Motion 4:
Motion 101: Introduction to Motion 4
We provide you with the right training solution to help you understand Apple Motion. Check our schedule for class dates and prices for Apple Motion training in Dallas, Texas or call us for private Motion training at your site.
Motion is an incredibly powerful graphics animation software package that allows you to create stunning visual graphics and special effects. In this three-day class students are given an introduction to Apple Motion through the completion of several projects. This course assumes the student is already familiar with video and digital video concepts and has used digital editing software such as Apple Final Cut Pro. Additionally, some previous experience with Adobe Photoshop is also helpful.
Included with the class is the Motion test (a $150 value) for Apple certification. You can take the test on one of our scheduled testing days, or schedule with the instructor if you can't make the scheduled testing day.
Topics covered in this three-day class include:
Motion Fundamentals
- Understanding how Motion loads and handles media items
- How the Graphic Processing Unit is used to display animation
- Using the Real Time playback capabilities while modifying a layer’s parameters
- Using and understanding the Motion interface
- Comparing the mini-timeline vs. the full timeline
Creating Animations
- Using behaviors to create animations without using keyframes
- Adjusting layer In/Out points using the mini-timeline
- Sliding layer content in the mini-timeline
- Using groups to organize content
- Copying and Pasting behaviors
- Using different behavior types: Basic Motion, Simulations, and Text behaviors
- Creating and using shapes
- Animating text with preset behaviors
- Creating text animation with the sequence text behavior
- Motion path animation
Keyframing
- Understanding the different keyframe creation modes
- Using real-time keyframe recording
- Understanding and using ‘record keyframes for all parameters’ and ‘record keyframes on animated parameters only’
- Using Bezier and linear spatial keyframe interpolation
- Using Bezier and linear temporal keyframe interpolation
- Using other keyframe interpolation modes
- Using the keyframe editor to modify an animation curve and create custom interpolation
- Creating and using keyframe favorites
Parameter Behaviors
- Understanding parameter behaviors
- Applying parameter behaviors to create animations without keyframes
- Modifying parameter behaviors
- Understanding the random seed value
- Creating and using parameter behavior favorites
- Controlling duration
- Using the audio parameter behavior
Three Dimensional Motion
- Enabling 3D motion layers
- Understanding ‘Z-space’ and ‘2½ D’ animation
- Setting up and using a multiview interface
- Using 3D scene icons and reference points
- Understanding preset reference views
- Using camera and perspective views
- Adding cameras and lights to a 3D scene
- Using behaviors to animate a camera
- Understanding camera perspective
- Working with ambient, spot, point, and directional lights
- Placing new layers into a 3D scene
Keying and Masking
- Understanding color keying
- Using the Primatte RT keyer
- Creating masks
- Using the Bezier and B-Spline mask tools
- Controlling edges with matte chokers
Motion Tracking, Stabilization, and Match Move
- Understanding motion stabilization
- Applying and using the stabilization behavior
- Manually adding a tracking point to footage
- Matching layer motion to a tracking point
prerequisites:
- Basic video editing knowledge and experience with a digital video editing software program.
related classes:
apple certification:
- The Apple Training & Certification programs are designed to keep you at the forefront of Apple's digital media technology. Certification creates a benchmark to assess your proficiency in a specific Apple Pro application. By taking and passing an exam, you earn Apple Certified Pro status, which allows you to distinguish yourself to colleagues, employers, and prospective clients as a skilled user of the chosen application. Certification gives you a competitive edge in today's ever-changing job market.
- You can take the Motion certification test here at our facility. The test is included with the price of the class.
- Study guide for Motion.
what students say:
- awesome class, awesome instructor. could be a 4 day class
- Tony was great, very knowledgeable and great explanations and interpretations of the material.
- I appreciated that the class was small and that we could all ask questions and learn from each other. I also liked that the middle monitor was the instructors, that made things easy to follow. I very much enjoyed this and feel like I could learn a lot more.
