KEYFRAMING IN MOTION

I am running into a couple roadblocks when im keyframing in motion
sometimes it allows me to "add keyframe" and sometimes the option is greyd out...i cant tell what the criteria are to allow me to add a keyframe
also
could anyone tell me what the keyboard shortcut for adding a keyfram is if its not on an apple keyboard
thanks

Jon, if you look in the manual, you'll see that the shortcut for add keyframe is CTL+K. However, I've not found that very helpful as it adds keyframes only to the last modified parameter of the selected object. Since you can modify lots of different parameters for any particular object, using that shortcut can be troublesome.
Instead, what I prefer is to OPT+CLICK the keyframe indicator for the parameter I'm trying to change in the inspector (it's the little dash to the right of the parameter).
If you make sure that the record keyframes function is on (A), then simply changing a parameter will place a keyframe.
Also, don't forget about behaviors. It's not quite intuitive to those of use who learned on Avid, FCP, and After Effects, but if you can open your mind to it, behaviors can create some really complex movements without using keyframes at all. It's probably one of the most powerful features of Motion.
Andy

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hi,
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