Particle Metrix Tutorial
July 03, 2009 10:28 AM
Particle Metrix Plugin
July 03, 2009 10:22 AM
Particle Metrix from Idustrial Revolution (no, that’s not a typo) is a new plugin that lets you create all kinds of particle-based transition effects. Check it out here. Read More...
Create a city in Motion
July 03, 2009 10:07 AM
Andy Neil shows us how to create 3D buildings in Motion using some great techniques in this Part 1 video. Check it out here. Read More...
New Toon-A-Matic Motion Plugin
June 25, 2009 08:56 AM
Patrick Sheffield of Sheffieldsoftworks has just released a new FxPlug plugin for both Motion and Final Cut Pro that creates the trendy cartoon look. Check it out here. Read More...
Stupid Card Tricks in Motion
June 23, 2009 07:34 AM
On MacBreak Studio I talk with Alex Lindsay about using the Replicator to animate a deck of playing cards. See it on iTunes here or on the web here. Read More...
Creating a 3D Hallway in Motion
June 16, 2009 06:49 AM
On MacBreak Studio, I talk with Alex about how to create a 3D environment in Motion and animate a camera inside it. Learn how to do the whole thing in 8 minutes. See it on iTunes here or on the web here. And to give credit for the inspiration for this project design: Andrew Kramer’s outstanding site for After Effects videocopilot.net. If you use After Effects and you don’t know this site, you are really missing something.
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ProAnimator in Motion
June 10, 2009 06:23 AM
I return to MacBreak Studio and talk with Alex about creating extruded 3D objects in Motion using Zaxwerk’s ProAnimator. See it on iTunes here or on the web here. Read More...
wondertouch particles in Motion
May 29, 2009 06:44 AM
I return to MacBreak Studio, where I talk with Alex Lindsay about wondertouch’s particles for Motion. Watch on the web here or on iTunes here. Read More...
CrumplePop Motion Templates
May 09, 2009 10:30 AM
An interesting collection of handwritten-style components bundled as templates for Motion and Final Cut Pro. Read More...
Using Mocha for Final Cut in Motion
May 06, 2009 08:10 AM
Frustrated with Motion’s tracking behaviors? Check out Mocha for Final Cut - you can use it in Motion! The workflow is a bit kludgy - you have to go from Mocha to FCP to Motion - but you can’t argue with the results. See the video here. Read More...
NAB Noise Industries Interview
April 30, 2009 08:20 AM
I talk with Niclas Bahn from Noise Industries about what’s going on with their FxFactory plugins for Motion (and other hosts). See it here. Read More...
NAB CoreMelt Interview
April 30, 2009 08:17 AM
I talk with Roger Bolton from CoreMelt about their V2 update of plugins for Motion (among other hosts). See it here. Read More...
Replicator Video Wall
April 08, 2009 07:51 PM
Andy Neil has come up with another great (and free) video tutorial - this one on how to make a video wall. But it’s so much more - he gives you so many tips on how to work in 3D space, making reflections, and more. A great job. See it here. Read More...
Morphing with Optical Flow
April 05, 2009 07:43 AM
Ok, so he calls it “Frame Blending in Motion” but Zak Peric’s free video tutorial actually shows us how to use Optical Flow (which is one of the frame blending options) to morph between images. Very cool. Read More...
Intro to 3D in Motion
April 02, 2009 08:23 AM
The folks at GeniusDV have just published a 2-part introduction to working in 3D with Motion. Basic stuff, but a good gentle introduction. Part 1 is here; part 2 is here. If you really want to know how to work with 3D in Motion, be sure to check out my training DVD: Motion 3D Deep Dive. Read More...
Animating Text in Motion
March 31, 2009 06:25 AM
Trish Meyer, After Effects guru, examines Motion’s text styling and animation possibilities in depth and compares them to After Effects in this article on Provideocoalition.com. I learned After Effects from Trish and her husband Chris’ books so they are heros of mine, and this article is a good example of the quality of their writing. Read More...
Billy Fox Returns to MacBreak Studio
March 27, 2009 07:16 AM
Hollywood feature film editor Billy Fox returns to MacBreak Studio to show us how he used Motion to save a shot from the Don Cheadle thriller Traitor. Great stuff - check it out on iTunes here or on the web here. Read More...
Motion Session at NAB
March 19, 2009 08:20 AM
I’ll be teaching 7 different 45-minute sessions on Motion at this year’s NAB show in Las Vegas, from April 20th to 23rd. See the course descriptions here. Read More...
Free Tutorials from Andy Neil
March 10, 2009 02:08 PM
Andy’s been a long-time poster on the Apple Motion Forum and he’s just started making some tutorials - and I must say, they are good. Check them out here. Read More...
Billy Fox on MacBreak Studio
March 06, 2009 02:23 PM
That’s right, this week I interviewed Hollywood feature film editor Billy Fox for MacBreak studio. We talked about how he used Motion for his most recent work on the Don Cheadle thriller Traitor. Cool stuff. You can see it on iTunes here or on the web here. Read More...