Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 286)

286 Chapter 4 Using the Timeline
To overwrite an object:
1 Drag an object from the Library or Media tab into the Timeline tracks area. As you drag,
a tooltip appears to tell you the frame number at which you are located.
2 When you reach the frame where you want to the new object to start, keep the mouse
button pressed until the drop menu appears.
3 Choose Overwrite from the drop menu.
The frames of the new object replace the frames of the original object. If the original
object contained more frames than the new one, the old object is split into two objects
and the additional frames remain.
To exchange an object:
1 Drag an object from the Library or Media tab into the Timeline tracks area. As you drag,
a tooltip appears to tell you the frame number at which you are located.
2 When you reach the object you want to exchange, keep the mouse button pressed
until the drop menu appears.
3 Choose Exchange from the drop menu.
The old object is replaced by the new object.
Adding Multiple Clips to the Timeline
When you drag more than one item to the Timeline, the objects appear on their own
tracks above any existing objects. This is equivalent to performing a composite edit
with a single object. A drop menu lets you choose whether the additional objects
should be stacked up as a composite, or whether they should appear one after another
(sequentially).
To add multiple objects as a composite:
1 Shift-select the files you want in the Library or Media tab, and drag them to the
Timeline.
2 When you reach the frame where you want the new objects to start, keep the mouse
button pressed until the drop menu appears.
3 Choose Composite from the drop menu.
Composite Sequential
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