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Play back a project in Motion

You can play a project from the beginning, play it from a certain point, play a selection, and loop playback. You can also play video in full-screen view.

Transport controls in the timing toolbar

Play back a project

In Motion, do any of the following:

  • Start project playback: In the timing toolbar, click the Play button (or press the Space bar). After you click Play, this control becomes a Pause button.

  • Stop project playback: In the timing toolbar, click the Pause button (or press the Space bar). After you click Pause, this control becomes a Play button.

  • Go to the start of a project: In the timing toolbar, click the Go To Start button (or press the Home key).

  • Go to the end of a project: Press the End key.

  • Play a project from the beginning: Pressing and holding the Option key, click the Play button in the timing toolbar. (You can also press Shift-Space bar.)

  • Play a selection: Select the layer you want to play, then choose Mark > Play Selection (or press /).

  • Play or mute audio: Click the Mute button, located on the left side of the timing toolbar.

Go to the next or previous frame

In Motion, do one of the following:

  • Move the playhead forward by one frame: Press the Right Arrow key.

  • Move the playhead backward by one frame: Press the Left Arrow key.

Scrub a project

In the Timeline or mini-Timeline in Motion, do one of the following:

Playhead in the mini-Timeline

  • Drag the playhead to a new position.

  • Click in the either side of the playhead.

Loop project play back

The Loop button controls whether playback loops indefinitely, or whether playback stops at the end of the play range.

In Motion, do one of the following:

  • In the timing toolbar, click the Loop button.

    Loop button

  • Choose Mark > Loop Playback (or press Shift-L).

    For more information on setting a play range, see Define the play range.

To control whether Motion displays media at full resolution in the canvas, and whether video playback is optimized for quality or performance, choose the corresponding options from the View pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the Motion window. See Custom canvas view options.

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