Course Overview
This Apple authorised two day
course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of Motion 3,
Apple's powerful motion graphics design application.
The course
covers interface fundamentals, behaviour-based animation, parameter
behaviours, blend modes, advanced particle system design, advanced title
animation, working with templates, chroma key techniques, masking methods,
DVD motion menu design, tablet-driven gesture UI techniques, working with
audio, keyframing and integration.
This course provides a detailed
insight into the features and functionality of Motion 3. If you want to
create a tailored course adapted to your specific project or requirements,
please give us a call.
Having completed this course, you are
eligible to take the Apple Pro Level One Certification Exam at Media
Training. For details about taking the Apple Certification exams please
call us on 020 7359 9855.
Course content
Introduction:
Getting started
· The Apple Pro Certification program
A
tour of Motion 3
· Hot keys
· Gestural input
·
Importing footage
· Setting the play range
· Adding layers
·
Cloning and instancing
· Applying behaviours
· Using the Motion
Path behaviours
· Soloing RAM previews
· Freezing tracks
·
Deactivating behaviours and filters
· Particle simulations
·
Adding a third dimension and using Autosave
Generators and Particle
Presets
· Applying generators from the library
· Motion-blur
dependent presets
· Core image content
· Working in the
Inspector
· Working with gradients
· Using Hotboxes and Sliders
·
Using image wells
· Rendering and asset management
Groups,
layers and blend modes
· Creating multi-layered composites
·
Navigating the layers tab
· Creating text
· Modifying blend
modes
· Nesting and collapsing
· Working in Float Space
The
third dimension
· Converting from 2D to 3D
· First Person
Shooter navigation
· Adding lights
· 3D texture properties
·
Working with behaviours in 3D
Using templates
· Using Motion's
templates
· Creating your own templates
Creating text
effects
· Animating text on a path
· Working with 3D text
Particles
and behaviours
· Building particles
· Birth, death and life
The
Replicator
· Replicating a clip
· Adjusting the replictor shape
·
Applying the Sequence Replicator behaviour
Advanced particle design
·
Sprites
· Multiple particles
· Emitter shapes
· Blending
·
Particles in 3D space
Keyframing
· Setting keys manually
·
Record animation modes
· Working in the Keyframe editor
·
Parameter hotkeys
· Working with keyframes in the timeline
Painting
in Motion
· Basic painting
· Write-on effect
· Changing
stroke properties
· Applying dynamics and behaviours
· Creating
3D effects with paint strokes
Keying and shapes
· Pulling a key
·
Treating the edges
· Creating a Garbage Matte
· Keyframing the
Garbage Matte
· Rotoscoping with the B-spline tool
Tracking
and Matchmoving
· Tracking defined
· Smoothing footage
·
Adding glass to the screen
· Tracking with filter centre points
Roundtripping,
non-linear editing and O-flow retiming
· Frame blending vs O-flow
·
Makers into Motion from Final Cut
· Using the content in Motion
·
Returning to Final Cut Pro
· Creating Motion menus with DVD Studio Pro
·
Soundtrack Pro integration
Audio and markers
· Mixing in sound
effects
· Multi-channel audio file support
· Using the Waveform
editor
· Using the Keyframe editor
· Adding markers and driving
animation using audio behaviours
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