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Table of Contents

Welcome
- What’s new in 5.4.6
- What’s new in 5.4.4
- What is Motion?
- Motion workflow
- Motion interface
- Basic components of Motion
- Using input devices
- Intro to creating projects
- Create a new project
- Open an existing project
- Search for projects from the Finder
- Bypass the Project Browser
- Create and modify project presets
- Save, autosave, and revert projects
- Intro to adding and managing content
- Intro to project playback
- Define the play range
- Project playback performance
- Intro to basic compositing
- - Modify layer opacity
- Intro to 3D compositing
- - Intro to 3D coordinates
  - Relative coordinates
- Transform layers in 3D space
- - Create 3D intersection
  - 2D and 3D group properties
- Intro to the Timeline
- Display or resize the Timing pane
- Navigate in the Timeline
- Show and modify keyframes in the Timeline
- - Intro to the Timeline ruler
  - Edit a range of frames in the Timeline
- Edit in the mini-Timeline
- Intro to behaviors
- Behaviors versus keyframes
- - Browse for behaviors
- - Intro to adjusting behaviors
  - Adjust behaviors
- Intro to keyframing
- Add keyframes
- - Add an animation path in the canvas
  - Modify animation paths
- Animate from the HUD
- - Apply keyframes to behaviors
  - Combining keyframes and behaviors
- Use the mini-curve editor
- Animate on the fly
- Simplify a keyframe curve
- Intro to Final Cut Pro templates
- - Template workflow
  - Placeholders vs. drop zones
- - Create a generator template
  - Modify a Final Cut Pro generator
- - Convert a Motion project to Final Cut Pro
  - Convert a template to another type
- Use placeholder images in templates
- Set template resolution
- Add multiple aspect ratios to templates
- Override the Final Cut Pro color space
- Where are templates saved?
- Using masks in templates
- Guidelines for better templates
- Intro to rigging
- How does rigging work?
- Build a simple rig
- Work with widgets
- Control rigs from Animation menus
- Publish rigs to Final Cut Pro
- Intro to Particles
- - Add a particle system
  - Anatomy of a particle emitter
- Create 3D particles
- Particle system timing
- Using graphics in particle systems
- Using filters and masks with particles
- Save custom particle effects
- Intro to replicators
- Replicators vs. particle systems
- - Add a replicator
  - Anatomy of a replicator
- Work with 3D replicators
- Replicator timing
- Using filters and masks with replicators
- Save custom replicators
- Intro to basic text
- Select and modify text in the canvas
- Preview and apply fonts
- Use preset text styles
- - Intro to editing text
  - Display the Text Inspector or HUD
- Convert standard text to 3D text
- Check spelling
- Find and replace text
- Using filters with text
- Intro to 3D text
- 3D text workflow
- - Add 3D text
  - Convert 2D text to 3D text
- Apply a preset 3D text style
- Move and rotate 3D text
- Add a glow or drop shadow to 3D text
- 3D text intersection
- Intro to animated text
- Apply a text behavior
- - Use the Scroll Text behavior
  - Scroll Text controls
- - Use the Text Tracking behavior
  - Text Tracking controls
- - Use the Type On behavior
  - Type On controls
- Animate individual text glyphs
- Animating 2D text in 3D space
- When to use keyframes to animate text
- Adding nontext behaviors to text
- Save a modified text behavior
- Intro to shapes, masks, and paint strokes
- - Intro to complex shapes and masks
  - Draw complex shapes and masks
- Edit fill, outline, and feathering
- Keyframe shape control points
- Convert between shapes and masks
- Using filters and masks with shapes
- Copy shape styles
- Save custom shapes and shape styles
- Intro to using generators
- Add a generator
- - Modify or animate a generator
  - Controls common to all generators
- Save a modified generator
- Intro to filters
- Browse and preview filters
- Apply or remove filters
- - Animate filter parameters with keyframes
  - Animate filters using behaviors
- Publish filter parameters to Final Cut Pro
- Using filters on alpha channels
- Filter performance
- Save custom filters
- Intro to color keying
- - Intro to the Luma Keyer filter
  - Luma Keyer filter controls
- Intro to 3D objects
- Add a 3D object
- Move and rotate a 3D object
- Reposition a 3D object’s anchor point
- Exchange a 3D object file
- 3D object intersection and layer order
- - Intro to 3D object timing
  - Modify 3D object timing in Motion
- Using cameras and lights with 3D objects
- Save custom 3D objects
- Guidelines for working with 3D objects
- Working with imported 3D objects
- Intro to 360-degree video
- 360-degree projects
- Create 360-degree projects
- Add 360-degree video to a project
- - View 360-degree projects
  - View 360-degree video in a VR headset
- - Intro to graphics in 360-degree projects
  - Use graphics in 360-degree projects
- Create a tiny planet effect
- Reorient 360-degree media
- Creating 360-degree templates for Final Cut Pro
- 360-degree-aware filters and generators
- Export and share 360-degree projects
- Guidelines for better 360-degree projects
- Intro to tracking
- How does motion tracking work?
- Motion tracking behavior types
- Analyze motion in a clip
- Stabilize a shaky clip
- Unstabilize a clip
- Use a range of frames for analysis
- Load existing tracking data
- Track shapes, masks, and paint strokes
- Track a filter’s position parameter
- Adjust onscreen trackers
- Save tracks to the Library
- Intro to audio
- View audio files
- Add audio files
- Play audio files
- Intro to exporting projects
- Export a QuickTime movie
- Export audio only
- Export a still image
- Export an image sequence
- Export to Apple devices
- Export to email
- Export using Compressor
- Create share destinations
- Render settings
- View the status of shared items
- Share notifications
- Intro to preferences and shortcuts
- Touch Bar shortcuts
- Move assets to another computer
- Work with GPUs
Glossary
Copyright

3D text Substance controls in Motion

Use the Substance controls in the Appearance pane of the Text Inspector to modify the basic surface texture of 3D text. Depending on the option you choose in the Substance pop-up menu (at the top of the Substance section of the Appearance pane), different parameter controls become available.

Substance: A pop-up menu to set a substance type: Concrete, Fabric, Metal, Plastic, Stone, Wood, Flat, or Generic.

When Substance is set to Concrete

3D text in the canvas with Colored Concrete substance applied

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a style of concrete (Aged, Colored, Smooth, and so on).
Depth: A slider to adjust the depth of surface irregularities in the concrete substance.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the concrete pattern is applied to the text object. For details, see 3D text Placement controls in Motion.

When Substance is set to Fabric

3D text in the canvas with Tweed fabric substance applied

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a style of fabric (Denim, Tweed, Wool, and so on).
Roughness: A slider to adjust how raised and uneven the fabric pattern appears.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the fabric pattern is applied to the text object. For details, see 3D text Placement controls in Motion.

When Substance is set to Metal

3D text in the canvas with Aluminum metal substance applied

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a style of metal (brass, aluminum, steel, and so on). There’s also a Custom option to modify the gradient for the metal’s reflection. See Example: Customize a metal gradient in Motion.
Shininess: A slider to adjust how reflective the surface appears.
Thickness: A slider to adjust the apparent thickness of the metal surface when it’s applied on top of another substance layer. Control this parameter more precisely by clicking the disclosure triangle, then adjusting individual Base and Highlight sliders.

When Substance is set to Plastic

3D text in the canvas with Matte plastic substance applied

Type: A pop-up menu to choose any of three plastic styles: Shiny, Matte, or Textured.
Color Type: A pop-up menu to choose whether you want the plastic surface to be a solid color or a gradient. For information on using gradients, see Intro to using the gradient editor in Motion.
Color: A color control (available when Color Type is set to Color) to set the color of the plastic.
Gradient Controls: A gradient control (available when Color Type is set to Gradient) to set a preset gradient or create a custom gradient, and to determine how the gradient is applied to the text object.
Texture Depth: A slider (available when Type is set to Textured) to adjust how visible the texture appears on the object.
Placement: A group of controls (available when Color Type is set to Textured) to determine how the texture is applied to the text object. For details, see 3D text Placement controls in Motion.

When Substance is set to Stone

3D text in the canvas with Dark Granite stone substance applied

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a style of stone (Limestone, Dark Granite, Slate, and so on).
Depth: A slider to adjust the depth of surface irregularities in the stone substance.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the stone pattern is applied to the text object. For details, see 3D text Placement controls in Motion.

When Substance is set to Wood

3D text in the canvas with Walnut wood substance applied

Type: A pop-up menu to choose a style of wood (Ash, Walnut, Bamboo, and so on).
Grain Depth: A slider to adjust the depth of grain in the wood substance.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the wood pattern is applied to the text object. For details, see 3D text Placement controls in Motion.

When Substance is set to Flat

3D text in the canvas with Gradient flat substance applied

Use the Flat substance type to create an object that has depth, but which is unaffected by light or shadows. Flat creates a “2.5-dimensional” look popular in graffiti and pop-art styles.

Canvas showing example of “Flat” substance layer

Surface: A pop-up menu to choose whether the surface should display a color, a gradient, or an image. For information on using gradients, see Intro to using the gradient editor in Motion.
Color: A color control (available when Surface is set to Color) to set the color of the text.
Gradient: A gradient control (available when Surface is set to Gradient) to set a preset gradient or create a custom gradient.
Image: An image well (available when Surface is set to Image). Drag an image layer from the Layers list, Media list, Library, or Import dialog into the image well to use as the surface material of the 3D text object.
Wrap Mode: A pop-up menu (available when Surface is set to Image) that determines how the selected image is applied to the 3D text object if the image is smaller or larger than the text object. Choose any of the following options:
- None: The image is applied once to the text, and areas of the text object that exceed the scope of the image are not covered.
- Repeat: The image is applied and reapplied to the text object as often as necessary, creating a pattern to fill in the area beyond the scope of the original image.
- Mirror: The image is applied to the text object, then applied again in an inverted, reversed orientation to cover the area beyond the scope of the original image.
Placement: A group of controls (available when you click the disclosure triangle) to set how the image pattern is applied to the text object. For details, see 3D text Placement controls in Motion.
Intensity: A slider to adjust the vibrancy of the chosen Surface option (Color, Gradient, Image).
Opacity: A slider to adjust the transparency of the chosen Surface option (Color, Gradient, Image). Drag to the left to make the surface appear more transparent; drag to the right to make the surface appear more opaque.
Enable Edge: A group of controls (available when you click Show on the right side of the heading row) that creates a dynamic effect for how edges are rendered depending on the relative position of the camera. As the text changes position (relative to the camera) the shading changes.
You can enable or disable these controls by selecting or deselecting the activation checkbox to the left of the Enable Edge row.
- Edge Amount: A slider to adjust how visible the edges of the selected substance layer appear.
- Invert: A checkbox that, when selected, inverts the visible area of the edges for the selected substance layer.
- Blend Mode: A pop-up menu to control how flat substance layers interact with layers beneath them. Choose any of the following methods:
  - Normal: The visible areas of the topmost substance layer obscures the edges of the layers beneath it.
  - Multiply: The visible areas of the substance layers are multiplied together so the darker areas of each layer appear on the edges of the text object.
  - Add: The visible areas of the layers are added together so the lighter areas of each layer appear on the edges of the text object.

When Substance is set to Generic

3D text in the canvas with custom Image substance applied

The generic substance type (often called “diffuse” in other 3D applications) is used in several of the preset materials available in the Library. When Substance is set to Generic, a neutral surface is generated, onto which a solid color, gradient, or image can be applied. This substance type is usually used in conjunction with the Custom Specular or Custom Bump finish layers to create unique looks.

Surface: A pop-up menu to choose whether the surface should display a color, a gradient, or an image.
Color: A color control (available when Surface is set to Color) to set the color of the paint.
Gradient: A gradient control (available when Surface is set to Gradient) to set a preset gradient or create a custom gradient. For information on using gradients, see Intro to using the gradient editor in Motion.
Image: An image well (available when Surface is set to Image). Drag an image layer from the Layers list, Media list, or Library into the image well to use as the surface material of the 3D text object. See Apply a custom material to 3D text in Motion.
Placement: A group of controls (available when Surface is set to Image) to determine how the image is applied to the text object. For details, see 3D text Placement controls in Motion.
Wrap Mode: A pop-up menu (available when Surface is set to Image) to choose how the selected image is applied to the 3D text object if the image is smaller or larger than the 3D text object. Choose any of the following options:
- None: The image is applied once, and areas of the text object that exceed the scope of the image are not covered.
- Repeat: The image is applied and reapplied as often as necessary, creating a pattern to fill the area beyond the scope of the original image.
- Mirror: The image is applied to the text object, then applied again in an inverted, reversed orientation to cover the area beyond the scope of the original image.
Brightness: A slider to adjust how much light is reflected by the surface of the text object. Control this effect with more precision by clicking the disclosure triangle and separately adjusting the following subcontrols:
- Lights: A slider to adjust the amount of light reflected in the object’s surface, based on the light type chosen in the Lighting Style pop-up menu (in the Lighting group of controls).
- Environment: A slider to adjust the amount of light reflected in the object’s surface, based on the environment type chosen in the Environment Type pop-up menu (in the Lighting group of controls).
Opacity: A slider to adjust the visibility of the substance layer. Drag to the left to make the substance more transparent, or drag to the right to make it more opaque.

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