An onscreen symbol that represents a program or file.
importing
The process of bringing files of various types into a project in Motion's Canvas. Imported files can be created in another application, captured from another device, or included when you import another Motion project.
In point
The first frame of an object to be displayed in the Canvas.
Insert edit
To insert a clip into an existing sequence into the Timeline, which automatically moves the other clips (or remaining frames of a clip) to the right to make room for it. An Insert edit does not replace existing material.
Inspector
A tab within the Utility window that shows details about whatever is currently selected in the project.
interlaced video
A video scanning method that first scans the odd picture lines (field 1) and then scans the even picture lines (field 2), which merges them into one single frame of video. Used in standard-definition video.