Apply or remove filters in Motion

In Motion, do one of the following:

• Drag a filter from the Library stack to a layer or group in the Layers list, Timeline, or canvas.

• Select a layer or group in the Layers list, Timeline, or canvas, then select a filter from the Library stack and click Apply in the preview area.

• Select a layer or group in the Layers list, Timeline, or canvas, then click Filters in the toolbar and choose a category and filter type.

  

The filter is applied to an image layer or to a group.

When you apply multiple filters to a layer, they have a cumulative effect. In the Layers list and Timeline, multiple filters appear nested under the layer or group they’re applied to.

In Motion, do one of the following:

• Select an image layer or group in the Layers list, Timeline, or canvas; select multiple filters in the Library; then click Apply.

  Tip: Shift-click to select multiple contiguous filters. Command-click to select multiple noncontiguous filters.

• Select multiple filters in the Library, then drag them onto an image layer or group in the Layers list, Timeline, or canvas.

The filters are applied to the image layer in the order they’re selected. For example, if you select Echo, Brightness, and Bevel, in that order, then apply them to a layer, their stacking order in the Layers list is Bevel above Brightness above Echo. The stacking order of filters determines the result of the composite effect.

1. In the Layers list or Timeline in Motion, select a filter.

2. Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C) to copy the behavior to the Clipboard.

3. In the Layers list or Timeline, select the target layer or group.

4. Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V).

   The copied filter is applied to the selected layer or group, with all its parameter settings intact.

• In the Layers list or Timeline in Motion, select a filter that’s been applied to a layer or group, then do one of the following:

  • Choose Edit > Delete (or press Delete).

  • Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X).

  • Control-click the filter and choose Cut or Delete from the shortcut menu.

The filter is removed from the project.

• In Motion, select a filter in the Filters Inspector and do one of the following:

  • Choose Edit > Delete (or press Delete).

  • Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X).

In Motion, cropping is always applied after a filter is applied. To apply a crop before a filter, do one of the following:

• Select an image or video clip in the Media list (in the Project pane), crop the image using the Crop sliders in the Media Inspector, then apply the filter to the layer in the Layers list.

• In the Layers list, select the cropped layer, choose Object > Group (or press Shift-Command-G), then apply the filter to the layer.

For more information about cropping, see Crop a layer.