Motion 5 - Library Content

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Library Content

The Library contains all effects, presets, fonts, and other content available in Motion.
These items are grouped into categories listed in the left sidebar. Choose any of these
items to display a list of subcategories in the right sidebar. The Library also contains two
additional categories—Music and Photos—that provide quick access to your iTunes and
iPhoto libraries.

For information on adding Library content to your project, see

Adding Library Elements

to a Project

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The Library contains the following categories:

Behaviors: Contains all behaviors, divided into individual subcategories. Some behaviors

can only be applied to specific objects. For example, Text Animation and Text Sequence
behaviors can only be applied to text objects. For more information on how to apply
behaviors, see

Applying Behaviors

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Filters: Contains all filter special effects, divided into individual subcategories. Third-party

FxPlug filters appear in the category to which they belong. Most filters can be applied
to any layer (text, images, shapes, footage, particles, and so on) or mask in your project.
For more information on filters, see

About Filters

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Image Units (Filters): Contains all processing plug-ins based on core image processing

installed on your computer.

Generators: Contains a selection of checkerboards, noise patterns, color rays, animated

text objects, and other computer-generated elements for use in your projects. For more
information on generators, see

About Generators

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Image Units (Generators): Contains all generators based on core image processing

installed on your computer.

Particle Emitters: Contains a selection of preset particle systems organized into

subcategories. For more information on particle systems presets, see

Using the Particle

Library

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Replicators: Contains a selection of preset replicators organized into subcategories. For

more information on preset replicators, see

Using the Replicator Library Presets

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Shapes: Contains a collection of preset shapes.

Gradients: Contains a selection of preset gradients that can be applied to shapes or

text.

Fonts: Contains all fonts available on your system. For information on changing fonts

in your project, see

Changing Fonts

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Text Styles: Contains a collection of preset type styles that can be applied to text. For

more information, see

Using and Creating Preset Text Styles

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Shape Styles: Contains a collection of preset shape styles that can be applied to shapes.

For more information, see

Using Shapes, Masks, and Paint Strokes

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Music: Allows you to browse for and import audio files from your iTunes library. The

Music subcategories include the library and playlists created in iTunes. The contents
of each playlist appear in the file stack. When displayed in list view, the Music category
shows the Name, Artist, Album, Duration, and Size information created in iTunes.

Note: Rights-protected AAC files cannot be imported into Motion and do not appear
in the file stack. This includes music purchased from the iTunes Store. Video content
from iTunes cannot be imported to a Motion project.

Photos: Allows you to browse for and import image files from your iPhoto library. The

Photos subcategories include the library and albums created in iPhoto. The contents
of each album appear in the file stack.

Note: When importing a large-scale image into Motion, you can scale the image to the
size of the Canvas. For more information, see

Using High-Resolution Still Images

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Content: Contains elements used in the templates and other presets that ship with

Motion. Use these images, text elements, patterns, and animations to create custom
elements, such as particles and replicators, which can be saved to the Library for later
use.

Favorites: Stores the custom versions of effects you create and save, including particle

systems, customized filters, animation curves, cameras, groups, or layers. You can also
add shortcuts to frequently used items. By default, this folder is empty.

Note: The preview area does not display descriptions of built-in presets copied to the
Favorites category. Control-click the favorite, then choose Edit Description from the
shortcut menu to add a description that will appear in the preview area of the Library.

Favorites Menu: Stores custom effects that you want to appear in the Favorites menu

in the menu bar.