Lesson 8

Question 1

Can Motion work with 5.1-channel surround sound audio files?

Answer 1

Yes, but you can only hear all six channels when your hardware supports 5.1 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 layer

markers?

Answer 4

Project markers appear over the ruler area of the Timeline, whereas layer 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

Question 9

M or ` (grave)

Shift-M

Command-Option-M

Command 6

Command 9

Command-option-left arrow

Command option right arrow

Answer 9

M or ` (grave) = Add a marker

Shift-M = Add a project marker

Command-Option-M = Edit a marker

Command 6 = Reveal the Audio list in the project pane

Command 9 = Reveal the Audio Timeline in the Timing pane

Command-option-left arrow = Move the playhead to the previous marker

Command option right arrow = Move the playhead to the next marker