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Previewing motion
The motion settings are applied to the sample in the upper left corner of the Motion Settings dialog box, so that you can preview any changes you make.
To preview motion in the Motion Settings dialog box:
Do any of the following:
Click the Play button ( ) next to the motion thumbnail. Click the Pause button ( ) to pause the preview.Drag the upward-pointing arrow along the motion timeline.On Mac OS only, click the Collapse icon ( ) to move a still preview to the Program view in the Monitor window. Use this option to see where the image appears within the viewable area at different position points on the motion path. Click the Uncollapse icon ( ) to move the preview back to the Motion Settings dialog box.Select Show All to display the image along the motion path as it would appear in the final video program, including transitions, filters, and transparency settings. Note that the motion thumbnail may not play as smoothly with this option selected.Select Show Outlines to display an outline of the clip (including any rotation, zooming, or distortion) at each motion keyframe in the path.Select Show Path to display the motion path as a series of dots between the motion keyframes. Dots closer together indicate a slower speed; dots farther apart indicate a faster speed.
To preview motion in the Monitor window:
1 Click OK to save and close the motion settings.
2 Do one of the following:
Build a preview file: move the yellow work area bar so it covers the clip with the motion settings and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).Render-scrub the area you want to preview: hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS); when the cursor becomes a downward pointing arrow ( ), scrub in the Timeline window's time ruler.
Animating a Clip > Animating a clip's motion > Previewing motion
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