- Publish 3D Objects to Final Cut Pro
- Convert & Modify 3D Objects
- Work with 3D Environments
- Animate 3D Objects and Cameras
- Track Objects using Final Cut & Motion
Convert & Modify 3D Models
What if you have a model you want to use but it’s not in the USDZ format required for Motion? We’ll show you how you can convert it using 2 different free applications. You can also use these applications to modify 3D models, including changing colors, removing components, changing opacity, and breaking models into separate pieces for animation in Motion.
Animate Separate 3D Elements
Once you’ve broken your 3D models into individual elements using free 3rd-party apps, we’ll show you how to import and reassemble those elements in Motion so that you can separately animate those elements to add more energy and realism to your scenes.
Fly Through Environments
Where things really get fun and interesting is when placing your 3D models into 2D environments that have been built from photos; or fully immersive 3D sets that you’ve downloaded from a stock site. In both cases, you’ll learn how to animate a camera through them to bring your scenes to life.
Replicate & Emit 3D Objects
And because 3D objects behave like any other object in Motion, Mark will have you replicating rocks and robots…and then creating swarms of fish using a particle emitter.
About the Author: Mark Spencer
Mark Spencer is a bay-area based producer, editor, teacher and writer. Mark is also an Apple-certified instructor for Final Cut Pro and Motion 5 and the author or coauthor of 5 books on Motion, including the Apple Pro Training Series Motion 5, all from Peachpit Press.Full Bio
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Nick A. (verified owner) –
This is an incredibly useful series of tutorials and really well worth the (relatively modest) cost. Having often stumbled upon Ripple Training’s videos on YouTube, I’ve been impressed by the hosts’ clear and mercifully gimmick-free exposition. Mark touches on lots of areas that I’ve tentatively dipped my toe into (Blender, Reality Converter) and has emboldened me to explore these further. Ideally I would have Mark on permanent standby to answer my endless questions as they arise, but in the absence of this I do heartily recommend this course as the next best thing. Also, there are so many fantastically useful tips and shortcuts applicable to Motion in general, mentioned in passing. Hats off to Ripple training, and many thanks.
Liron C. (verified owner) –
Fantastic tutorial, as always. So thorough and all-encompassing. And I loved the summary and key takeaways video in the end. In fact, I’d love to have one for every tutorial. It creates a really great review of what we’ve learned over the course of usually several days and wraps it all up neatly. Thank you for always providing primo material!
Matthew W. (verified owner) –
An excellent introduction to the newly supported USDZ format in Apple Motion. Mark covers the creative potential of adding 3d objects into Apple Motion, which will give plenty of inspiration to Motion users. He also covers how to get around some of the current limitations, including hacks on how to add shadows and adjust parameters of USDZ models using third party application support.
I suspect and hope that this is just the start of Apple bringing much more 3D support and tools into the Motion platform, and this first intro forms the bedrock of future tutorials as functionality and creative possibilities expand. Until then, this tutorial ticks all the boxes in getting you up and running with 3D objects.
Thanks Ripple team, another awesome tutorial, and I’d be lost without all your great work
Matt
Leon M. (verified owner) –
I wanted to reach out to Ripple Training to complement them on their latest tutorial series. I bought “Using 3D Objects In Motion” to try to learn this complicated new part of Motion. Mark provided detailed but understandable segments and answered a ton of questions I had about this new area of my video world. I can honestly say that I didn’t understand every segment but will go back and take each segment again and try to duplicate each project as I go. Thanks to Ripple Training for yet another fabulous teaching tool. I could not have progressed in my editing skills without the resources of Ripple Training.
Gregory S. (verified owner) –
I was recommended to you but a FCP book author and I’m glad he did. I have TONS to learn but this was a great starting point. Thanks for such attention to detail.
John L. (verified owner) –
I felt like I was getting secrets of the ages listening to Mark. This tutorial, Using 3D objects in Motion, had everything I was hoping for. And Mark’s presentation is concise and full of all the instruction needed to not only do the effects but to know how and why as well. Thanks so much for making this available.
Kind Regards,
John L.
Martin T. (verified owner) –
I am just getting into 3D per see, but am really enjoying this course for ideas on using 3D in my work as well as how to use 3D objects more effectively.
Hong-Syuen C. (verified owner) –
Very easy to understand !
Brian L. (verified owner) –
This really was an A-Z guide for learning how to use 3D objects in Motion. As always, Mark does a really good job of explaining things and providing practical examples. This was a very timely training for me and it was easily worth the purchase price.
Craig T. (verified owner) –
Mark is a magician with Motion and proves it again in the “Using 3D Objects in Motion” tutorial. An excellent and informative tutorial!
Thank you
Craig T.
Steve C. (verified owner) –
Ripple Training always produces excellent tutorials. And “Using 3D Objects in Motion” is the latest one and it maintains the high standards that we expect from Mark and Steve!
Clint R. (verified owner) –
Mark is always a great presenter and thorough in his teaching. He is very engaging and always one step ahead….and he includes a lot of great shortcuts to streamline the process. This is an excellent tutorial and I highly recommend it!
Thanks,
Clint R.
Ruth C. (verified owner) –
I really appreciated this super helpful tutorial on using 3D objects in Motion, and bought it almost the moment it became available! Extremely useful tutorial, that made a rather difficult subject so much easier to understand! I so much appreciate these Motion tutorials by Ripple training, because of them, using and working with Motion has become very feasible, and my creative passion in life, that brings a smile from ear to ear when I work with it. I have all of Mark’s motion tutorials, as I find them very easy to understand and follow.
Jeff M. (verified owner) –
I seriously needed this! love to finally mix adobe dimension 3D objects into motion files is a game changer!
Leo V. (verified owner) –
““ Using 3D Objects in Motion” this is one of the better tutorials by Mark Spencer of Ripple Training the lessons are good to follow my compliments (5 Stars).
Kind Regards
Leo V.