Chapter 8

Question 1

Can Motion be used with 5.1 channel surround sound audio files?

Answer 1

Yes, but you can hear all six channels only when your hardware supports 5.1 channel surround sound.

Question 2

Name two locations in the Motion interface where you can work with audio.

Answer 2

The Audio list in the Project pane and the Audio Timeline in the Timing pane.

Question 3

In what two ways can you adjust audio with behaviors?

Answer 3

You can automate the audio level with the Audio Fade In/Fade Out behavior, and you can automate panning with the Audio Auto Pan behavior.

Question 4

What is the difference between project markers and object markers?

Answer 4

Project markers appear over the ruler area of the Timeline, whereas object markers are applied directly to a selected layer, group or effect.

Question 5

You are adding audio markers on the fly and realize that your timing was off. How can you remove all markers to start over?

Answer 5

Choose Mark > Markers > Delete All Markers

Question 6

If you can’t remember the keyboard shortcuts to create, edit, jump to, and delete markers, what is the menu containing all these commands?

Answer 6

The Mark Menu

Question 7

You enabled audio in the transport controls and now Motion is skipping video frames as necessary to sync the audio with the video and play in real time. How would you turn off the audio to play every frame?

Answer 7

Disable audio in the transport controls, or choose Motion > Preferences. Click the Time pane, and in the Playback Control section, select Pause Audio Playback.

Question 8

True or False: The Audio parameter behavior lets you animate any keyframeable parameter of any group, layer, or effect to an audio track’s specific frequency range and volume range.

Answer 8

True