• Apple Motion

  Motion suitability question

  Posted by Sean Av on May 13, 2012 at 3:34 pm

  Hi
  I generally use motion just for lower thirds ,credits and a couple of Logo animations …all pretty basic

  My brother in law ( so yes , comp but no real deadline) has asked for a 3 minute video, composed entirely of graphics and text ( he showed me an example) …… Moving arrows , highlight various city offices throughout he world,silhoettes , moving text etc etc

  Now it struck me as an interesting project and a way to improve my Motion skills ( along with options for my REAL. Clients ) , and i know Motion is capable ……… But is it the most suitable software for such a long graphics video or would i be better looking at something else

  Any insights appreciated

  Stephen Smith replied 14 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Stephen Smith

  May 14, 2012 at 2:09 pm

  I think Motion is a great program and is capable of doing more then most give it credit. Take a look at this TV spot I did a couple years back. I think if helps show off some cool stuff Motion can do: TV Commercial

  PS, Motion is way better at animating arrows then After Effects is. I have not had a chance to look at the new AE but I hope Adobe has addressed this. Best of luck.

  Stephen Smith
  Utah Video Productions

  Check out my Motion Training DVD

  Check out my Vimeo page
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  Sean Av

  May 15, 2012 at 6:27 pm

  Hi Stephen
  Many Thanks for taking the time to reply …. and the video is really good …love it

  Found your Kinetic Typography Motion tutorial today (which is also excellent!!) so yes Motion will do all I want it to do (and probably more than I’ll ever realise) …..after a steep learning curve …which in fairness Im looking forward to

  So thanks for all the help

  Sean
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  Stephen Smith

  May 16, 2012 at 12:38 am

  Happy to help. Best of luck.

  Stephen Smith
  Utah Video Productions

  Check out my Motion Training DVD

  Check out my Vimeo page

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