Application (Motion) menu

The Motion menu contains general functions to control the application, modify settings, and access the Apple website. It also provides access to system-level services.

• About Motion: Opens the About Motion window, which contains version, registration, and trademark information.

• Settings: Opens the Motion app settings. See Change settings.

• Command Sets: Opens a submenu of the following items for customizing keyboard shortcuts:

  • Customize: Opens the Command Editor. See Intro to the Command Editor.

  • Import: Opens a dialog used to import a customized key command set.

  • Export: Opens a dialog used to export a customized key command set.

  • Command Sets: Lets you load a customized key command set.

  • Final Cut Pro Set: Sets the active keyboard to match the default key command layout in Final Cut Pro wherever possible. Choose English, Japanese, French, or German.

  • Standard Set: Sets the active keyboard to the default key command layout. Choose English, Japanese, French, or German.

• Provide Motion Feedback: Opens a webpage where you can send comments to Apple about Motion.

• Download Additional Content: Downloads additional Motion Library content such as templates, particle emitters, and replicators when your computer is connected to the internet.

• Services: Provides access to macOS keyboard shortcut settings in System Settings. See macOS Help.

• Hide Motion: Hides all Motion windows, but keeps the application running in the background. You can bring Motion windows back to the front by clicking the Motion icon in the Dock. (Command-H)

• Hide Others: Hides windows from all applications other than Motion. (Option-Command-H)

• Show All: Shows all windows from all applications currently running.

• Quit Motion: Stops the application from running. You are prompted to save your open document. (Command-Q)