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Available

Released

Feb 15th, 2012

Watch and learn how to create a complex 3D text flyby effect in this 26-video series taught by motion graphics expert, Iain Anderson...

Apple's new Motion 5 software is a motion graphics artist’s wonderland where preset complex FX are created with drag-and-drop simplicity. However, building a custom project from scratch requires some intense planning and many intricate steps to ensure that the final product meets all of the designer’s specifications.

In this tutorial, Motion expert Iain Anderson teaches you how he creates a 3D text flyby that resolves into a custom logo. He takes you step-by-step through the whole process from the initial setup to the final export. Along the way he’ll explain why he makes his creative choices and how all those decisions work together to make the final motion graphic. From creating the text, to working with cameras, replicators, behaviors and properties, you’ll join Iain as his travel companion on this creative 3D journey. You'll witness firsthand how a simple idea evolves into a motion graphic wonderland.

• Motion 5 101: Overview and Workflow Guide
• Motion 5 102: Working With Objects
• Motion 5 103: Animating Text
• Motion 5 104: Effects, Particles and Replicators
• Motion 5 105: Animating Effects
• Motion 5 106: Editing In Motion
• Motion 5 107: Working in 3D
• Motion 5 108: Creating Content For Final Cut Pro X
• Motion 5 109: Rendering and Output
• Motion 5 201: Crafting Final Cut FX Templates
• Motion 5 401: Creating 3D Text Fly Bys!

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• Chapter 1: Creating 3D Text Fly Bys!
• 1: Setting Up the Project
• 01:34
  1. Welcome
• 02:35
  2. Creating a New Motion Project
• 04:37
  3. Creating a Background
• 2: Working with Words
• 06:53
  4. The Opening Logo
• 07:39
  5. Pushing Away the First Words
• 03:10
  6. Creating the Second Batch of Words
• 03:32
  7. Applying Styles to the Words
• 3: Camera & Replicators
• 02:25
  8. Creating a Camera
• 04:22
  9. Creating the First Replicator
• 02:36
  10. Duplicating for Additional Replicators
• 03:44
  11. Position the Key Words in the Space
• 02:51
  12. Setting up the Shot
• 02:17
  13. Framing the First Word With a Behavior
• 04:34
  14. Framing the Other Words
• 04:56
  15. Advanced Camera Properties
• 4: Assembling Text & Masking
• 05:13
  16. Assembling the Text Pile
• 03:15
  17. Integrating the Assembly With the Words
• 03:00
  18. Importing a Cut-Out Photo
• 02:17
  19. Masking Setup
• 02:31
  20. Photo Reveal 1
• 03:49
  21. Photo Reveal 2
• 5: Polishing & Exporting
• 04:00
  22. Creating the Final Background Dark Text
• 02:03
  23. Creating the Background White Text
• 01:35
  24. Final Background Prep
• 01:58
  25. Applying the Circle Mask
• 05:14
  26. Final Export and Final Tweaks

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