On your laptop you need to hit the “Fn” key with the F keys to make it work. If you want to program Motion to recognize the F keys so it doesn’t change the brightness of the screen or what ever in Motion follow these steps:
System Preferences, Click on Keyboard, Click on Keyboard shortcuts, Applications Shortcuts, Add the Motion Applications, In the Give Title section make sure it is the exact title of what you want, Add the F key by holding down the Fn key and the F key you want.
Best of luck and I hope this helps.
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