Throwing Photos in 3D
In this turorial, Mark Spencer will show you how to build an animated title sequence that simulates photos being thrown onto a surface. You'll employ a Generator, a Camera, multiple Behaviors and and a Light to create this amazing effect. As part of the iTunes feed, you will also receive the finished project file you can use as a template for swapping out the photos in the effect with your own photos.
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Includes Template Project File

This tutorial includes the finished Motion project file so you can see how the effect was created. Additionally, the project file includes drop zones so you can customize it for use as a template in your own productions.
Who is this tutorial for?
This is an intermediate level tutorial on Motion. A basic understanding of Motion's interface and knowledge of 3D cameras and navigation is helpful. For those of you who need to get up to speed, we recommend purchasing our introductory Motion product, "Motion 3 Fast Forward"
before purchasing into this tutorial.
Table of Contents
Subjects Covered in This Tutorial:
- Setting up a 3D Scene
- Adding and Modifying a Grid Generator
- Building the "Floor"
- Setting the Screen Render Quality
- Placing the Photo
- Creating a Photo Border
- Adding a Camera
- Changing the View Layout
- Using Multiple Viewports
- Aninmating the Photos with Behaviors
- Adding a Light
- Creating Shadows
- Duplicating and Adjusting Behaviors
- Animating the Camera
- Adding the Text
- Adding a Text Behavior and Modifying