Overview
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Final Cut Pro guru Nick Harauz shows how to create motion graphics using Final Cut Pro X, Motion, and After Effects.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before taking the course
- Using the exercise files
- Making good motion graphic design
- The principles and elements of composition
- The rules of animation
- The basics of color theory
- The power of inspiration
- Working with limitations
- Meeting the deadline: Time management techniques
- Creating an animated lower third: Part 1
- Creating an animated lower third: Part 2
- Importing and animating a Photoshop file
- Building a dynamic background
- Working with Motion or third-party templates
- Timesaving techniques
- Understanding rigging and publishing
- Options for sending clips from FCP X to Motion
- Keeping your projects organized
- Working in real time
- Creating animated text with behaviors
- Saving, locating, and viewing your published content
- Creating and publishing animated 3D text with Motion content: Part 1
- Creating and publishing animated 3D text with Motion content: Part 2
- Importing Illustrator and Photoshop files
- Animating an Photoshop file in Motion
- Adding a 3D camera to the animation
- Creating and publishing a custom transition
- Working and publishing effects to FCP X: Part 1
- Working and publishing effects to FCP X: Part 2
- Timesaving techniques in Motion
- Options for sending clips to After Effects
- Keeping your projects organized
- Working in real time
- Working with and animating After Effects text with presets
- Animating After Effects text manually
- The power of After Effects shapes
- Importing Illustrator and Photoshop files in After Effects
- Animating an Photoshop file in After Effects
- Adding a 3D camera to the logo animation
- Options for animating Illustrator files
- Exporting a logo animation to FCP X
- Replacing or connecting After Effects projects in the FCP X timeline
- Using Automatic Duck AEX import
- Timesaving techniques in After Effects
- Good bye
