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Motion (software)

Motion is a software application produced by Apple Inc. for their macOS operating system. It is used to create and edit motion graphics, titling for video production and film production, and 2D and 3D compositing for visual effects.

32-bit Rendering

Replicators

New filters

MIDI behavior

After Effects integration

The original product, codenamed "Molokini," was previewed at a NAB event on April 19, 2004.


Version 1.0 was made available on August 11, 2004.[2]


At a pre-NAB event in April 2005, Apple released Motion 2 along with new revisions of the other Pro applications, optimised for the Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X 10.4. Features introduced in Motion 2:[3]


In January 2006 Apple stopped selling Motion as a stand-alone product. Introduced at NAB in Las Vegas on April 15, 2007, Motion 3 was included as part of the Final Cut Studio 2 suite. Features introduced in Motion 3:[4]


Motion 4 was introduced on July 23, 2009.[5] New features included:[6]


Motion 5 was introduced on June 21, 2011.[7] Motion 5 was once again sold as a stand-alone product. It is available through the Mac App Store at a reduced price of $49.99. New features:


Motion 5.2 was released on April 13, 2015. New features: [8]


Motion 5.3 was released on October 27, 2016.[9]


Motion 5.4 was released on December 14, 2017, with new features:[10]


Motion 5.4.1 was released on April 9, 2018.[11] New feature:


Motion 5.4.2 was released on November 15, 2018. New features:[12]


Motion 5.4.3 was released on March 21, 2019. New feature:[13]


Motion 5.4.4 was released on October 7, 2019.[14]


Motion 5.4.6 was released on August 25, 2020.[15] 3D object support


Motion 5.5.1 was released on March 4, 2021.[16]


See also a release history in context with the rest of Final Cut Studio.

Anchor point - each object has an 'anchor point' that acts as the centre of rotation or enlargement.

Shear mapping

Drop shadow

Four Corner, which changes the perspective of objects.

Crop

adjustment

Bézier curve

ellipse, Bézier curve and B-spline creation tools.

Rectangle

The text tool.

Rectangle, ellipse, Bézier and B-spline masking tools (which define the part of an object that is visible).

The Foundry

Nuke

Autodesk

Autodesk Flame

Adobe After Effects

VSDC Free Video Editor

Blackmagic Design

Fusion

Boris FX

Boris RED

Natron

Wiggins, P. (August 2004). Motion 1. First review of Motion".

[1]

Lindsay, A. (November 2004). Motion. DV, 12, 54 – 58.

[2]

Official website