Motion

$99.00

Format: 1 DVD-ROM
Duration: 4.5 Hours
Platform: Apple Macintosh

Motion is the only motion graphics package with real-time previews, procedural behavior animation and Final Cut Pro HD integration...and Magnet Media's award-winning project based training will show you every one of the creative features: real-time design, interactive filters and effects, behaviors, particles, keyframing, and keying.

Megan Cunningham

Megan Cunningham, founder of Magnet Media, has worked as an editor, producer and post-production consultant for ten years. She has trained many editors to use high-end graphics and effects systems, and has participated in Apple’s Motion beta program.

Lesson 2: Interface Tour

1. Launching Motion
2. The File Browser
3. The Library
4. The Canvas
5. The Inspector
6. The Dashboard
7. The Timing Panel
8. The Layers Tab
9. Motion Preferences

Lesson 3: Audio, Objects and Animatio

1. Audio
2. Illustrating a Lower-Third Object
3. Positioning Objects in the Timeline
4. Basic Animation with Keyframes
5. Animating Using AutoKey
6. What are Behaviors
7. Animating Using Behaviors
8. Working in the Keyframe Editor
9. Behaviors vs Keyframes

Inside Motion

  1. Introduction
    1. Introduction to the Training
    2. Introduction to Motion Graphics
    3. Hardware Set-Up
  2. Interface Tour
    1. Launching Motion
    2. The File Browser
    3. The Library
    4. The Canvas
    5. The Inspector
    6. The Dashboard
    7. The Timing Panel
    8. The Layers Tab
    9. Motion Preferences
  3. Audio, Objects and Animation
    1. Audio
    2. Illlustrating a Lower-Third Object
    3. Positioning Objects in the Timeline
    4. Basic Animation with Keyframes
    5. Animating Using AutoKey
    6. Working in the Keyframe Editor
    7. Behaviors vs Keyframes
  4. Particles
    1. Understanding Particle Systems
    2. Creating a Particle System
    3. Designing a Multi-Cell Particle System
    4. Customizing a Prebuilt Particle System
    5. Performance Optimization Tip
  5. Filters and Blend Modes
    1. Working with Markers
    2. Filters
    3. Adding Texture to Text
    4. Blend Modes
  6. Masking
    1. What is a Mask?
    2. Masking in Motion
  7. Roundtripping
    1. Introduction to Roundtripping
    2. Motion to Final Cut Pro
    3. Final Cut Pro to Motion
    4. Motion to DVD Studio Pro
    5. Roundtripping Tips
  8. Keying
    1. Keying
  9. Gestures
    1. Intro to Gestures
    2. Using Gestures
  10. Output
    1. Output
    2. Conclusion