Adjusting Filters
After you apply a filter to an object, the filter is represented in the following places in the
Motion project window, allowing you to make adjustments:
• In the Layers list, underneath the object it was applied to, where you can select the
filter, turn its effect on or off, or lock it to prevent modification
• In the Timeline layers list, underneath the object it was applied to, where you can select
the filter, turn its effect on or off, or lock it to prevent modification
• In the Timeline track area, as a purple bar underneath the blue bar of the object it was
applied to, where you can select the filter and modify its timing by slipping or trimming
the bar
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• At the top of the Filters Inspector, where you can turn the filter’s effect on or off and
adjust all its parameters using sliders and other controls
Filters Inspector
• In the HUD, where you can adjust many filter parameters using sliders and other controls
• In the Canvas, where you can manipulate the filter’s onscreen controls
The controls in the Filters Inspector give you the most precise control over the parameters
of a filter. A subset of those parameter controls is available in the HUD.
To modify an applied filter in the Filters Inspector or HUD
1
Select a filter in the Layers list, Timeline, or Filters Inspector.
2
Adjust parameters in the Filters Inspector or HUD.
For more information about filter controls in the Layers list and Timeline layers list, see
Enabling, Renaming, and Locking Filters
. For more information about filter onscreen
controls, see
Adjusting Filter Onscreen Controls
. For more information about modifying
filters in the Timeline track area, see
Changing Filter Timing
.
You can also modify filters by adding keyframes or applying Parameter behaviors. For
more information, see
Keyframing Filter Parameters
and
Applying Behaviors to Filter
Parameters
.
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