Final Cut Pro, Avid, and After Effects Training: Motion Archives

Final Cut Pro X Custom Gradient

Friday May 31, 2013 | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

This lesson focuses on how to edit an effect within Final Cut Pro X using Apple Motion 5.0. A perfect example, is to edit the Gradient effect so you are able to pick your own gradient colors.

Apple Motion 5.0 is a must have if you are a Final Cut Pro X user.

This online training is the culmination of over 1000 hours of work, along with 10 years of Final Cut Pro training experience. Some of these lessons you may have seen on YouTube, and some of those have been included as ‘bonus’ free lessons for the general public.

This lesson includes a promo code for 50% off!

Or visit the website at: https://www.udemy.com/final-cut-pro-x-training/

The Final Cut Pro X training course includes the following benefits:

No Watermark and Advertising with HD Video Lessons
Downloadable Practice Media
Special Permission to use real movie footage from the short film Legacy.
Support Question / Answer Forum
Quizzes for Editing Sections
Ongoing Phone Support
Video Lessons are geared towards helping you become a Final Cut Pro X Certified Pro.
Lifetime Membership - No Monthly auto-bill
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
FREE Video Lessons - no payment required

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Animated Titles in Final Cut Pro X

Wednesday May 22, 2013 | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

This lesson focuses on creating an animated title within Final Cut Pro X..

This online training is the culmination of over 1000 hours of work, along with 10 years of Final Cut Pro training experience. Some of these lessons you may have seen on YouTube, and some of those have been included as ‘bonus’ free lessons for the general public.

This lesson includes a promo code for 50% off!

Or visit the website at: https://www.udemy.com/final-cut-pro-x-training/

The Final Cut Pro X training course includes the following benefits:

No Watermark and Advertising with HD Video Lessons
Downloadable Practice Media
Special Permission to use real movie footage from the short film Legacy.
Support Question / Answer Forum
Quizzes for Editing Sections
Ongoing Phone Support
Video Lessons are geared towards helping you become a Final Cut Pro X Certified Pro.
Lifetime Membership - No Monthly auto-bill
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
FREE Video Lessons - no payment required

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Using Motion 5's Transition project type to create FCPX transitions

Wednesday Oct 12, 2011 | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

Over the past several weeks, we've been doing tutorials introducing some of the more exciting new features in Motion 5. We've introduced rigs and generators, and in this article we'll create a custom transition.

In Final Cut Pro X, every last built-in transition is a Motion project. Want to learn transition-building by example? Just right-click (or Control+click) on any of the transitions in the Transition Browser, then click Open a copy in Motion.

Motion's Transition project type, like its Effect type, uses placeholders to represent the clips that will be affected in the FCPX timeline. The clip at the beginning of the transition is always labelled "A," and the clip at the end of the transition is "B." You can use any of the tools available in Motion to manipulate the two placeholder clips over time, but the transition should start with the A clip fully visible and end with the B clip fully visible. Bear in mind that Final Cut Pro will speed up or slow down your transition animation to match the duration that you set in the FCP Timeline.

In this tutorial, we will use a stock particle system to create a simple "explosion" transition for use in Final Cut Pro. There are no project files for this tutorial—everything you need is installed with Motion's Supplemental Content. Step-by-step after the jump...

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Adjusting Title Templates with Markers in Motion 5

Tuesday Oct 11, 2011 | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

If you're a Final Cut Pro X user, you may have noticed that all the titles, transitions, and filters are actually Motion 5 projects. When creating title templates, it's important to use Markers in Motion 5 so you can trim your titles in Final Cut Pro X without affecting 'build-in', and 'build-out' effects.

Without this tip, you'll may find it challenging in trying to adjust title templates within the timeline.

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Sequencing Text Behavior in Motion 5

Friday Oct 7, 2011 | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

It's easy to create dynamic custom title templates using Motion 5. If you also own Final Cut Pro X, these templates will automatically show up in your title browser window.

Check out this short tutorial on how to use the sequence text behavior in Motion.