Motion 5 - File Menu

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File Menu

This menu contains functions and commands that deal with files on your disk associated
with Motion.

New: Opens the Project Browser dialog, where you can choose a project type or template

to create a document. If a default project is set in the Project pane of Motion Preferences,
a new document is created with that setting. (Command-N)

New From Project Browser: Use this option to create a project from the Project Browser

dialog. (Command-Option-N)

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Open: Opens a Finder dialog where you can choose a Motion project to open.

(Command-O)

Open Recent: Opens a submenu that lists the most recently opened files, giving you

quick access to the projects you have been working on recently. You can clear the list
by choosing Clear Menu from the bottom of the submenu.

Close: Closes the current project. If the project has not been saved, Motion asks you to

save the project before closing the window. (Command-W)

Save: Stores the current state of the project to disk. If the current project is a Final Cut

Title, Final Cut Generator, Final Cut Transition, or Final Cut Effect, the Publish window
is appears. (Command-S)

Save As: Saves the current state of the project with a new name. If the current project

is a Final Cut Title, Final Cut Generator, Final Cut Transition, or Final Cut Effect, the
Publish window appears. (Command-Shift-S)

Publish Template: Available when the current project is a standard Motion project, saves

the current project as a Motion template or a Final Cut Generator template (for use in
Final Cut Pro X). When saved, Motion templates appear in the Compositions category
in the Motion Project Browser; Final Cut Generators appear in the Final Cut Pro
Generators category in the Motion Project Browser; and so on. For more information
on working with templates, see

Creating Templates for Final Cut Pro X

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Revert to Saved: Restores the selected project to the last saved state. All of the work

done after the last save is lost. Use caution; you cannot undo this operation.

Restore from Autosave: Displays a dialog where you can choose a project previously

saved to the Autosave Vault. For more information on the Autosave Vault, see

Autosave

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Import: Opens the Import Files dialog and lets you choose a file from disk to import

into your project. (Command-I)

Import as Project: Displays the “Import File as Project” dialog. A new project is created

from the chosen file, using the file’s dimensions and duration. If multiple items are
selected, they are all placed in the same project. Additional options are available if an
image sequence is selected. (Command-Shift-I)

For more information, see

Opening and Closing Projects

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Reconnect Media: When a layer in your project refers to a file on disk that has been

moved or modified, this command allows you to reestablish that link.

Remove Unused Media: When a media item is imported into the Media list (and not

into the project), this command allows you to remove the item from your project.

Remove Optical Flow Retiming: When a media item has been processed for retiming,

choosing this menu flushes the retiming information file.

For more information on optical flow retiming, see

Retiming

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Page Setup: Displays the standard system Page Setup dialog where you can set paper

size and orientation for printing. (Command-Shift-P)

Print: Displays the standard system Print dialog, where you can print the contents of

the Canvas. (Command-P)