Managing objects in your project – Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Creating and Managing Projects
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Do one of the following:
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In the Preview area, click Apply.
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Drag the audio file to the Canvas, Project pane, or audio area of the Timeline (not the
Audio Editor).
Note: Rights-protected AAC files cannot be imported into Motion and do not appear in
the file stack. This includes all music purchased from the iTunes store.
For more information on working with audio files, see
To add a file from iPhoto:
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In the Library, select the Photos category.
The iPhoto albums appear. By default, All is selected (the iPhoto library).
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With All selected or by selecting an album, select a file from the stack.
Note: When displayed in list view, the Photos category shows information created in
iPhoto, such as the Name and Size of the file.
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Do one of the following:
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In the Preview area, click Apply.
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Drag the file to the Canvas, Layers tab, or Timeline.
Note: When importing large-scale images into Motion, you have the option to import
the files as is, to scale the images to the size of the Canvas, or to change the resolution
of the image to fit the Canvas. For more information, see “
Managing Objects in Your Project
When you add a file to your project, a corresponding object appears in the Canvas,
Layers tab, and Timeline. Once added, you can duplicate any object in the Canvas,
Layers tab, and Timeline to create as many copies as you need. Each copy you create
has individual parameters in the Inspector, which gives you the freedom to individually
modify and animate each duplicate object as necessary.
The Relationship Between Objects in the Layers and Media Tabs
Every file you add to your project creates a new corresponding object in the Media tab,
even if it’s identical to other files you have already added. This means that if you drag
the same file into your project five times from the File Browser, five corresponding
objects are created in the Media tab.
On the other hand, if you duplicate an object that’s already in your project, a
relationship is maintained between that instance of the object and the previously
existing object in the Media tab. No new object is created.
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