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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

65Motion User Guide

When importing a PDF file, its size is relative to the original page size of the file. As a

result, even small graphics can have a large frame size, with empty space surrounding the

graphic. When exporting a graphic as a PDF file for use in Motion, you may want to scale

the graphic to fit the page dimensions, or reduce the page size in the source application’s

page preferences to fit the graphic’s dimensions.

Fixing the resolution of a PDF object

Although PDF files have unlimited resolution, large PDF objects can consume a lot of

video memory, which can hinder performance in Motion. To avoid this problem, limit the

resolution of each PDF image to save video memory. By using fixed-resolution parameters,

the files are rendered once, ensuring better performance.

The fixed-resolution parameters for PDF objects are adjusted in the Media Inspector. Select

the PDF source media in the Media list to activate the Media Inspector. Adjust the following

controls to modify the PDF’s fixed-resolution parameters:

• Pixel Aspect Ratio: A pop-up menu to assign a nonsquare pixel aspect ratio to the file.

In most cases, the “From file” menu option is the best choice because it assigns the

PDF source file’s native aspect ratio. Choose a different menu item only if you want to

override that native setting.

• Fixed Resolution: A checkbox that, when selected, fixes the resolution of PDF source

media to the size specified in the Fixed Width and Fixed Height sliders.

• Fixed Width: A slider to set the maximum horizontal resolution to which a PDF object

can be smoothly scaled.

• Fixed Height: A slider to set the maximum vertical resolution to which a PDF object can

be smoothly scaled.

• Use Background Color: A checkbox that, when selected, substitutes a custom

background color for transparent portions of the PDF. Choose the background color in

Background Color controls (described below).

• Background Color: Color controls (available when Use Background Color is selected) to

set the background color for transparent portions of the PDF.

• Crop: Sliders (Left, Right, Bottom, and Top) to crop the edges of the PDF image, if

necessary. These controls crop the PDF source media (and all layers linked to that

source media). To crop an individual layer, use the Crop parameters in the layer’s

Properties Inspector.

Mixed content in PDF files

Although PDF files can contain a mix of PostScript-based art, PostScript text, and

bitmapped graphics, each format has different scaling properties. PostScript-based art

and text scale smoothly, but bitmapped graphics embedded in a PDF file are subject to the

same scaling issues as other bitmapped graphics formats. As a result, bitmapped graphics

can soften if scaled larger than their original size.

Note: Form objects, buttons, and JavaScript objects that are present in an imported PDF

file do not appear in Motion.