Motion is capable of creating plug-ins for FCP X that can greatly expand editors' abilities to achieve complex graphics without leaving the program. Iain Anderson explains how it works.
Motion is a powerful yet accessible tool for titling and motion graphics. Iain Anderson delves into some of the newest additions in version 5.3: the Align To and Link Improvements.
Apple Motion users: if you want to create generators, titles or effects for use in Final Cut Pro X, this tutorial by Iain Anderson will help you rigging (combining multiple parameters in a simple GUI)
Don't despair if you're short of an actor or two. This excellent compositing technique for Final Cut Pro X users allows you to duplicate talent in your videos and you don't even need a green screen!
As well as creating stunning 3D text in Motion 5 and FCP X 10.2, you can, with a bit of imagination, create stunning 3D symbols too. Iain Anderson puts it in perspective.
If you're willing to dig a little, you'll find that Apple's Motion 5 is a powerful motion graphics tool with plenty of secret power... especially when it comes to text and titles.
Iain Anderson shares some excellent tricks on using Final Cut Pro X's built-in color correction tools to fix what you might fear is unfixable using color and light tools. A must read for FCP X editors
Ever wondered how to have video appear in an animated vertical line transition? Ben Balser has, and shows you how in this expertly written tutorial for FCP X and Motion users.
It's possible to draw whatever you wish in Apple Motion using flames'¦ and without burning yourself or your Mac! Ben Balser shows how in this excellent tutorial.
Want to create truly unique transitions and effects for Final Cut Pro X using Motion 5? This isn't as hard to achieve as you may think, and Ben Balser is on hand to show you how.
If you saw the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest last weekend, you'll undoubtedly have been stunned by the entry from Austria's Conchita (the eventual winner) for her motion graphics... and song of course!
It's coming up to Christmas and many of us may be scurrying around looking for presents & cards... But, why not create your own video card? Iain Anderson shows how to create a winter background.
There are motion graphic effects and motion graphic effects... In this tutorial Iain Anderson takes us through how to create a rather special one using Apple Motion 5.
Motion is one of the more CPU efficient video effects tools available. However, there will be times when you want to do more in real time with less stops and starts. Iain Anderson shows you how.
Have you ever wanted to vaporize your boss? Turn an annoying family member into dust? We've all been there! Now, using Motion 5, you can do just that while avoiding a lengthy prison sentence too!
If you need to fill a screen with pretty moving images, you can shoot something, you can use one of the built-in generators, or you can roll your own. Iain Anderson shows how using Apple's Motion.
Giving depth (or thickness) to a 2D object in Apple Motion 5 is easy to achieve using one of two methods: the Extrude filter or Replicators. Ben Balser explores the process of using both.
Don't underestimate just how powerful Apple's Motion 5 is because it is priced so economically! There's a lot of power under that bonnet and Ben Balser utilises it to create tracking target lines.
Floor reflections. You've undoubtedly seen them In all types of interactive media. Ben Balser takes to the floor to show you how to give it reflective qualities in Apple's Motion 5.
