Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Getting To Know Motion
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To hide a column:
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Click the Show Columns button at the right of the column headers, then choose the
item you want to hide from the pop-up menu.
Editing Columns
Any window that contains columns of data can be reorganized to suit your needs. You
can change the order in which columns appear, as well as the size of the cells. For
example, in the Media tab, you may want the Frame Size column to appear before the
Name column. For specific instructions on how to edit columns, see “
Adding and Removing Media
The Media tab has controls to add new files and to remove existing objects from the
project.
To add a file to the Media tab:
1
Click the Add (+) button in the upper-left corner of the tab.
The Import Files dialog appears.
2
Navigate to the file you want to add to your project, then select the file.
3
Click Import.
The file is added to the Media tab.
Note: Objects added directly to the Media tab are not added to the Canvas.
To remove an object from the Media tab:
1
Select the object you want to remove.
2
Click the Delete (–) button in the upper-left corner of the tab.
The media is removed. If the media is used in the Canvas, an alert appears asking you
to confirm that you want to remove the objects.
Filtering the Media Tab
As your project becomes more complex, you may want to temporarily hide certain
objects from view. This allows you to focus on one or more objects without the
distraction of all the other objects in your list. You can perform this sort of filtering by
using the Search field in the upper-right corner of the tab. For instructions on how to
filter the Media tab, see “
Filtering the Layers List View
Additional Options
Quite a few additional features are available in the Media tab, which you can find in the
shortcut menu that appears when you Control-click objects in the list. The actions in
this menu apply to the selected object or objects.
Open in Viewer: Opens the selected item in the Viewer window. This is equivalent to
double-clicking an object in the File Browser.
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