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# About This Document

Provides information about XML elements of the Motion scene graph.

## Topics

This document describes aspects of version 3 of the Motion XML file format. In particular it discusses:

- the Motion scene graph. - the Motion scene objects. - related parameter settings.

It does *not* describe:

- filter parameters. - behavior parameters. - canvas and viewer details. - Motion UI state. - curve interpolation formulae. - scene object and parameter flags.

This document assumes that you are familiar with general XML conventions and the Motion application.

## Organization

This document contains the following chapters:

- [Motion XML Overview](../Overview/Overview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007455-CH4-SW2) - [Elements, Subelements, and Attributes](../ESA/ESA.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007455-CH6-SW1) - [The Properties Parameter](../PropertiesParm/PropertiesParm.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007455-CH7-SW1) - [The Object Parameter](../ObjectParm/ObjectParm.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007455-CH8-SW1) - [Channel Folders and Related Elements](../ChannelParms/ChannelParms.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007455-CH9-SW1) - [Customizing a Motion XML Project File](../Examples/Examples.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007455-CH10-SW1)

## Typographical Conventions

Elements appear in computer voice and initial lower case: `scenenode`, `layer`, and so on.

Names of attributes of elements appear in computer voice and initial lower case, and are followed by the = symbol: `uuid=`, `factoryID=`, and so on.

Values for attributes appear in computer voice and initial uppercase: `Properties`, `Position`, and so on.

An asterisk (*) following an element indicates there may be 0 or more instances of the element.

A plus sign (+) following an element indicates there must be at least 1 or more instances of the element.

An ellipses (. . .) in a code listing indicates that some lines of code are not displayed.

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