An illustrated, easy-to-follow tutorial on how to create a variety of different animated backgrounds and text using Motion 5. Written for folks like me who can’t draw a straight line without mechanical help.
Motion simulations are effects that haven’t yet appeared in Final Cut Pro X, which means you may not know they exist. But, they can create fascinating effects and are endlessly fun to play with. Here’s an illustrated tutorial on how they work.
A quick, illustrated tutorial on how to either select colors using numeric values or sliders using the Mac Color Picker, which works in all applications.
A very cool effect – that isn’t that hard to create – animating text to reveal itself in the surface of an object then zoom full-screen using Apple Motion 5. The resulting movie can be played in any video editor.
Apple releases an update to ProRes called “ProRes RAW.” Here’s what you need to know about it.
Apple announces free updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Compressor 4, add captioning, ProRes RAW and bug fixes.
Instructions on how to turn off auto-updating in the macOS, why this can be a good idea and Larry Jordan’s thoughts on when to update after a new release.
Apple Motion has, hidden inside it, a very capable particle system, along with a variety of simulators, which allow us to create a cloud of graphic objects and move them in interesting ways. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the Gravity and Edge Collision simulators effect the movement of an object in space.
Apple Motion has, hidden inside it, a very capable particle system, along with a variety of simulators, which allow us to create a cloud of graphic objects and move them in interesting ways. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the Repel simulator to have one object affect the movement, first, of another object, then of an entire particle system.
An illustrated tutorial on how to create straight and curved lines in Motion for use in Final Cut Pro X.
The number one thing we can do to catch a viewer’s eye is to make something move. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to animate text – both 2D and 3D – using Motion behaviors.
The number one thing we can do to catch a viewer’s eye is to make something move. In this short video excerpt from a recent webinar, Larry Jordan shows how to color and animate 3D text using lights in 3D space.
An illustrated review of Luca Visual FX Light Kit 2, which runs in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Motion.
An illustrated step-by-step tutorial on creating an animated holiday card – with free practice files!
A detailed explanation of the different configurations for the 2017 iMac Pro, with recommendations on what to buy to optimize your system.
Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to remove a background from a transition in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
A very cool way to create a Favorites folder for Titles, Transitions, or Generators in Final Cut Pro X.
Here are three fast, powerful shortcut techniques for Apple Final Cut Pro X that create better shortcuts, faster trimming and reattaching missing audio. Plus, another tip that makes Motion less frustrating to use.
Our goal is to tell stories – and the best stories touch our emotions. However, all too often, we overlook a powerful tool that can influence our emotions: fonts. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan showcases different fonts and illustrates how to choose the best one for your next project.
An in-depth look at a new application that allows creating custom keyboard shortcuts on an iPad which can control any application on an attached Mac.
An in-depth tutorial on how to animate objects in Motion using parameter behaviors, which allow you to apply animation to specific settings. Very, very fun results!
Three illustrated tips to get objects to move using Behaviors in Motion 5.
This session explores 3D space in Apple Motion 5.3. In this short video excerpt, host Larry Jordan illustrates how to add a camera and movement to a 3D set.
This session explores 3D space in Apple Motion 5.3. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create a reflection of 3D text (or any other object) in Motion.
This video is from our series on using the 5.3.x version of Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create a title template in Apple Motion 5.3 for use in Final Cut Pro X.
This is from our 6-part series looking at Apple Motion 5.3. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create controls for a title template in Motion, then publish them for use in Final Cut Pro X.
An illustrated tutorial on how to use the Sequence Replicator in Apple Motion 5.3 to create animated patterns and backgrounds.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create a simple pattern using the Replicator system built-into Apple Motion 5.3.
This video excerpt is from our six-part series looking at Apple Motion 5.3. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to work with audio clips in Motion.
[This is an excerpt from a recent on-line video webinar: “Add Media, Paths and Masks in Apple Motion 5.3” which is available as a download in our store, or as part of our Video Training Library.] DESCRIPTION This is the …
Whether you use Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or any other video editing software, you can create high-quality motion graphics using Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how how to use and modify the Play Range for rendering and playback in Motion 5.3.
Whether you use Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or any other video editing software, you can create high-quality motion graphics using Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how create and modify a new project preset for Motion 5.3.
Whether you use Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or any other video editing software, you can create high-quality motion graphics using Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to add, style and animate text in Motion 5.3.
Whether you use Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or any other video editing software, you can create high-quality motion graphics using Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan walks you through the Motion 5.3 interface.
An illustrated tutorial on how to import audio and add audio fades in Motion 5.3.x. It isn’t hard, but it certainly is not intuitive!
An illustrated introduction to creating animated particle effects in Motion 5.
A detailed, Illustrated tutorial on creating a fly-by effect using a moving camera in Motion 5. Ideal for sports or other text-based transitions.
An illustrated tutorial on how to create a tasteful lower-third title template for Final Cut Pro X that can be adjusted for opacity, position and content.
A collection of more than 40 articles covering video editing, Adobe and Apple software, written over the summer of 2016 by Larry Jordan. Designed to make it easy to see any you may have missed.
In this short video tutorial, you’ll learn how modify FCP X text titles by sending them to Motion, make some changes, then send them back to FCP X.
[This is an excerpt from a recent on-line video webinar: “Create Animated Lower-Third Titles in Apple Motion 5” which you can download in our store, or as part of our Video Training Library.] The best way to learn something is …
A step-by-step, illustrated guide to creating and animating text on a curve in Motion 5.
If you are looking for visually interesting ways to style, degrade, or spice up your images, Rampant Edit Essentials is a great place to start. Here is an illustrated review of the product.
An illustrated tutorial on using simulations and movement in Motion 5.
An illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to control the movement of objects within Motion 5. (Written for beginners.)
An illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to create, export and apply a 3D animated watermark for video compression using Apple Compressor.
Here, Larry Jordan shows how to animate video using audio in Motion 5 – more specifically, animate movement driven by the beats in an audio clip.
A step-by-step tutorial, by Larry Jordan, on how to create an animated 3D template in Motion 5 to use in Final Cut Pro X.
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Today, Apple released the latest updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor. Here are the details.
