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Export a QuickTime movie in Motion

Export your project as a QuickTime movie file when you want to:

  • Use the movie file in another Apple application, such as GarageBand, Pages, or Keynote; or when you want to use it in a third-party application

  • Copy the movie file to an external storage device or post it to a server for a client to review

  • Post the movie file on social media

Note: You can also export your Motion 360° projects for posting on YouTube’s Virtual Reality channel or Vimeo 360. See Export and share 360° projects.

Share your project as a movie file

  1. In Motion, do one of the following:

    • Choose File > Share > Export Movie (or press Command-E).

    • On the right side of the toolbar, click Share, then choose Export Movie.

      Share button in the toolbar

  2. In the Info pane of the Export Movie window, view or modify project attributes, such as the title and description.

  3. Click Settings at the top of the window, then choose your preferred export settings:

    Settings pane of Export Movie window

    • Format: Choose whether to export video and audio, video only, or audio only.

      You can also select a publishing format, including Apple Devices (such as iPhone and iPad), Computer (for playback on Mac and PC), or Social Platforms (such as YouTube or Vimeo). Your choice of format determines the options in the pop-up menus below.

    • Video Codec: The source codec is chosen by default, but you may choose another codec.

    • Resolution: The default frame size, defined by the Project Properties.

    • Color Space: Choose the range of color used in the exported movie. The default option (“Use canvas setting”) applies your project’s color space, but you can choose a different color space. See About color space.

    • Color Channels: Choose whether to output color channels (RGB) only, an alpha channel (transparency), or color channels plus an alpha channel.

      Note: Not all codecs support an embedded alpha channel. For codecs that don’t support an alpha channel, no alpha channel is saved, regardless of the option you choose in this pop-up menu.

    • Audio Format: The audio format is chosen by default based on the selected video codec. (To choose another audio format, you must choose Audio Only from the Format pop-up menu, which then only exports the project’s audio.)

    • Duration: Select whether to export the entire project or a portion of the project (play range).

    • Export selected layer only: Select this checkbox to export only the layer that’s currently selected in the project. If no image layer is selected, or if an object that does not render is selected (such as a rig, a light, or a camera), this option is dimmed.

    • Action: Choose what you want to happen after the export is complete. See Export File destination.

      Before you set Action to Compressor, update to the latest version of each app and make sure that the apps are compatible. Both apps must be either part of Apple Creator Studio or one-time purchases.

      Note: If you change the destination’s settings, the changes are saved as the default settings for the destination. See Create and modify share destinations.

  4. Click Render at the top of the window, then choose Motion-specific options, such as Motion Blur, Frame Blending, or Shadows.

    See Render settings.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Enter a name and choose a save location for the exported file, then click Save.

Share a selected object from your project as a movie file

Export a complex layer or animated object to quickly review a single element in your project, to simplify a project, or to improve playback performance.

  1. In Motion, select an object in the Layers list or Timeline, then do one of the following:

    • Choose File > Share > Export Selection to Movie (or press Option-Command-E).

    • On the right side of the toolbar, click Share, then choose Export Selection to Movie.

      Share button in the toolbar

      Note: If an object that does not render is selected (such as a rig, a light, or a camera), the Export Selection to Movie option is not available.

  2. In the Info pane of the Export Selection to Movie window, view or modify project attributes, such as the title and description.

  3. Click Settings at the top of the window, then choose your preferred export settings:

    Settings pane of Export Selection to Movie window

    • Format: Choose whether to export video and audio, video only, or audio only.

      You can also select a publishing format, including Apple Devices (such as iPhone and iPad), Computer (for playback on Mac and PC), or Social Platforms (such as YouTube or Vimeo). Your choice of format determines the options in the pop-up menus below.

    • Video Codec: The source codec is chosen by default, but you may choose another codec.

    • Resolution: The default frame size, defined by the Project Properties.

    • Color Space: Choose the range of color used in the exported movie. The default option (“Use canvas setting”) applies your project’s color space, but you can choose a different color space. See About color space.

    • Color Channels: Choose whether to output color channels (RGB) only, an alpha channel (transparency), or color channels plus an alpha channel.

      Note: Not all codecs support an embedded alpha channel. For codecs that don’t support an alpha channel, no alpha channel is saved, regardless of the option you choose in this pop-up menu.

    • Audio Format: The audio format is chosen by default based on the selected video codec. (To choose another audio format, you must choose Audio Only from the Format pop-up menu, which then only exports the project’s audio.)

    • Duration: Select whether to export the entire project or a portion of the project (play range).

    • Export selected layer only: Leave this checkbox selected to export only the object selected in the project.

    • Action: Choose what you want to happen after the export is complete. See Export File destination.

      Before you set Action to Compressor, update to the latest version of each app and make sure that the apps are compatible. Both apps must be either part of Apple Creator Studio or one-time purchases.

      Note: If you change the destination’s settings, the changes are saved as the default settings for the destination. See Create and modify share destinations.

  4. Click Render at the top of the window, then choose Motion-specific options, such as Motion Blur, Frame Blending, or Shadows.

    See Render settings.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Enter a name and choose a save location for the exported file, then click Save.

You can monitor the progress of your export in the Background Task List, and you can continue to work in Motion while the file is rendered.

When exporting is complete, a notification appears (if you’ve allowed notifications in macOS System Settings). Click the notification to display the shared file in the Finder.

Tip: When you export your project, the audio is exported according to your computer’s current audio settings. You can change the exported audio sample rate using the Audio MIDI Setup application in macOS. To do so, quit Motion, then in the Finder, choose Go > Utilities and open the Audio MIDI Setup application. In the Output pane, specify a new sample rate. When you reopen Motion, although the chosen sample rate is not displayed in the Motion share dialog, your project is exported with the sample rate set in the Audio MIDI Setup application.

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