Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 73)

Chapter 1 Getting To Know Motion 73
The Track Area
The main part of the Timeline, to the right of the Layer list, is the track area. Objects in
your project are each represented by a colored bar. Different colors represent different
types of objects. For example, behaviors and filters are purple and audio objects are
green. For a complete table of colors, see “
Getting Familiar With the Timeline ” on
page 274.
Layer tracks differ from individual object tracks in two ways. First, there is an overview
bar in addition to the area that represents the objects within the layer. Secondly, for
areas where more than one object overlaps within a layer, the Layer track displays a
special indicator that identifies how many objects appear within that section. Effects
objects such as masks, behaviors, and filters are not counted in that total.
You can collapse a layer track so the tracks for the individual objects within the layer
are temporarily hidden.
Layer collapsed Layer expanded
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