Mastering Replicators in Motion - iTunes/iPad Edition

Replicators are Motion's secret weapon. With them, you can instantly create patterns of repeating graphic elements such as text, logos, photos, vector artwork and even video that would typically require tedious duplication and repositioning of elements in the Canvas. When used in conjunction with Motion's powerful Sequence Replicator Behavior, you can "choreograph" the parameters of your replicated elements (scale, position, rotation and opacity) to create dramatic arrays of cascading imagery.

Mastering Replicators in Motion is presented in 19 individual lessons with a running time of 2 hours. The tutorial also includes project and media files for following along in Motion 5. Each lesson focuses on building fundamental skills for generating, modifying and animating Replicators to create amazing visual effects and motion graphics. As you work through the lessons, you'll create and animate lower thirds, transitions, star fields, arrows, 3D text, a photo flip book, a deck of cards and a video filmstrip - all using Motion's amazing and versatile Replicator. This tutorial promises to be both educational and loads of fun. So let's get started! To view the Table of Contents click here

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The iPad is revolutionizing the way people access and interact with media. Video training is therefore a natural fit for people who want their training on the go or on a separate device from their main system. Because of the limited storage capacities of the iPad, we have labored to keep the movie sizes as small as possible while maintaining our high standards of image and sound quality. And perhaps best of all, you don't need to be connected to the internet to watch our tutorials on your iPad.

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Text Transciption eBook - NEW!

Movies are great for learning, but sometimes you just need a quick reference of the tutorial in text form. We're now including the complete text transciption of the movie's audio in a separate and searchable PDF document. You can open the eBook in any PDF reader app on your Mac, PC or Apple iDevice.

Who is this Tutorial for?

Mastering Motion's Replicator was designed for users who are already fluent in either Motion 4 or 5. As an intermediate level tutorial, it assumes you are comfortable with Motion's user interface and the basic process of compositing and animating in Motion.  If you are a motion graphics designer, animator, visual effects artist or editor who is interested in creating custom visual effects using particles, this tutorial is for you.  Users who are new to Motion 5 should purchase Motion 5 Fast Forward before working through this tutorial.

Table of Contents

Anatomy of a Replicator

Working with Gradients

Controlling the Cell and Adding Randomness

Transforming and Modifying the Replicator

Animating the Replicator

Finishing and Publishing the Lower Third

Using Replicator Presets

Building Custom Transitions

Breaking Apart Images with Replicators

Creating an Animated Star Field

Creating Animated Arrows

Text and Replicators

Replicators and 3D Text

Replicating Image Sequences

Creating a Photo Flip Book

Creating a Deck of Cards

Animating a Deck of Cards

Building a Video Wall

Building an Animated Filmstrip

Minimum System Requirements for Viewing Tutorials (Mac)

Minimum System Requirements for Viewing Tutorials (Win)