Creating, Editing, and Deleting Presets
If you commonly create projects using custom settings that don’t match any available
preset, you can create a preset with these settings for future use. Presets are created,
modified, and deleted in the Presets pane of Motion Preferences.
Note: The Default checkbox in the Presets pane of Motion preferences has no effect. To
set a default project preset, see
Bypassing the Project Browser
.
To create a custom preset
1
Choose Motion > Preferences (or press Command-Comma).
2
Open the Presets pane.
3
Click the Add button (+) beneath the presets list.
The Project Preset Editor appears.
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In the Project Preset Editor, do the following:
a
In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the preset.
b
In the Description field, enter a brief description of what that preset is for. Include
significant characteristics of that preset, such as frame size and frame rate.
c
Enter a frame size into the Width and Height fields.
d
Choose a Pixel Aspect Ratio, Field Order, and Frame Rate from the corresponding
pop-up menus.
5
Click OK.
The new preset appears in the Presets pane and in the Presets pop-up menu in the Project
Browser.
6
If you’re done creating project presets, close Motion Preferences.
Note: For more information on industry-standard frame sizes, pixel aspect ratios, field
order, and frame rates, see
Supported File Formats
.
To duplicate a preset before editing it
1
In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2
Click Duplicate.
The duplicated preset appears underneath the original preset with “copy” appended to
its title.
To edit a preset
1
In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2
Click Edit.
3
When the Project Preset Editor appears, make your changes, then click OK.
Note: You cannot edit or delete locked project presets.
To delete a custom preset
1
In Motion Preferences, select a preset in the Presets pane.
2
Click the Delete button (–) underneath the presets list.
Note: You cannot edit or delete locked project presets. You cannot unlock a preset that
is built into Motion. When the preset is double-clicked, an alert appears stating that the
preset cannot be modified. To create a copy of the preset that you can customize, click
OK.