Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 5

571 Pages·2011·20.07 MB·English

by  Mark Spencer

Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 5
Mark Spencer
Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 5
Mark Spencer
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Apple Series Editor: Lisa McClain
Project Editor: Nancy Peterson
Development Editor: Bob Lindstrom
Production Coordinator: Kim Elmore, Happenstance Type-O-Rama
Contributing Writer: Dion Scoppettuolo
Apple Reviewer: Anne Renehan
Technical Editors: Brendan Boykin, Jem Schofield
Copyeditor: Darren Meiss
Compositor: Chris Gillespie, Happenstance Type-O-Rama
Indexer: Jack Lewis
Cover Illustration: Kent Oberheu
Cover Production: Chris Gillespie, Happenstance Type-O-Rama
Media Producer: Eric Geoffroy
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Photos of Pale Divine Band used with permission. © 2008 Pale Divine. All
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Footage from Big Freeze used with permission. © 2011 dvGarage. All rights
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Teaser footage used with permission by Steven Szabo. All rights reserved.
Cityscape provided by BBC Motion Gallery. All rights reserved.
Audi and Stage footage used with permission by Apple, Inc. All rights reserved.
Skiing footage and photos used with permission by Kirk Paulsen. All rights
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The projects and footage supplied with this book may only be used for
educational purposes in association with the lessons included. Any other use,
including but not limited to incorporating footage into another project,
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Acknowledgments
I’d like to thank Dion Scoppettuolo, without whom this book wouldn’t be in
your hands; Kent Oberheu, another trailblazer; the Santa Monica brain trust;
Sharon Franklin, who introduced me to Peachpit; and Marjorie Baer, who started
it all.
Contents at a Glance
Getting Started
Motion Fundamentals
Lesson 1 Getting Around in Motion
Lesson 2 Building a Composite
Animation
Lesson 3 Creating Animation with Behaviors
Lesson 4 Animating with Keyframes
Motion Graphics Design
Lesson 5 Creating Content with Shapes, Generators, and Paint Strokes
Lesson 6 Creating Text Effects
Lesson 7 Working with Particle Emitters and Replicators
Lesson 8 Using Audio
Visual Effects Design
Lesson 9 Speed Changes and Optical Flow
Lesson 10 Keying and Compositing
An Introduction to Publishing and Rigging
Lesson 11 Publishing Smart Templates for Final Cut Pro X
Lesson 12 Rigging and Publishing Widgets
An Introduction to 3D
Lesson 13 Building a 3D Scene
Lesson 14 Animating Cameras and Using Advanced 3D Features
Glossary
Index
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Motion Fundamentals
Lesson 1 Getting Around in Motion
Following a New Paradigm
Opening Motion
Importing a Video Clip
Setting a Play Range
Transforming and Duplicating a Clip
Adding Effects
Animating with Behaviors
Using Library Content
Arranging Layers
Using Function Keys
Outputting Your Projects
Lesson Review
Lesson 2 Building a Composite
Setting Up the Project
Creating a Background Using the Inspector
Using Photoshop Files
Compositing with Blend Modes and Filters
Editing in Motion
Applying Masks and Using Clones
Importing Motion Projects
Lesson Review
Animation
Lesson 3 Creating Animation with Behaviors