Motion 5 - Using Autosave

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Using Autosave

Motion saves backups of your project in a folder on your hard disk. In the Cache pane of
Motion Preferences, you can specify how frequently projects are saved, as well as the
location of the saved files. Saved projects are time- and date-stamped. For more
information about autosave, see

Autosave

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To store autosaved projects in a specific location

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Choose Motion > Preferences (or press Command-Comma).

2

Click Cache.

3

In the Autosave group, select Use Autosave Vault.

By default, the Autosave Vault folder is located in your /Users/username/Movies/Motion
Projects/ folder.

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Chapter 6

Creating and Managing Projects

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To set a location for the Autosave Vault folder

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In the Cache pane of Motion Preferences, click Choose and select a location in the dialog.

To revert to an autosaved project

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Choose File > Restore From Autosave.

The Restore Project dialog appears.

2

Choose a saved project from the pop-up menu.