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Table Of Contents

Contents
What’s new
- What’s new in Motion 5.5
- What’s new in Motion 5.4.6
- What’s new in Motion 5.4.4
Motion basics
- What is Motion?
- Motion workflow
- Motion interface
- Basic components of Motion
- Using input devices with Motion
Create and manage projects
- Intro to creating projects in Motion
- Create a new project in Motion
- Open an existing project in Motion
- Search for Motion projects from the Finder
- Bypass the Project Browser in Motion
- Create and modify project presets in Motion
- Save, autosave, and revert projects in Motion
- Use templates
- Modify project properties
Add and manage content
- Intro to adding and managing content in Motion
- Import media files
- Add Library content that comes with Motion
- Manage source media
Play back projects
- Intro to project playback in Motion
- View and play back a project
- View and adjust project timing
- Define the play range in Motion
- Project playback performance in Motion
Work in a basic project
- Intro to basic compositing in Motion
- Select and organize layers
- Transform layers
- Adjust opacity and blending
  - Modify layer opacity in Motion
  - Layer blending
- View and navigate in the canvas
Work in a 3D project
- Intro to 3D compositing in Motion
- 3D coordinates
  - Intro to 3D coordinates in Motion
  - Relative coordinates in Motion
- Transform layers in 3D space in Motion
- 3D intersection
  - Create 3D intersection in Motion
  - 2D and 3D group properties in Motion
    - 2D group properties
    - 3D group properties
- Add cameras to create 3D environments
- Lighting
- Shadows
- Reflections
Manage timing
- Intro to the Timeline in Motion
- Display or resize the Timing pane in Motion
- Add objects to the Timeline
- Manage Timeline layers and tracks
- Edit objects in the Timeline
- Navigate in the Timeline in Motion
- Show and modify keyframes in the Motion Timeline
- Work in the ruler
  - Intro to the Timeline ruler in Motion
  - Edit a range of frames in the Motion Timeline
- Work with markers
- Edit in the mini-Timeline in Motion
- Retime media
Animate with behaviors
- Intro to behaviors in Motion
- Behaviors versus keyframes in Motion
- Browse and apply behaviors
  - Browse for behaviors in Motion
  - Apply behaviors
- Manage behaviors and behavior timing
- Behaviors and keyframes
- Adjust behaviors
  - Intro to adjusting behaviors in Motion
  - Adjust behaviors in Motion
- Behavior types and parameters
- Save and share custom behaviors
Animate with keyframes
- Intro to keyframing in Motion
- Add keyframes in Motion
- Animate in the canvas with keyframes
  - Add an animation path in the canvas in Motion
  - Modify animation paths in Motion
- Animate in the Inspector
- Animate from the HUD in Motion
- Use keyframes to modify behaviors
  - Apply keyframes to behaviors in Motion
  - Combining keyframes and behaviors in Motion
- Work with keyframes in the Timeline
- Work in the Keyframe Editor
- Use the mini-curve editor in Motion
- Animate on the fly in Motion
- Simplify a keyframe curve in Motion
Create Final Cut Pro templates
- Intro to Final Cut Pro templates in Motion
- How do templates work?
  - Template workflow in Motion
  - Placeholders vs. drop zones in Motion
- Work with effect templates
- Work with transition templates
- Work with title templates
- Work with generator templates
  - Create a generator template in Motion
  - Modify a Final Cut Pro generator
- Convert project types
  - Convert a Motion project to Final Cut Pro
  - Convert a template to another type in Motion
- Use placeholder images in templates in Motion
- Add parameter controls to Final Cut Pro effects
- Control template timing and animation
- Set template resolution in Motion
- Add multiple aspect ratios to templates in Motion
- Instruct a template to override the Final Cut Pro color space
- Where are templates saved in Motion?
  - Contents of the template folder
  - Sharing templates
- Using masks in templates in Motion
- Guidelines for better templates in Motion
Build rigs
- Intro to rigging in Motion
- How does rigging work in Motion?
- Build a simple rig in Motion
- Work with widgets in Motion
- Widget types
- Manage parameter snapshots
- Control rigs from Animation menus in Motion
- How to use rigs
- Publish rigs from Motion to Final Cut Pro
Create particles
- Intro to particles in Motion
- Add a particle system to a project
  - Add a particle system in Motion
  - Anatomy of a particle emitter in Motion
- Adjust a particle system
- Animate emitters and cells
- Create 3D particles in Motion
- Particle system timing in Motion
- Using graphics in particle systems in Motion
  - Still images
  - QuickTime movies
- Using filters and masks with particles in Motion
  - Filters
  - Masks
- Save custom particle effects in Motion
Create replicators
- Intro to replicators in Motion
- Replicators vs. particle systems in Motion
- Add a replicator to a project
  - Add a replicator in Motion
  - Anatomy of a replicator in Motion
- Adjust a replicator
- Animate replicators
- Work with 3D replicators in Motion
- Replicator timing in Motion
- Using filters and masks with replicators in Motion
  - Filters
  - Masks
- Save custom replicators in Motion
Create and edit basic text
- Intro to basic text in Motion
- Add text to a project
- Select and modify text in the Motion canvas
- Preview and apply fonts in Motion
- Use preset text styles in Motion
- Edit text
  - Intro to editing text in Motion
  - Display the Text Inspector or HUD in Motion
- Edit text format
- Edit text appearance
- Edit text layout
- Work with text glyphs
- Convert standard text to 3D text in Motion
- Check spelling in Motion
- Find and replace text in Motion
- Using filters with text in Motion
Build 3D text
- Intro to 3D text in Motion
- 3D text workflow in Motion
- Add 3D text to a project
  - Add 3D text in Motion
  - Convert 2D text to 3D text in Motion
- Apply a preset 3D text style in Motion
- Move and rotate 3D text in Motion
- Modify basic 3D text attributes
- Modify surface appearance
- Modify lighting style
- Add a glow or drop shadow to 3D text in Motion
- 3D text intersection in Motion
Animate text
- Intro to animated text in Motion
- Apply a text behavior in Motion
- Use preset text behaviors
- Create custom text sequence behaviors
- Create scrolling text
  - Use the Scroll Text behavior in Motion
  - Scroll Text controls in Motion
- Create animated text tracking
  - Use the Text Tracking behavior in Motion
  - Text Tracking controls in Motion
- Create a “type-on” effect
  - Use the Type On behavior in Motion
  - Type On controls in Motion
- Animate individual text glyphs in Motion
- Animating 2D text in 3D space in Motion
- When to use keyframes to animate text in Motion
- Adding nontext behaviors to text in Motion
- Save a modified text behavior in Motion
Draw shapes, masks, and paint strokes
- Intro to shapes, masks, and paint strokes in Motion
- Add simple shapes and masks
- Add complex shapes and masks
  - Intro to complex shapes and masks in Motion
  - Draw complex shapes and masks in Motion
- Draw paint strokes
- Edit shape control points
- Edit fill, outline, and feathering in Motion
- Shape controls in the Inspector
- Shape behaviors
- Keyframe shape control points in Motion
- Work with masks and transparency
- Convert between shapes and masks in Motion
- Using filters and masks with shapes in Motion
  - Filters
  - Masks
- Copy shape styles in Motion
- Save custom shapes and shape styles in Motion
Create graphics with generators
- Intro to using generators in Motion
- Add a generator in Motion
- Customize a generator
  - Modify or animate a generator in Motion
  - Controls common to all generators in Motion
- Image generators
- Text generators
- Save a modified generator in Motion
Add effects with filters
- Intro to filters in Motion
- Browse and preview filters in Motion
- Apply or remove filters in Motion
- Adjust filters
- Filter types and parameters
- Animate filter controls
  - Animate filter parameters with keyframes in Motion
  - Animate filters using behaviors in Motion
- Publish Motion filter parameters to Final Cut Pro
- Using filters on alpha channels in Motion
- Filter performance in Motion
  - Filter performance considerations
  - Third-party party effects and obsolete filters
- Save custom filters in Motion
Composite with color and luma keys
- Intro to color keying in Motion
- Use the Keyer filter
- Use the Luma Keyer filter
  - Intro to the Luma Keyer filter in Motion
  - Luma Keyer filter controls in Motion
- Correct or refine an existing matte
Work with 3D objects
- Intro to 3D objects in Motion
- Add a 3D object in Motion
- Move and rotate a 3D object in Motion
- Reposition a 3D object’s anchor point in Motion
- Modify 3D object properties
- Exchange a 3D object file in Motion
- 3D object intersection and layer order in Motion
- Adjust 3D object timing in Motion
  - Intro to 3D object timing in Motion
  - Modify 3D object timing in Motion
- Using cameras and lights with 3D objects in Motion
- Save custom 3D objects in Motion
- Guidelines for working with 3D objects in Motion
- Working with imported 3D objects in Motion
Work with 360-degree video
- Intro to 360° video in Motion
- About 360° projects in Motion
- Create 360° projects in Motion
- Add 360° video to a project in Motion
- View and navigate 360-degree projects
  - View 360° projects in Motion
  - View 360° video in a VR headset in Motion
- Integrate graphics in 360-degree projects
  - Intro to graphics in 360° projects in Motion
  - Use graphics in 360° projects in Motion
- Create a tiny planet effect in Motion
- Reorient 360° media in Motion
- Creating 360° templates for Final Cut Pro in Motion
- 360°-aware filters and generators in Motion
  - 360°-aware filters
  - 360°-aware generators
- Export and share 360° projects in Motion
- Guidelines for better 360° projects in Motion
Track motion in clips
- Intro to tracking in Motion
- How does motion tracking work?
- Motion tracking behavior types
- Analyze motion in a clip
- Match move an object to a background clip
- Stabilize a shaky clip in Motion
- Unstabilize a clip in Motion
- Use a range of frames for analysis in Motion
- Load existing tracking data in Motion
- Track shapes, masks, and paint strokes in Motion
- Track a filter’s position parameter in Motion
- Adjust onscreen trackers in Motion
- Guidelines for better tracking
- Tracking behavior controls
- Save tracks to the Library in Motion
Work with audio
- Intro to audio in Motion
- View audio files in Motion
- Add audio files in Motion
- Play audio files in Motion
- Edit audio
- Automate effects with audio behaviors
Share Motion projects
- Intro to sharing Motion projects
- Export a QuickTime movie in Motion
- Export audio only in Motion
- Export a still image in Motion
- Export an image sequence in Motion
- Export to Apple devices in Motion
- Export to email in Motion
- Export from Motion using Compressor
- Create and modify share destinations in Motion
- Render settings in Motion
- View the status of shared items in Motion
- Share notifications in Motion
Video files and formats
- Media file formats
Work smarter
- Intro to preferences and shortcuts in Motion
- Motion Preferences
- Motion menus
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Touch Bar shortcuts in Motion
- Move Motion assets to another computer
- Use color and gradient controls
- Rasterization
- Wide color gamut and HDR
- Work with GPUs in Motion
  - GPU usage in Motion
Glossary

172Motion User Guide

• Three-up, large window below: Displays three windows, two next to each other on top

and a larger window below.

• Three-up, large window right: Displays three windows, two stacked on the left side and

a larger window spanning the right side.

• Four-up, large window right: Displays four windows, three stacked on the left side and

one larger window on the right side.

• Four-up: Displays four windows, all the same size.

Advanced Quality settings in Motion

When you choose Custom in the Quality section of the Render pop-up menu (or in the

View > Quality menu), the Advanced Quality Options dialog appears.

The Advanced Quality Options dialog provides additional controls to fine-tune rendering

performance and quality. It contains the following items:

• Quality: A pop-up menu that sets rendering quality. These settings are identical to

the Quality settings in the Render pop-up menu. (For more information on the Render

popup menu, see Custom canvas view options in Motion.)

Choose one of four settings from this pop-up menu (each setting activates different

options in the dialog):

• Draft: None of the quality options are selected, and the Text Quality parameter is set

to Low. This option allows optimal project interactivity.

• Normal: “Shape anti-aliasing” is selected, and the Text Quality parameter is set to

Medium. This option allows project interactivity that is slower than Draft, but much

faster than Best.

• Best: “High-quality resampling,” “Shape anti-aliasing,” and “Anti-alias 3D

intersections” are selected. Text render quality is set to High. This option slows

down project interactivity.

• Custom: Lets you set your own combination of render settings.

• High Quality Resampling: Turns on high-quality resampling (increasing or reducing the

number of pixels in an image).

• Text Quality: A pop-up menu that sets text-rendering quality to Low, Medium, or High.

When High is selected, project interactivity may slow.

• Shape anti-aliasing: Renders shapes at a higher resolution, then scales objects back to

regular resolution to ensure smooth edges.

• Anti-alias 3D intersections: Renders objects intersecting in 3D space at a higher

resolution, then scales objects back to regular resolution to ensure smooth edges.