Real-Time Instant Gratification

Motion is fine-tuned to maximise the hardware and architecture of the Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X Panther. The result? Real-time on-screen responsiveness and interactivity that feels like a dedicated system. Move and resize video layers interactively, add filters at full resolution and watch keyframe and behaviour animations come to life instantly. If you’re using Motion’s advanced particle generator, you can adjust the angle, colour and rate in real-time while the effect is playing.

Self-Propelled Animation

New procedural animation technology — called behaviours — creates movement and simulations without keyframes. Simply drag and drop one of over 40 customisable behaviours onto type or graphics. There are four kinds of behaviours: basic, text, simulation and parameter. You can customise and combine them to create unique effects. For frame-by-frame control and precision use Motion’s innovative, powerful keyframe toolset with Bezier and B-spline controls.

Industrial Strength Templates

Motion templates are professionally designed for applications such as broadcast news, entertainment, event video, corporate presentations and DVD motion menus. You can customise them to your needs or cut and paste individual elements to build new ones. Presets for text styles, gradient colors and particles for rain, smoke and fire provide a solid foundation for creating a custom look quickly and easily.

Seamless Integration

Motion works in perfect harmony with Apple’s suite of professional applications — including Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio Pro 3, Shake 3.5, Soundtrack and Logic Pro 6 — to give you an uninterrupted production workflow. For example, you can modify Final Cut Pro HD cuts, layers, blend modes and motion paths in Motion’s timeline. Or if you’re working in Final Cut Pro HD, you can even launch Motion right from its timeline. When you’re ready to create your DVD, you can drag and drop your completed Motion titles, DVD motion menus and animations onto DVD Studio Pro 3. What’s more, DVD Studio Pro 3 automatically encodes your Motion projects to MPEG-2, so you don’t have to.

Motion is a part of Production Suite, Apple's collection of Pro Applications which also  includes Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro.

Motion Features

Real-Time Design

Design using real-time, interactive  filters and effects.

Behaviour Animation

Animate with behaviours, a procedural  alternative to keyframes.

Natural Simulations

Simulate natural phenomena such as wind and gravity.

Particle System

Interactively customise sparkles, smoke  and fire.

Photoshop Integration

import Photoshop layers with blend modes and transparency.

Bezier Keyframe Editor

Animate precisely with Bezier-style  keyframe tools.

Text on a Path

Animate text rapidly and change the path interactively.

Apple-Designed Templates

Customise professional templates to speed your projects along.

After Effects Plug-ins

Use your favourite third party plug-ins for After Effects.

Apply and tweak filters in real-time, including PrimatteRT keying.

90 Accelerated Filters

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Production Suite includes

DVD Pro

Final Cut Pro

Motion