Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 5 Mark Spencer Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 5 Mark Spencer Copyright © 2012 by Peachpit Press Published by Peachpit Press. For information on Peachpit Press books, contact: Peachpit Press 1249 Eighth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 524-2178 www.peachpit.com To report errors, please send a note to [email protected]. Peachpit Press is a division of Pearson Education. Apple Series Editor: Lisa McClain Project Editor: Nancy Peterson Development Editor: Bob Lindstrom Production Coordinator: Kim Elmore, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Contributing Writer: Dion Scoppettuolo Apple Reviewer: Anne Renehan Technical Editors: Brendan Boykin, Jem Schofield Copyeditor: Darren Meiss Compositor: Chris Gillespie, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Indexer: Jack Lewis Cover Illustration: Kent Oberheu Cover Production: Chris Gillespie, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Media Producer: Eric Geoffroy Notice of Rights All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For information on getting permission for reprints and excerpts, contact [email protected]. Photos of Pale Divine Band used with permission. © 2008 Pale Divine. All rights reserved. Footage from Big Freeze used with permission. © 2011 dvGarage. All rights reserved. Teaser footage used with permission by Steven Szabo. All rights reserved. Cityscape provided by BBC Motion Gallery. All rights reserved. Audi and Stage footage used with permission by Apple, Inc. All rights reserved. Skiing footage and photos used with permission by Kirk Paulsen. All rights reserved. The projects and footage supplied with this book may only be used for educational purposes in association with the lessons included. Any other use, including but not limited to incorporating footage into another project, duplicating or distributing footage, is expressly forbidden and requires explicit permission from the copyright holders listed above. Notice of Liability The information in this book is distributed on an “As Is” basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the author nor Peachpit Press shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the computer software and hardware products described in it. Trademarks Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and Peachpit was aware of a trademark claim, the designations appear as requested by the owner of the trademark. All other product names and services identified throughout this book are used in editorial fashion only and for the benefit of such companies with no intention of infringement of the trademark. No such use, or the use of any trade name, is intended to convey endorsement or other affiliation with this book. ISBN 13: 978-0-321-77468-2 ISBN 10: 0-321-77468-X 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound in the United States of America Acknowledgments I’d like to thank Dion Scoppettuolo, without whom this book wouldn’t be in your hands; Kent Oberheu, another trailblazer; the Santa Monica brain trust; Sharon Franklin, who introduced me to Peachpit; and Marjorie Baer, who started it all. Contents at a Glance Getting Started Motion Fundamentals Lesson 1 Getting Around in Motion Lesson 2 Building a Composite Animation Lesson 3 Creating Animation with Behaviors Lesson 4 Animating with Keyframes Motion Graphics Design Lesson 5 Creating Content with Shapes, Generators, and Paint Strokes Lesson 6 Creating Text Effects Lesson 7 Working with Particle Emitters and Replicators Lesson 8 Using Audio Visual Effects Design Lesson 9 Speed Changes and Optical Flow Lesson 10 Keying and Compositing An Introduction to Publishing and Rigging Lesson 11 Publishing Smart Templates for Final Cut Pro X Lesson 12 Rigging and Publishing Widgets An Introduction to 3D Lesson 13 Building a 3D Scene Lesson 14 Animating Cameras and Using Advanced 3D Features Glossary Index Table of Contents Getting Started Motion Fundamentals Lesson 1 Getting Around in Motion Following a New Paradigm Opening Motion Importing a Video Clip Setting a Play Range Transforming and Duplicating a Clip Adding Effects Animating with Behaviors Using Library Content Arranging Layers Using Function Keys Outputting Your Projects Lesson Review Lesson 2 Building a Composite Setting Up the Project Creating a Background Using the Inspector Using Photoshop Files Compositing with Blend Modes and Filters Editing in Motion Applying Masks and Using Clones Importing Motion Projects Lesson Review Animation Lesson 3 Creating Animation with Behaviors