Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 194)

194 Chapter 2 Creating and Managing Projects
Organizing Layers and Objects in Motion
Motion projects are made up of a hierarchy of layers and objects. Understanding how
to manage this hierarchy is central to learning how to assemble a new project.
Objects are the smallest unit of media in Motion. Each QuickTime file and graphics file
you use in a Motion project is represented by an object in the Canvas, Layers and
Media tabs, and Timeline.
Objects are always nested inside layers. Nesting is an extremely important concept in
Motion. Nesting refers to the process of placing one object or layer inside another.
Objects or layers that are nested inside other layers appear indented in the Layers list in
the Layers tab and the Timeline Layer list.
Nested objects
Enclosing layer
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