INTRODUCTION
GETTING STARTED - The Apple Pro Certification program
OVERVIEW OF THE INTERFACE
The Canvass and the Library
Using Motion dashboards
The Motion timeline
Navigating around and through time
Setting preferences
LOOKING AT MOTION BEHAVIOURS
What is a behaviour?
Behaviours vs. keyframes
Using templated behaviours ie: throw-in, fade and gravity
UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOUR ESSENTIALS
Using simulation behaviours
Parameter behaviours
Modifying behaviours
Combining behaviours with filters
Recording behaviours
Using the Inspector
Contextual dashboards
Using a midi-device to adjust motion
WORKING WITH TEXT
Creating a text layer
Adding pre-set Motion effects to animate text
Creating your own text animations
Effective use of Video Text
ANIMATION AND AUDIO
Animation on Bezier motion paths
Animation with keyframes
Working in the keyframe editor
Using keyframing for precision movement
Adding bezier control to keyframes
Interacting with the value sliders
Importing options
Cropping and distorting objects
Layer masking
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
USING PARTICLES
What are particles?
Using Motion to generate particles
Using particle templates ie: smoke, sparkles and fire
Creating particles from existing footage
Applying behaviours (eg: gravity) to particles
The Particle Dashboard
Common uses for particles
APPLYING FILTERS AND EFFECTS
Adding filters to footage
Manipulating filter settings
Using blurs and distortion effects
Using colour correcting filters
Using keying filters
The 3D filter
The Motion Replicator
WORKING WITH LAYERS
How layers are structured in Motion
Looking at layers in the timeline
Taking in layered Photoshop footage
Working with the various Dashboards
Multi-layer compositing techniques
INTEGRATION WITH OTHER SOFTWARE
Using FX plug-ins
Integration between Motion and Final Cut Pro
How Motion works with Photoshop files
Using integration between After Effects and Motion
Using continuous rasterisation with Illustrator files
RENDERING YOUR FINAL OUTPUT
Safe zones, frame rates and compression issues
MIDI behaviour
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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