Motion 5 - Turning Effects On and Off

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Turning Effects On and Off

As in the Layers list of the Project pane, when you apply a mask, behavior, or filter to an
image layer, an icon appears next to the layer name. Mask, behavior, and filter icons
control the visibility of those effects in the Canvas.

Masks

Behaviors

Filters

To turn masks off for a layer or group

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Click the mask icon in the Timeline layers list.

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A red slash appears over the icon and the effect is temporarily turned off.

To turn behaviors off for a layer or group

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Click the behavior icon (the gear) in the Timeline layers list.

A red slash appears over the icon and the effect is temporarily turned off.

To turn filters off for a layer or group

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Click the filter icon in the Timeline layers list.

A red slash appears over the icon and the effect is temporarily turned off.

For all these controls, clicking the icon again turns the effect back on.