Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Getting To Know Motion
To zoom in and out of a specific area of the Canvas:
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Press Command+Space bar, then drag the area of the Canvas you want to zoom. While
still pressing the keys, click the mouse to zoom in 50 percent increments of the current
zoom level. Press Command+Option+Space bar, and click to zoom out in 50 percent
increments of the current zoom level.
Note: To pan the Canvas without selecting the Pan tool, press the Space bar and drag
in the Canvas.
To reset the Canvas Zoom level:
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In the Toolbar, double-click the Zoom tool.
To reset the Canvas Pan:
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In the Toolbar, double-click the Pan tool.
Fit In Window: This option automatically zooms the Canvas so that the entire viewable
area of the project fills the window.
Resolution
If you have a complex project that is causing your computer to play at a very low frame
rate, you can lower the resolution of the Canvas to reduce the strain on the processor.
This frees you from waiting for the image to be rendered at full resolution each time
you make an adjustment.
Full: Displays the Canvas at full resolution.
Half: Displays the Canvas at half resolution.
Third: Displays the Canvas at one-third resolution.
Quarter: Displays the Canvas at one-quarter resolution.
To change the Canvas resolution:
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Choose the amount of image reduction you want from the Resolution pop-up menu.
Channels
The Channels pop-up menu controls which color channels are displayed in the Canvas.
Note: To see results in most cases, the Background Color parameter in the Project
Properties (Command+J) must be set to 0 percent. By default, this parameter is set to
100 percent. This also affects Alpha, Inverted Alpha, and Overlay.
Color: Shows the image just as it would appear on a video monitor. Visible objects
appear in natural color and transparent areas reveal the background color as set in the
Project Properties. This is black by default. (To learn how to change the Canvas
background color, see “
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