Presented: Nov. 4, 2010

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 64:23
File size: 208 MB (ZIP file)
Format: Quicktime movie (1280 x 720)

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Tutorial Overview

Building on Larry Jordan’s introduction to Motion in “Master Motion,” in this session we apply it in a real-world situation: creating a DVD Motion Menu. This is the second in our Motion Trilogy series.

Now, it’s true that motion menus can be created in a variety of applications, but Motion make this easier for a variety of reasons. Plus, this gives us a chance to learn more advanced features in Motion that we can use for all of our projects.

In this tutorial, Larry shows you how to create two full-screen menus in Motion – one still and one animated. Then send it to DVD Studio Pro to build into a finished motion menu using buttons, button regions, and overlays.

Other Motion Titles

• Master Motion: Even if Motion Graphics Scare You
• Unlock the Power of 3D Space in Motion
• Using 3D Cameras, Sets, and Lights in Motion 4

Audience Level

You should have Final Cut Studio 2, or later, installed on your system. You should have some familiarity with Motion, or view the “Master Motion” webinar. This session does not discuss Motion particles, replicators, or 3D space.

Content Outline

• • Learn why Motion is better for creating DVD Motion Menus
  • Create a complex, visually interesting motion menu
  • Learn how to add motion to a DVD Studio Pro menu
  • See how to add button overlay graphics and change their colors
  • Quickly round-trip between DVD Studio Pro and Motion to easily make changes
  • Learn new Motion keyboard shortcuts
  • Understand how DVD Studio Pro loops motion menus
  • Locate elements in Motion’s Library tab using Search

• DEMO: How to show and hide layers and groups in Motion
• DEMO: Export a single video frame as a TIFF image
• DEMO: Adjust layer groups to determine foreground elements
• DEMO: Reposition and scale elements
• DEMO: Add masks to hide portions of an image
• DEMO: Change the timing and location of a clip
• DEMO: Change the opacity of all the elements in a folder
• DEMO: Add blend modes to graphics and text
• DEMO: Animate a shape without using keyframes
• DEMO: Add and animate text
• DEMO: Add a DVD Menu Loop marker