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Open a project ⌘ O
Create a project ⌘ N
Create a project from Project Browser ⌘ ⌥ N
Open project’s Properties Inspector ⌘ J
Save a project ⌘ S
Save a project as a new project ⌘ ⇧ S
Close a project or active window ⌘ W
Import a file ⌘ I
Import a file as a project ⌘ ⇧ I
Export movie ⌘ E
Export a selection as a movie ⌘ ⌥ E
Print current view of Canvas ⌘ P
Undo last change ⌘ Z
Redo last change ⌘ ⇧ Z
Cut selection ⌘ X
Copy selection ⌘ C
Paste selection ⌘ V
Duplicate selection ⌘ D
Select all items ⌘ A
Deselect all items ⌘ ⇧ A
Delete selection Delete
Minimize active window ⌘ M
Open Motion Preferences ⌘ ,
Display Page Setup dialog ⌘ ⇧ P
Hide Motion ⌘ H
Hide other open application files ⌘ ⌥ H
Quit Motion ⌘ Q
Play/pause a project ␣
Turn on/off animation recording A
Go to start of a project Home
Go to end of a project End
Open Motion Preferences ⌘ ,
Hide Motion ⌘ H
Hide other open application files ⌘ ⌥ H
Quit Motion ⌘ Q
Create a project ⌘ N
Create a project from Project Browser ⌘ ⌥ N
Open a project ⌘ O
Close a project ⌘ W
Save a project ⌘ S
Save a project as a new project ⌘ ⇧ S
Import a file ⌘ I
Import files as a project ⌘ ⇧ I
Print current view of Canvas ⌘ P
Close all open projects ⌘ ⌥ W
Open Page Setup window ⌘ ⇧ P
Print current Canvas view ⌘ P
Undo last change ⌘ Z
Redo last change ⌘ ⇧ Z
Cut ⌘ X
Copy ⌘ C
Paste ⌘ V
Paste special ⌘ ⌥ V
Duplicate ⌘ D
Delete Delete
Perform a ripple delete that removes selected object and closes gap left behind ⇧ Delete
Transform control points ⌘ ⇧ T
Select all items ⌘ A
Deselect all items ⌘ ⇧ A
Open project’s Properties Inspector ⌘ J
Find and replace ⌘ F
Open Special Characters window ⌘ ⌥ T
Mark In point I
Mark Out point O
Move selected object’s In point to location of playhead ⇧ {
Move selected object’s Out point to location of playhead ⇧ }
Add a project marker at current frame M
Add a project marker at current frame `
Open Edit Marker dialog ⌘ ⌥ M
Mark In point of play range ⌘ ⌥ I
Mark Out point of play range ⌘ ⌥ O
Reset play range ⌥ X
Turn on Loop Playback ⇧ L
Turn animation recording on and off A
Open Recording Options window ⌥ A
Go to start of a project Home
Go to end of a project End
Go to start of play range ⇧ Home
Go to end of play range ⇧ End
Go to previous frame ←
Go to next frame →
Go backward ten frames ⇧ ←
Go forward ten frames ⇧ →
Go to previous keyframe ⌥ K
Go to next keyframe ⇧ K
Go to previous marker ⌘ ⌥ ←
Go to next marker ⌘ ⌥ →
Go to selection In point ⇧ I
Go to selection Out point ⇧ O
Perform a RAM preview of play range area ⌘ R
Perform a RAM preview of current selection ⌘ ⌥ R
Perform a RAM preview for whole project ⌘ ⇧ ⌥ R
Add an empty group to project ⌘ ⇧ N
Add a camera to project ⌘ ⌥ C
Add a light to project ⌘ ⇧ L
Add a drop zone to project ⌘ ⇧ D
Add a rig to project ⌘ ⌃ R
Move selected object to top of Layers list ⌘ ⇧ ]
Move selected object to bottom of Layers list ⌘ ⇧ [
Move selected object up Layers list by one level ⌘ ]
Move selected object down Layers list by one level ⌘ [
Group selected objects into a new layer ⌘ ⇧ G
Ungroup a group of objects so you can manipulate objects individually ⌘ ⌥ G
Make an object active or deactivate an object ⌃ T
For an audio track, enable/disable Solo button of selected track; for an object, solo object ⌃ S
Isolate selected group or layer ⌃ I
Lock/unlock an object ⌃ L
Unsolo only video portion of a file that contains video ⇧ ⌃ S
Convert a 2D group to 3D, or convert a 3D group to 2D ⌃ D
Add an image mask to selected object ⌘ ⇧ M
Add a keyframe (to last modified parameter for selected object) ⌃ K
Convert applied behaviors to keyframes ⌘ K
Make selected object cell source for a particle emitter E
Replicate selected object L
Clone selected layer K
Open Media list and Inspector to display source and properties of media objects ⇧ F
Zoom in ⌘ =
Zoom out ⌘ -
Zoom to 100 percent ⌥ Z
Zoom to fit in window ⇧ Z
Show Full View Area ⇧ V
Zoom Timeline in ⌘ ⌥ =
Zoom Timeline out ⌘ ⌥ –
Zoom Timeline to project duration ⌘ ⌥ 0
Set 3D View to Active Camera ⌃ A
Set 3D View to Perspective ⌃ P
Set 3D View to Next Camera ⌃ C
Select current active camera ⌥ ⌃ C
Reset 3D Camera View ⌃ R
Fit selected objects into view F
Frame selected object ⌘ ⇧ F
Focus on selected object ⌃ F
Show all color channels ⇧ C
Show transparent channel ⇧ T
Show alpha channel overlay ⇧ ⌥ T
Show RGB channels only ⇧ ⌥ C
Show red channel ⇧ R
Show green channel ⇧ G
Show blue channel ⇧ B
Show alpha channel ⇧ A
Show inverted alpha channel ⇧ ⌥ A
Switch between current channel and alpha channels V
Show Canvas at full resolution ⇧ Q
Enable/disable lighting in Canvas ⌥ L
Enable/disable shadows in Canvas ⌥ ⌃ S
Enable/disable reflections in Canvas ⌥ ⌃ R
Enable/disable depth of field in Canvas ⌥ ⌃ D
Enable/disable motion blur in Canvas ⌥ M
Enable/disable field rendering in Canvas ⌥ F
Enable/disable frame blending in Canvas ⌥ ⌃ B
Show Overlays ⌘ /
Show rulers ⌘ ⇧ R
Show/hide grid ⌘ ‘
Show/hide guides ⌘ ;
Show/hide Dynamic Guides ⌘ ⇧ ;
Show/hide Safe Zones ‘
Show/hide Film Zones ⇧ “
Lock guides ⌘ ⌥ ;
Enable/disable snapping to guides N
Show 3D overlays ⌘ ⌥ /
Show 3D grid ⌘ ⇧ ‘
Show Font dialog ⌘ T
Show OS X Colors window ⌘ ⇧ C
Export movie ⌘ E
Export selection to movie ⌘ ⌥ E
Minimize active window ⌘ M
Show Properties Inspector F1
Show Behaviors Inspector F2
Show Filters Inspector F3
Show Object Inspector F4
Show/hide Project pane F5
Show/hide Timing pane F6
Show/hide HUD F7
Enter/exit Player mode F8
Show/hide File Browser ⌘ 1
Show/hide Library ⌘ 2
Show/hide Inspector ⌘ 3
Show/hide Layers list ⌘ 4
Show/hide Media list ⌘ 5
Show/hide Audio list ⌘ 6
Show/hide Video Timeline ⌘ 7
Show/hide Keyframe Editor ⌘ 8
Show/hide Audio Timeline ⌘ 9
Open Motion Help ⌘ ⇧ ?
Show/hide Audio list ⌘ 6
Make object active or inactive ⌃ T
Lock/unlock an audio file ⌃ L
Enable/disable Solo button of a selected track ⌃ S
Move up one level in Audio list ↑
Move down one level in Audio list ↓
Import ⌘ I
Activate current transform mode S
Choose Select/Transform tool ⇧ S
Cycle through transform modes (press repeatedly until transform mode you want is selected ) ⇥
Constrain the movement of an object to the guidelines ⇧ drag
Override snapping while moving an object ⌘ drag
Duplicate a selected object ⌥ drag
Select Bezier tool B
Switch between Bezier and B-spline tools B
Close shape C
Add a point to the path ⌘
Add a point to the path 2x
Convert a point to linear ⌘
Create tangents on a point ⌘ drag
Scale a tangent handle proportionally ⌘ drag
Break or relink a tangent handle ⌥ drag
Constrain a tangent to 45-degree increments and original value ⇧ drag
Cancel shape drawing and delete open shape ⎋
Exit shape-drawing mode ↩
Select the B-Spline tool B
Switch between the Bezier and B-Spline tools B
Close shape C
Add a point to the path 2x
Add a point to the path ⌘
Adjust a B-Spline point bias ⌘ drag
Switch a B-Spline point bias ⌘
Cancel shape drawing and delete open shape ⎋
Exit shape drawing mode ↩
Activate Paint Stroke tool P
Adjust stroke width ⌘ drag
Select Text tool T
Move insertion point to next character ↑ ↓ ← →
Move insertion point to next word ⌥ ↑ ↓ ← →
Move to beginning of a line of text ⌘ ←
Move to end of a line of text ⌘ →
Select characters from insertion point ⇧ ↑ ↓ ← →
Select words from insertion point ⇧ ⌥ ↑ ↓ ← →
Select a line of text from insertion point ⇧ ⌘ ↑ ↓ ← →
Increase kerning from insertion point ⌃ →
Decrease kerning from insertion point ⌃ ←
Select All ⌘ A
Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A
Exit Text tool ⎋
Select Rectangle Mask tool ⌥ R
Select Circle Mask tool ⌥ C
Select Freehand Mask tool ⌥ P
Draw a mask proportionally ⇧ drag
Draw a mask from its center ⌥ drag
Draw a mask proportionally from its center ⇧ ⌥ drag
Snap the rotation of a mask to 45-degree increments ⇧ drag
Select Bezier Mask tool ⌥ B
Switch between Bezier Mask and B-Spline Mask tools ⌥ B
Close mask C
Add a point to the path 2x
Add a point to the path ⌘
Convert a point to linear ⌘
Create tangents on a point ⌘ drag
Scale tangents proportionally ⌘ drag
Break or relink a tangent handle ⌥ drag
Constrain a tangent to 45 degrees and original value ⇧ ⌥ drag
Cancel shape drawing and delete open shape ⎋
Exit shape-drawing mode ↩
Select B-Spline Mask tool ⌥ B
Switch between Bezier Mask and B-Spline Mask tools ⌥ B
Close mask C
Add a point to the path 2x
Add a point to the path ⌘
Adjust a B-Spline point bias ⌘ drag
Switch a B-Spline point bias ⌘
Cancel shape drawing and delete open shape ⎋
Exit shape-drawing mode ↩
Select Bezier Mask tool ⌥ B
Show/hide mask control points '
Play/pause a project ␣
Turn animation recording on or off A
Enable/disable loop playback ⇧ L
Go to start of a project Home
Go to end of a project End
Go to start of play range ⇧ Home
Go to end of play range ⇧ End
Go to previous frame ←
Go to next frame →
Go backward ten frames ⇧ ←
Go forward ten frames ⇧ →
Zoom in ⌘ =
Zoom out ⌘ –
Zoom out with the Zoom tool selected ⌥
Zoom to region ⌘ drag
Zoom to 100 percent ⌥ Z
Zoom to fit in Canvas ⇧ Z
Show all color channels ⇧ C
Show transparent channel ⇧ T
Show alpha channel overlay ⇧ ⌥ T
Show RGB channels only ⇧ ⌥ C
Show red channel ⇧ R
Show green channel ⇧ G
Show blue channel ⇧ B
Show alpha channel ⇧ A
Show inverted alpha channel ⇧ ⌥ A
Show Canvas at full resolution ⇧ Q
Enable/disable field rendering in Canvas ⌥ F
Enable/disable motion blur in Canvas ⌥ M
Show rulers ⌘ ⇧ R
Lock guides ⌘ ⌥ ;
Show/hide grid ⌘ '
Show/hide guides ⌘ ;
Show/hide dynamic guides ⌘ ⇧ ;
Show/hide film zones ⇧ "
Show overlays ⌘ /
Switch between current channel and alpha channel V
Show/hide safe zones ‘
Enable/disable snapping to guides N
Expose active layers X
Expose all layers ⇧ X
Create a particle emitter E
Import an image mask to selected object ⌘ ⇧ M
In Keyer filter, reset chroma zoom and center (when pointer is over the Chroma control) ⇧ Z
Select next object above ↑
Select next object below ↓
Nudge selected objects one pixel ⌘ ↑ ↓ ← →
Nudge selected objects 10 pixels ⇧ ⌘ ↑↓ ←→
Add/Remove selected objects using the region box ⇧ drag
Select multiple objects in a group or layer ⌘
Add to selection ⇧
Show/hide HUD F7
Cycle through HUDs from top to bottom (when more than one effect is applied to an object) D
Cycle through HUDs from bottom to top (when more than one effect is applied to an object) ⇧ D
Show/hide File Browser ⌘ 1
Open project ⌘ O
New project ⌘ N
Show/hide Project pane F5
Move up one item in sidebar or file stack ↑
Move down one item in sidebar or file stack ↓
Move left one item in file stack ←
Move right one item in file stack →
Select first item in file stack ␣
Move up one level in folder hierarchy of file stack ⌘ ↑
Show/hide Inspector ⌘ 3
Increase a slider value by an increment of one ↑ / →
Decrease a slider value by an increment of one ↓ / ←
Increase a slider value by an increment of ten ⌘ ↑ / →
Decrease a slider value by an increment of ten ⌘ ↓ / ←
Show/hide Keyframe Editor ⌘ 8
Convert applied behaviors to keyframes ⌘ K
Fit visible curves F
Create a group ⌘ ⇧ N
Bring object to top of group ⌘ ]
Send object to bottom of group ⌘ [
Bring object up one level in Layers list ⌘ ]
Send object down one level in Layers list ⌘ [
Place selected objects in a new group ⌘ ⇧ G
Ungroup a group of objects so you can manipulate each object ⌘ ⌥ G
Make object active or deactivate object ⌃ T
Enable/disable Solo button of a selected track ⌃ S
Isolate selected group or layer ⌃ I
Lock/unlock an object ⌃ L
Move up one level in Layers list ↑
Move down one level in Layers list ↓
Expand a group in Layers list ⌥ ←
Collapse a group in Layers list ⌥ →
Import ⌘ I
Add an image mask to selected object ⌘ ⇧ M
Convert applied behaviors to keyframes ⌘ K
Open Media list and Inspector to reveal source and properties of media objects ⇧ F
Clone selected layer K
Show/hide Library ⌘ 2
Select first item in sidebar or file stack ␣
Move up one item in sidebar or file stack ↑
Move down one item in sidebar or file stack ↓
Move left one item in file stack ←
Move right one item in file stack →
Move up one level in folder hierarchy of file stack ↑
Show/hide Media list ⌘ 5
Move up one level in Media list ↑
Move down one level in Media list ↓
Import ⌘ I
Nudge one frame forward ⌘ →
Nudge one frame backward ⌘ ←
Nudge ten frames forward ⌘ ⇧ →
Nudge ten frames backward ⌘ ⇧ ←
Move selected object to In point ⇧ {
Move selected object to Out point ⇧ }
Mark In point of play range I
Mark Out point of play range O
Reset play range by moving In and Out points to first and last frames of project ⌥ X
Enable/disable loop playback ⇧ L
Open Recording Options dialog ⌥ A
Go to start of play range ⇧ Home
Go to end of play range ⇧ End
Go to In point of selected object ⇧ I
Go to Out point of selected object ⇧ O
Go to previous frame ←
Go to next frame →
Go backward ten frames ⇧ ←
Go forward ten frames ⇧ →
Go to next marker ⌘ ⌥ ←
Go to previous marker ⌘ ⌥ →
Render a RAM Preview for play range ⌘ R
Render a RAM Preview for selected object ⌘ ⌥ R
Render a RAM Preview for project ⌘ ⇧ ⌥ R
Mark an In point I
Mark an Out point O
Add a marker at current frame M
Add a marker at current frame '
Open Edit Marker dialog ⌘ ⌥ M
Play/pause project ␣
Turn on/off animation recording A
Go to start of project Home
Go to end of project End
Convert applied behaviors to keyframes ⌘ K
Perform a ripple delete ⇧ Delete
Paste special ⇧ ⌥ V
Zoom Timeline in ⌘ ⌥ =
Zoom Timeline out ⌘ ⌥ -
Fit Timeline in window ⇧ Z
Zoom Timeline to project duration ⌘ ⌥ 0
Activate current transform mode S
Choose Select/Transform tool ⇧ S
Cycle through transform modes (press repeatedly until transform mode you want is selected ) ⇥
Select Pan tool H
Select Zoom tool Z
Select Rectangle Shape tool R
Select Circle Shape tool C
Switch between Bezier and B-Spline tools B
Select Text tool T
Select Rectangle Mask tool ⌥ R
Select Circle Mask tool ⌥ C
Switch between Bezier Mask and B-Spline Mask tools ⌥ B
Select 3D transform tool Q
Switch 3D transform tool between position-only and universal ,
Switch 3D transform tool between rotate-only and universal .
Switch 3D transform tool between scale-only and universal /
Set 3D View to Active Camera ⌃ A
Set 3D View to Perspective ⌃ P
Set 3D View to next camera ⌃ C
Reset 3D camera view ⌃ R
Create a 3D Group of selected objects ⌃ D
Switch 3D grid on and off ⌘ ⇧ '