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| 1. Motion Menu | |
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| Command+, | Open Motion Preferences |
| Command+H | Hide Motion |
| Option+Command+H | Hide other open application files |
| Command+Q | Quit Motion |
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| 2. File Menu | |
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| Command+N | Create a project from the Project Browser |
| Command+O | Open a project |
| Command+W | Close a project |
| Command+S | Save a project |
| Shift+Command+S | Save a project as a new project |
| Command+I | Import a file |
| Shift+Command+I | Import files as a project |
| Option+Command+W | Close all open projects |
| Shift+Command+P | Open the Page Setup window |
| Command+P | Print the current canvas view |
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| 3. Edit Menu | |
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| Command+Z | Undo the last change |
| Shift+Command+Z | Redo the last change |
| Command+X | Cut |
| Command+C | Copy |
| Command+V | Paste |
| Option+Command+V | Paste special |
| Command+D | Duplicate |
| Delete | Delete |
| Shift+Delete | Ripple Delete(remove the current selection and close the gap in the Timeline) |
| Shift+Option+Command+T | Transform Control points (on a complex shape) |
| Command+A | Select all items |
| Shift+Command+A | Deselect all items |
| Command+J | Open the project’s Properties Inspector |
| Command+F | Find and replace |
| Command+: | Show spelling and grammar |
| Press Fn twice | Start Dictation |
| Ctrl+Command+Spacebar | Emoji and Symbols |
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| 4. General Interface | |
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| Command+O | Open a project |
| Command+N | Create a project |
| Option+Command+N | Create a project from the Project Browser |
| Command+J | Open the project’s Properties Inspector |
| Command+S | Save a project |
| Shift+Command+S | Save a project as a new project |
| Command+W | Close a project or active window |
| Command+I | Import a file |
| Shift+Command+I | Import a file as a project |
| Command+E | Export movie |
| Option+Command+E | Export a selection as a movie |
| Command+P | Print the current view of the canvas |
| Command+Z | Undo the last change |
| Shift+Command+Z | Redo the last change |
| Command+X | Cut the selection |
| Command+C | Copy the selection |
| Command+V | Paste the selection |
| Command+D | Duplicate selection |
| Command+A | Select all items |
| Shift+Command+A | Deselect all items |
| Delete | Delete the selection |
| Command+M | Minimize the active window |
| Command+, | Open Motion Preferences |
| Shift+Command+P | Display Page Setup dialog |
| Command+H | Hide Motion |
| Option+Command+H | Hide other open application files |
| Command+Q | Quit Motion |
| Spacebar | Play/pause a project |
| A | Turn on/off animation recording |
| Home | Go to the start of a project |
| End | Go to the end of a project |
| Option+Command+T | Show or hide the toolbar |
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| 5. Mark Menu | |
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| I | Mark In point of a selected object or set the play range when no object is selected |
| O | Mark Out point of a selected object or set the play range when no object is selected |
| Shift+{ | Move the selected object’s In point to the location of the playhead |
| Shift+} | Move the selected object’s Out point to the location of the playhead |
| M | Add a project marker at the current frame (with no selection) or add object marker (with selection) |
| ' | Add a project marker at the current frame (with no selection) or add object marker (with selection) |
| Option+Command+M | Open the Edit Marker dialog |
| Option+Command+I | Mark In point of play range |
| Option+Command+O | Mark Out point of play range |
| Option+X | Reset play range |
| Shift+L | Turn on Loop Playback |
| A | Turn animation recording on and off |
| Option+A | Open the Recording options window |
| Home | Go to the start of a project |
| End | Go to the end of a project |
| Shift+Home | Go to the start of the play range |
| Shift+End | Go to the end of the play range |
| Left Arrow | Go to the previous frame |
| Right Arrow | Go to the next frame |
| Shift+Left Arrow | Go backward ten frames |
| Shift+Right Arrow | Go forward ten frames |
| Option+K | Go to the previous keyframe |
| Shift+K | Go to the next keyframe |
| Option+Command+Left Arrow | Go to the previous marker |
| Option+Command+Right Arrow | Go to the next marker |
| Shift+I | Go to the selection In point |
| Shift+O | Go to the selection Out point |
| Command+R | Perform a RAM preview of the play range area |
| Option+Command+R | Perform a RAM preview of the current selection |
| Option+Shift+Command+R | Perform a RAM preview for the whole project |
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| 6. Object Menu | |
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| Shift+Command+N | Add an empty group to the project |
| Option+Command+C | Add a camera to the project |
| Shift+Command+L | Add a light to the project |
| Shift+Command+D | Add a drop zone to the project |
| Ctrl+Command+R | Add a rig to the project |
| Shift+Command+] | Move the selected object to the top of the Layers list |
| Shift+Command+[ | Move the selected object to the bottom of the Layers list |
| Command+] | Move the selected object up the Layers list by one level |
| Command+[ | Move the selected object down the Layers list by one level |
| Shift+Command+G | Group the selected objects into a new layer |
| Option+Command+G | Ungroup a group of objects |
| Ctrl+T | Make an object active or deactivate an object |
| Ctrl+S | For an audio track, enable/disable the Solo button of the selected track; for an object, solo the object |
| Ctrl+I | Isolate the selected group or layer |
| Ctrl+L | Lock/unlock an object |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Unsolo only the video portion of a file that contains video |
| Ctrl+D | Convert a 2D group to 3D, or convert a 3D group to 2D |
| Shift+Command+M | Add an image mask to the selected object |
| Ctrl+K | Add a keyframe (to the last modified parameter for the selected object) |
| Command+K | Convert the applied behaviors to keyframes |
| Option+Command+B | Convert a simple shape to a complex shape (with editable Control points) |
| E | Make the selected object the cell source for a particle emitter |
| L | Replicate the selected object |
| K | Clone the selected layer |
| Shift+F | Open the Media list and Inspector to display the source and properties of media objects |
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| 7. View Menu | |
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| Command+= | Zoom in |
| Command+- | Zoom out |
| Option+Z | Zoom to 100 percent |
| Shift+Z | Zoom to fit in window |
| Shift+V | Show full view area (the portion of layers that extend beyond the edge of the canvas) |
| Option+Command+= | Zoom Timeline in |
| Option+Command+- | Zoom Timeline out |
| Option+Command+0 | Zoom Timeline to project duration |
| Ctrl+A | Set 3D view to active camera |
| Ctrl+P | Set 3D view to perspective camera |
| Ctrl+C | Set 3D view to next camera |
| Ctrl+Option+C | Select the current active camera |
| Ctrl+R | Reset 3D camera view |
| F | Fit the selected objects into view |
| Shift+Command+F | Frame the selected object |
| Ctrl+F | Focus on the selected object |
| Shift+C | Show all color channels |
| Shift+T | Show the transparent channel |
| Option+Shift+T | Show the alpha channel overlay |
| Option+Shift+C | Show the RGB channels only |
| Shift+R | Show the red channel |
| Shift+G | Show the green channel |
| Shift+B | Show the blue channel |
| Shift+A | Show the alpha channel |
| Option+Shift+A | Show the inverted alpha channel |
| V | Switch between the current channel and alpha channels |
| Shift+Q | Show the canvas at full resolution |
| Option+L | Enable/disable lighting in the canvas |
| Ctrl+Option+S | Enable/disable shadows in the canvas |
| Ctrl+Option+R | Enable/disable reflections in the canvas |
| Ctrl+Option+D | Enable/disable depth of field in the canvas |
| Option+M | Enable/disable motion blur in the canvas |
| Option+F | Enable/disable field rendering in the canvas |
| Ctrl+Option+B | Enable/disable frame blending in the canvas |
| Command+/ | Show overlays |
| Shift+Command+R | Show the rulers |
| Command+' | Show/hide the grid |
| Command+; | Show/hide the guides |
| Shift+Command+; | Show/hide the dynamic guides |
| ` | Show/hide the safe zones |
| Shift+" | Show/hide the film zones |
| Option+Command+; | Lock the guides |
| N | Enable/disable snapping to guides |
| Option+Command+/ | Show 3D overlays |
| Shift+Command+` | Show 3D grid |
| Command+T | Show the Font dialog |
| Shift+Command+C | Show the macOS Colors window |
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| 8. Share Menu | |
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| Command+E | Export movie |
| Option+Command+E | Export selection to movie |
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| 9. Window Menu | |
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| Command+M | Minimize the active window |
| F1 | Show the Properties Inspector |
| F2 | Show the Behaviors Inspector |
| F3 | Show the Filters Inspector |
| F4 | Show the Object Inspector |
| F5 | Show/hide the Project pane |
| F6 | Show/hide the Timing pane |
| F7 | Show/hide the HUD |
| F9 | Show/hide the Background Task list |
| F8 | Enter/exit Player mode |
| Command+2 | Show/hide the Library |
| Command+3 | Show/hide the Inspector |
| Command+4 | Show/hide the Layers list or Project pane |
| Command+5 | Show/hide the Media list |
| Command+6 | Show/hide the Audio list |
| Command+7 | Show/hide the Video Timeline |
| Command+8 | Show/hide the Keyframe Editor |
| Command+9 | Show/hide the Audio Timeline |
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| 10. Audio List | |
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| Command+6 | Show/hide the Audio list |
| Ctrl+T | Make object active or inactive |
| Ctrl+L | Lock/unlock an audio file |
| Ctrl+S | Enable/disable the Solo button of a selected track |
| Up Arrow | Move selection up one level in the Audio list |
| Down Arrow | Move selection down one level in the Audio list |
| Command+I | Import |
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| 11. Selection/Transform Tool | |
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| Shift+Drag the object handle | Scale an object proportionally |
| Option+Drag the object handle | Scale an object from its anchor point |
| Option+Shift+Drag the object handle | Scale an object proportionally from its anchor point |
| Shift+Drag the object rotation handle | Snap the rotation of an object to 45+degree increments |
| Q | Select the 3D transform tool |
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| 12. Crop Tool | |
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| Shift+Drag the object handle | Crop an object proportionally |
| Option+Drag the object handle | Crop an object from its center |
| Option+Shift+Drag the object handle | Crop an object proportionally from its center |
| Command+Drag over the object | Pan a cropped object within the bounding box |
| Drag over the object | Move the bounding box around a cropped object |
| Option+Command+Drag over the object | Move the bounding with the cropped object |
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| 13. Pan and Zoom Tool | |
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| H | Select the Pan tool |
| Z | Select the Zoom tool |
| Option+Click in the canvas | Zoom out with the Zoom tool selected |
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| 14. Layers | |
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| Shift+Command+N | Create a group |
| Command+] | Bring an object up one level in the Layers list |
| Command+[ | Send an object down one level in the Layers list |
| Shift+Command+G | Place the selected objects in a new group |
| Option+Command+G | Ungroup a group of objects so you can manipulate each object |
| Ctrl+T | Make the object active or deactivate the object |
| Ctrl+S | Enable/disable the Solo button of a selected track |
| Ctrl+I | Isolate the selected group or layer |
| Ctrl+L | Lock/unlock an object |
| Up Arrow | Move up one level in the Layers list |
| Down Arrow | Move down one level in the Layers list |
| Option+Left Arrow | Expand a group in the Layers list |
| Option+Right Arrow | Collapse a group in the Layers list |
| Command+I | Import |
| Shift+Command+M | Add an image mask to the selected object |
| Command+K | Convert the applied behaviors to keyframes |
| Shift+F | Open the Media list and Inspector to reveal the source and properties of media objects |
| K | Clone the selected layer |
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| 15. Keyframe Editor | |
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| Command+8 | Show/hide the Keyframe Editor |
| Command+K | Convert the applied behaviors to keyframes |
| F | Fit visible curves |
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| 16. 3D [Command]s | |
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| Q | Select the 3D transform tool |
| , | Switch the 3D transform tool between position+only and universal |
| . | Switch the 3D transform tool between rotate+only and universal |
| / | Switch the 3D transform tool between scale+only and universal |
| Ctrl+A | Set 3D View to Active Camera |
| Ctrl+P | Set 3D View to Perspective |
| Ctrl+C | Set 3D View to next camera |
| Ctrl+R | Reset the 3D camera view |
| Ctrl+D | Switches a group between 2D and 3D |
| Shift+Command+' | Switch the 3D grid on and off |
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| 17. Shape and Mask [Command]s | |
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| Shift+Drag in the canvas | Draw a shape proportionally with the Rectangle, Circle Shape, and Mask tools |
| Option+Drag in the canvas | Draw a shape from its center with the Rectangle, Circle Shape, and Mask tools |
| Option+Shift+Drag in the canvas | Draw a shape proportionally from its center with the Rectangle, Circle Shape, and Mask tools |
| Esc | Cancel spline drawing and Delete the open spline |
| Return | Exit spline drawing mode and complete the existing spline drawing |
| Option+Click a path | Add a point to the path |
| Command+Click a Bezier point | Convert a point to linear |
| Command+Drag a Bezier point | Create tangents on a point |
| Command+Drag a tangent handle | Scale tangents proportionally |
| Command+Drag a B+Spline point | Adjust a B+Spline point bias |
| Command+Click a B+Spline point | Switch a B+Spline point bias |
| Option+Drag a tangent handle | Break or relink a tangent handle |
| Shift+Drag a tangent handle | Constrain a tangent to 45 degrees and original value |
| Option+Command+B | Convert a simple shape to a complex shape (with editable control points) |
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| 18. Library | |
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| Command+2 | Show/hide the Library |
| Spacebar | Select the first item in the sidebar or file stack |
| Up Arrow | Move up one item in the sidebar or file stack |
| Down Arrow | Move down one item in the sidebar or file stack |
| Left Arrow | Move left one item in the file stack |
| Right Arrow | Move right one item in the file stack |
| Up Arrow | Move up one level in the folder hierarchy of the file stack |
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| 19. Media List | |
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| Command+5 | Show/hide the Media list |
| Up Arrow | Move up one level in the Media list |
| Down Arrow | Move down one level in the Media list |
| Command+I | Import |
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