How to group objects in a lower thirds title to allow movement together (PPCC17)

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June 7, 2017
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I've created a lower thirds title with a rectangle background, text and animation. Now I'd like to use the motion-position control to move them off screen and then on, so that the title, rectangle and animation all move together in sync and without changing position relative to each other.

Trouble is, I cannot select all three objects. Not by Ctrl + cursor or Shift + cursor or by selecting more than one layer at a time in Essential Graphics.

Suggestions?

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Correct answer David Borget Longshanks

Here's how I solved the problem. Instead of manually moving all elements off the left side of the screen and then creating a rightward movement with motion-position in Effect Controls, I simply selected the slide video transition and placed it at the front and tail end of the graphic clip. It applies to all elements in the clip and moves them simultaneously and smoothly. Thanks, Meg the Dog. You got me thinking about dealing with the clip as a whole.

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Meg The Dog

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Once you have your elements in position in the Essential Graphics Panel, keeping the graphics clip on the timeline selected, switch to the Effects Controls Pane and do your motion animation there.

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David Borget LongshanksAuthor

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I have the three elements in perfect position on the bottom left of the screen. My goal is to move them all together off-screen to the left, and then motion animate them to slide together as a unit on-screen from the left.

The problem is that I cannot grab all three at the same time. I have to move the rectangle, the text and the animation all separately. This is the case even though the graphic clip on the timeline is selected.

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David Borget LongshanksAuthorCorrect answer

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Here's how I solved the problem. Instead of manually moving all elements off the left side of the screen and then creating a rightward movement with motion-position in Effect Controls, I simply selected the slide video transition and placed it at the front and tail end of the graphic clip. It applies to all elements in the clip and moves them simultaneously and smoothly. Thanks, Meg the Dog. You got me thinking about dealing with the clip as a whole.

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