Motion 5 - Groups and Rasterization

• Turning on the Crop parameter

• Applying any filter

• Adding a mask

• Adding a light (if the 2D group the light is added to is nested in a 3D group)

The following operations on a 3D group trigger the rasterization of that group:

• Making blending changes

• Applying specific filters

For more information, see

Filters and Rasterization

.

• Adding a light to a 3D project with the Flatten parameter enabled (in the Group

Inspector)

When an operation triggers a rasterization on a group, the following occurs:

• A rasterization indicator (a small red box containing an “R”) appears next to the

parameter in the Properties Inspector.

Rasterization indicator

• A small outline surrounds the rasterized group in the Layers list and Timeline. This is

called a rasterization frame.

Rasterization frame

Note: Unlike vector graphics, rasterized 2D groups may lose quality when scaled if the
Fixed Resolution checkbox is selected in the Group Inspector.

Important:

3D particle emitters, 3D replicators, and nonflattened text objects are treated

as 3D groups for rasterization.

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Appendix A

About Rasterization