Motion 5.3 Essential Training

Course details

Discover how to create and design dynamic motion graphics projects using Apple Motion. In this course, Ian Robinson teaches you all the tools and techniques you need to get up and running with Motion 5.3 for the first time, or master its finer points. Find out how to stabilize footage, create accurate green-screen keys, and apply retiming effects to slow down, speed up, loop, and reverse clips. Learn how to generate custom animated elements from scratch using Motion's generators, shapes, and particles. Explore how to animate in 3D space with 2D graphics and build true 3D type. Discover how to animate virtual cameras, add realistic blur and depth of field, and create a new sense of dimension with light and shadow. Plus, learn how to save time by creating templates, ensure your footage looks its best using the optimum compression settings, and archive projects for safekeeping.

Learning objectives
Adding video
Creating shapes and 2D types
Importing files
Applying behaviors
Animating type and graphics
Applying filters to video
Creating a match move
Masking and compositing
Adding lights
Creating 3D type
Creating particle systems
Animating cameras
Exporting and sharing Motion projects

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files
03 - The interface
04 - How to work inside Motion

1. Adding Assets to Projects

05 - Adding video
06 - Creating shapes
07 - Adding 2D type
08 - Building with generators
09 - Importing PSDs and vector files

2. Understanding Animation

10 - Applying behaviors
11 - Creating precise motion with keyframes
12 - Animating type
13 - Manipulating layers in Motion

3. Working with Video

14 - Applying filters
15 - Retiming footage
16 - Stabilizing footage
17 - Creating a match move

4. Masking and Compositing

18 - Using the keyer
19 - Creating and adjusting masks
20 - Creating object masks

5. Exploring 3D

21 - Positioning 2D layers in 3D space
22 - Adding lights
23 - Understanding cameras
24 - Creating 3D type
25 - Working with materials

6. Using Advanced Creation and Animation Tools

26 - Animating with audio
27 - Creating particle systems
28 - Using particle presets
29 - Working with the replicator
30 - Animating line graphs

7. Controlling Cameras

31 - Working with multiple cameras
32 - Creating depth of field with cameras
33 - Animating cameras with camera framing

8. Exporting and Sharing Files

34 - Making templates for Motion
35 - Creating templates for Final Cut Pro
36 - Sharing files
37 - Archiving projects

Conclusion

38 - Goodbye