Presented: Feb. 2, 2011

Add cameras, lights, and animation to create motion in 3D.

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: 57:53
File size: 201.1 MB (ZIP file)
Format: Quicktime movie (1280 x 720)

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Tutorial Overview

This is an advanced title that builds on what we’ve already covered on Motion and takes us deeper into the world of 3D space inside Motion 4.

A camera provides a specific point-of-view from which to view your project in 3D space. Additionally, Motion 4 allows us to build sets, that is, groupings of visual elements, which the camera can move around, between, and through to create ever more complex effects. Adding even more excitement, we can add lights to provide dramatic highlights.

In this session, we will look at how to create cameras, lights, and sets, then animate them in 3D space. While many of these features also work in Motion 3, all our demos will be in Motion 4.

This tutorial builds on earlier Motion sessions.

Audience Level

You should be comfortable working with the Motion interface and have a general understanding of creating 2D motion graphics. If you need an introduction to Motion, please download this tutorial first: Master Motion: Even if Motion Graphics Scare You

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To simplify finding the information you need quickly, we have added more than 40 Chapter markers to this tutorial. Click here to learn how to display them in your download.

Other Motion Titles

• Master Motion: Even if Motion Graphics Scare You
• Advanced Motion: Creating a DVD Motion Menu
• Unlock the Power of 3D Space in Motion

Content Outline

• • Defining a Set
  • Using the Transform Tool
  • Switching between 2D and 3D space
  • Creating and positioning Sets
  • Adding and animating a camera
  • Adding and adjusting lights
  • Integrating 3D and 2D elements
  • Adding backgrounds
  • Provide additional reference training material

• DEMO: Turning on/off audio tracks
• DEMO: Using the Transform tool to adjust position
• DEMO: Placing and adjusting an object in depth
• DEMO: Slipping the contents of a video clip
• DEMO: Adding a camera
• DEMO: Changing between viewing perspectives
• DEMO: Resetting your view, or a camera, to the Home position
• DEMO: Positioning and adjusting Sets
• DEMO: Adding and adjusting lights
• DEMO: Adding a Framing behavior to a camera
• DEMO: Adding a Sweep behavior to a camera
• DEMO: Adding a Dolly behavior to a camera
• DEMO: Adding and adjusting a 2D background
• DEMO: Animating text
• DEMO: Dissolving between backgrounds
• DEMO: Adding Ease In / Ease Out to camera movement
• DEMO: Adding and adjusting Depth of Field
• DEMO: Displaying work full screen

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