Apple Motion 3
by Brian Culp
Start the free chapterApple Motion 3 takes the complexity out of 3D by extending the 2D tools you already use. VTC author, Brian Culp, will walk novice Motion 3 users through an intuitive approach to motion graphics creation and manipulation. After completing the course, users will have an understanding of how easy it is to create and change complex motion graphics designs through simple, drag-and-drop operations, or by sliding a fader back and forth. To begin learning Motion 3 today, simply click on the movie links.
Course content
Motion 3 Basics6 lessons
Getting Starting with Effects5 lessons
Configure Motion Preferences6 lessons
New Project Overview11 lessons
- Build a Motion Layer5:151 credit or ad
- Add & Manipulate Layers5:351 credit or ad
- Add Text & Background Layers7:041 credit or ad
- Organize with a Group4:111 credit or ad
- Filter a Specific Layer3:391 credit or ad
- Clone & Duplicate a Layer3:361 credit or ad
- Nesting a Group2:461 credit or ad
- Blending Objects4:591 credit or ad
- Create a RAM Preview2:461 credit or ad
- Freezing Layers4:151 credit or ad
- Manage 3D Effects4:021 credit or ad
Crafting Motion with Motion8 lessons
Working with Text11 lessons
- Add Text to a Project3:391 credit or ad
- Text Parameters4:501 credit or ad
- Save a Text Style4:231 credit or ad
- Apply Text Behavior4:571 credit or ad
- Advanced Text Behavior4:331 credit or ad
- Advanced Text Animation2:411 credit or ad
- Combine & Reuse Animation4:061 credit or ad
- Animate Text on a Path4:451 credit or ad
- Animate with Keyframes5:021 credit or ad
- Fine-Tune Animation4:181 credit or ad
- Animate Text in 3D5:041 credit or ad
Motion & Final Cut Studio10 lessons
- Send Final Cut Clip to Motion5:411 credit or ad
- Retiming Behaviors6:021 credit or ad
- Change Retiming Behaviors3:441 credit or ad
- Optical Flow3:511 credit or ad
- Round Trip to Final Cut4:231 credit or ad
- Export a FCP Sequence pt. 15:021 credit or ad
- Export a FCP Sequence pt. 22:581 credit or ad
- Edit with Motion4:071 credit or ad
- Fine Tune Edits4:071 credit or ad
- Send Motion Audio to Soundtrack5:301 credit or ad
Automating Workflow15 lessons
- Use a Motion Template3:031 credit or ad
- Add Media to a Template2:481 credit or ad
- Use Template Drop Zones2:591 credit or ad
- Create a Drop Zone pt. 14:031 credit or ad
- Create a Drop Zone pt. 22:161 credit or ad
- Save a Template4:061 credit or ad
- Use the Replicator3:531 credit or ad
- Modify Replicator Behavior pt. 15:471 credit or ad
- Modify Replicator Behavior pt. 24:131 credit or ad
- Animate the Replicator6:021 credit or ad
- Custom Replicator pt. 13:571 credit or ad
- Custom Replicator pt. 22:201 credit or ad
- Replicating in 3D pt. 14:171 credit or ad
- Replicating in 3D pt. 24:451 credit or ad
- Finishing Touches2:411 credit or ad
Using Keyframes & Parameters10 lessons
- Get Started with Keyframes4:231 credit or ad
- Configure Keyframe Behavior3:521 credit or ad
- Keyframe Recording4:111 credit or ad
- Control Keyframe Placement2:591 credit or ad
- Using the Keyframe Editor4:491 credit or ad
- Keyframe Interpolation5:521 credit or ad
- Additional Keyframe Options4:191 credit or ad
- Animating a Filter4:241 credit or ad
- Change Behavior Parameters4:081 credit or ad
- Animate Parameters2:401 credit or ad
Combine Skills to Create a DVD Menu11 lessons
- Set up the Background4:481 credit or ad
- Add a Generator pt. 15:041 credit or ad
- Add a Generator pt. 25:021 credit or ad
- Adjust a Generator5:461 credit or ad
- Render a Background Layer5:051 credit or ad
- Preset Particle Emitters4:561 credit or ad
- Tweaking a Particle Emitter3:041 credit or ad
- Custom Particle Emitter5:001 credit or ad
- Change Custom Parameters5:101 credit or ad
- Emit in Three Dimensions5:101 credit or ad
- Add Text Elements4:181 credit or ad