Open Motion, then choose File > New from Project Browser (or press Option-Command-N).
In the Project Browser, select the Blank category in the left sidebar, then click the Motion Project icon.
In the right column, click the Preset pop-up menu and choose an option.
In the right column, click the Frame Rate pop-up menu and choose a frame rate.
Important: Frame rates cannot be changed after you create a project.
Click Open.
An untitled Motion project opens. The project is not saved to your storage device until you choose a save command from the File menu. For information about saving project files, see Save, autosave, and revert projects.

A new project with the settings you specified opens in the Motion window.

Create a project with custom properties

Open Motion, then choose File > New from Project Browser (or press Option-Command-N).
In the Project Browser, select the Blank category in the left sidebar, then click the Motion Project icon.
In the right column, click the Preset pop-up menu, then choose Custom.
Additional properties controls appear.
Set the resolution (width and height), projection type, color processing, field order, aspect ratio, frame rate, and default duration for your custom project.
See Project Properties Inspector controls.
Click Open.
A new, untitled Motion project opens using the custom properties you specified.

Create a 360° video-ready project

Open Motion, then choose File > New from Project Browser (or press Option-Command-N).
In the Project Browser, click a project icon (such as Motion Project or Final Cut Effect).
In the right column, click the Preset pop-up menu, then choose a 360° Video option.
Click Open.
A new, untitled 360° Motion project opens.
See Intro to 360° video.

Create a project prepopulated with specific media files

Creating a prepopulated project is an easy way to ensure your Motion project is set to the correct resolution, frame rate, and color processing of your source clips.

In Motion, do one of the following:
- Choose File > Import As > Project (or press Shift-Command-I).
- Open the Project Browser, then click Import as Project.
In the dialog that appears, navigate to and select one or more media files, Shift-clicking to select contiguous items or Command-clicking to select noncontiguous items.
If needed, set the frame rate, aspect ratio, field order, and audio mix settings (by clicking Options in the dialog).
Fixed settings inherent to the selected files remain dimmed, but will propagate to the new project. For example, because movie files have an inherent frame rate, aspect ratio, and field order, those settings are dimmed in the dialog.
Except for the Frame Rate parameter, these settings can be modified after the project is created, in the Properties Inspector. See Intro to project properties.
Note: If you selected an item from an image sequence, select the Image Sequence checkbox to have Motion use each image as a frame in a video clip. See Image sequences.
Click Import as Project.

A new project populated with the media you selected opens.

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Motion User Guide

Create a new project in Motion

Create a basic project

Create a project with custom properties

Create a 360° video-ready project

Create a project prepopulated with specific media files