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Table Of Contents
- Motion User Manual
- Contents
- Motion 2 Documentation and Resources
- Getting To Know Motion
- Creating and Managing Projects
- Creating New Projects
- Managing Projects
- Editing Project Properties
- Browsing Media Files in Motion
- File Types Supported by Motion
- Adding Media to Your Project
- Managing Objects in Your Project
- Deleting Objects From a Project
- Exchanging Media in a Project
- Object Media Tab Parameters
- Using Media in the Library
- Organizing Layers and Objects in Motion
- The Background of Your Project
- Selecting Objects and Layers in the Layers Tab
- Reorganizing Objects in the Layers Tab
- Nesting Layers Inside Other Layers
- Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
- Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects
- Fixing the Size of a Layer
- Locking Layers and Objects
- Collapsing and Uncollapsing Layer Hierarchies
- Renaming Layers
- Searching for Layers and Objects
- Sorting Layers and Objects in the Media Tab
- Customizing and Creating New Templates
- Basic Compositing
- Using the Timeline
- Using Behaviors
- Keyframes and Curves
- Using Text
- Working With Particles
- The Anatomy of a Particle System
- Using Particle Systems
- Creating Graphics and Animations for Particle Systems
- Advanced Particle System Controls
- Animating Objects in Particle Systems
- Using Behaviors With Particle Systems
- Applying Filters to Particle Systems
- Particle System Examples
- Saving Custom Particle Effects to the Library
- Using the Replicator
- The Difference Between the Replicator and a Particle System
- The Anatomy of the Replicator
- Using the Replicator
- Advanced Replicator Controls
- Animating Replicator Parameters
- Using the Sequence Replicator Behavior
- Using Behaviors With Replicators
- Applying Filters to Replicators
- Saving Custom Replicators to the Library
- Using Filters
- About Filters
- Working With Filters
- An Introduction to Filters
- Working With Filters
- Enabling, Renaming, and Locking Filters
- Copying, Pasting, and Moving Filters
- Reordering Filters
- Changing Filter Timing
- Blur Filters
- A Fun Effect That Can Be Used With All the Blur Filters
- Border Filters
- Color Correction Filters
- Distortion Filters
- Glow Filters
- Keying Filters
- Matte Filters
- Sharpen Filters
- Stylize Filters
- Tiling Filters
- Working With Third-Party Filters
- Working With Generators
- Using Shapes and Masks
- Working With Audio
- Exporting Motion Projects
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Video and File Formats
- Supported File Formats
- Standard Definition vs. High Definition Video Formats
- Popular Video Codecs for File Exchange
- What Is Field Order?
- Using Square or Nonsquare Pixels When Creating Graphics
- Differences in Color Between Computer and Video Graphics
- Using Fonts and Creating Line Art for Video
- Scaling Imported High-Resolution Graphics
- Creating Graphics for HD Projects
- Integration With Final Cut Pro
- Using Gestures
- Index
718 Chapter 10 Using Filters
Sides: Sets the number of sides of the lens aperture, if Circle is set to Off. Values range
from 3 to 12.
Rotation: Sets the angle of rotation of the polygonal lens aperture, if Shape is set to
Polygon.
Aspect Ratio: Sets the aspect ratio of the lens aperture. Values range from 0 to 2.
Crop: Toggles whether or not the blur will be cropped at the object’s original border.
Dashboard controls
The Dashboard contains the same controls as the Inspector, with the exception of the
Crop checkbox.
Directional Blur
Blurs an object out along a specific angle. This filter creates a blurred streaking effect.
Note: Remember that the more filters you use in a project, the more you impact the
performance of Motion.
Parameters in the Inspector
Amount: Sets the radius of the blur. Values range from 0 (no blur) to 32.
Angle: Sets the angle of the direction of movement.
Crop: Toggles whether or not the blur is cropped at the object’s original boundaries.
A Fun Effect That Can Be Used With All the Blur Filters
Duplicate the original layer in the Layers tab, then use one of the blend modes to
combine the original image with the blurred image. This effect is especially
interesting when used with a directional blur, as it creates a different sort of effect
than the filters in the Glow category. A similar effect, though without the directional
control, can be achieved using the Soft Focus filter, described on page 721.
Original image
Directional Blur applied
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