PDF files. When you do, an additional parameter called Page
Number appears in the Properties tab when the PDF object is selected. A slider appears
and allows you to set which page is displayed in the Canvas. This parameter can be
animated to display different pages over time.
Important: Multi-layered PDF files are not currently supported. To import a multi-
layered illustration, export each layer as a separate PDF file, and import these as a
nested group of objects within a single layer in Motion.
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