Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Basic compositing
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When the Select/Transform tool is active, the following onscreen handles become available:
Rotation handle
Anchor point
Bounding box
Scale handle
Resize the height and width of a layer in the Canvas independently
When you select a layer, eight scale handles appear around the edge of the layer’s bounding
box. Drag the handles to resize the layer. By default, the width and height of a layer are not
locked together when you adjust scale handles. This means that the aspect ratio of a layer can
be changed. (The aspect ratio of a layer is the ratio of its width to its height.) To preserve a layer’s
aspect ratio, press Shift while dragging a scale handle. Changes made to the scale of a layer are
applied to the Scale parameter in the Properties Inspector.
Note: The onscreen Select/Transform controls for Motion-created shapes include a roundness
handle in the upper-left corner of the bounding box; this control is not present in the Select/
Transform controls for other layers. For more information, see
on page 829.
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Click to select the layer in the Canvas.
By default, the Select/Transform tool is the active tool.
Note: If you have another tool selected, such as a Mask or Shape tool, pressing the S key returns
you to the 2D transform tools.
A bounding box appears around the selected layer. You can also Control-click the layer in the
Canvas, then choose Transform from the shortcut menu.
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