Getting Started

Welcome to the official Apple Pro training course for Motion 4, Apple’s revolutionary real-time motion graphics application. This book is a comprehensive guide to designing with Motion. It covers the use of behaviors, keyframes, particle dynamics, text, audio, keying, paint, tracking, round-tripping with other Final Cut Studio applications, and working in 3D.

Whether you’ve been creating motion graphics for years or are encountering these techniques for the first time, Motion’s design approach is different from anything you’ve used before. The real-time design engine and behavior system are easy to learn, yet they open the door to expansive creativity.

The Methodology

This book takes a hands-on approach to learning the software. ...

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