Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 222)

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The crop area moves, allowing you to adjust the crop to a new location without changing its size
or shape.
Move the image while keeping the crop area in place
m Press Command while you drag inside the crop area.
The crop area remains static, but the image underneath it moves, allowing you to change the
visible area of the layer.
Use the Edit Points tool
You can modify a shape or mask in the Canvas using the Edit Points tool.
Modify a shape’s control points in the Canvas
1 After you create the shape or mask, choose the Edit Points tool from the 2D tools pop-up menu
in the toolbar.
Note: You can also double-click the shape, or Control-click the layer, then choose Edit Points from
the shortcut menu.
The layer’s control points become active.
2 In the Canvas, drag the points to modify the shape of the layer.
For more information on working with shapes and masks, see Shapes, masks, and paint strokes
overview on page 828.
Use the Transform Glyph and Adjust Item tools
The Transform Glyph tool, available when a text layer is selected, activates onscreen controls that
allow you to modify the position and X, Y, or Z rotation for individual characters (glyphs) in a
text layer.
For information on using the Transform Glyph tool, see Adjust glyph attributes on page 672.
The Adjust Item tool activates onscreen controls that allow you to manipulate filters, behaviors,
generators, and other objects.
For example, you can use the Adjust Item tool to adjust the center point of a blur filter, the shape
of a particle emitter, or the settings of a gradient.
Layer properties in the Inspector
Adjust layer Properties in the Inspector
Manipulating an onscreen transform handle also changes the corresponding parameter in the
Properties Inspector. If you want to transform a layer more precisely than the onscreen controls
allow, you can change that parameter’s value in the Properties Inspector.
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