Apple Motion 2 Getting Started User Manual download pdf (Page 95)

3 Your No. 2 Pencil

Sharpen those pencils! It’s time to get serious with the

full-featured Timeline and flexible keyframing options

that allow you to create and edit precision animation in a

friendly, clean curve editor.

Using the Timeline

Although you can create an entire motion graphics project without ever peeking at the

Timeline, it becomes an essential tool in modifying the timing and position of elements

in relation to each other, as well as editing the duration and rate of many behaviors.

Many of the features ordinarily reserved for nonlinear editing software are available in

the Motion Timeline.

While the mini-Timeline is handy for manipulating a single object or layer at a time, the

full Timeline gives you a global view of all elements (layers, objects, behaviors, and so

on) in your project, and the position and duration of those elements over time. Think of

the Timeline as the place where you rule over your project—you move the elements in

time, in stacking order, and in duration, as well as add or remove elements.

The Timeline allows for easy, graphical editing. You decide whether objects, audio,

keyframes, masks, behaviors, filters, or a combination of elements is displayed in the

Timeline. The Timeline contains two components: the Layer list (to the left) and the

Timeline itself (to the right).

The Timeline, located in the Timing pane, is not displayed by default.

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