Motion User Guide
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Welcome
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Intro to basic compositing
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Intro to transforming layers
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Intro to transforming layers in the canvas
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Transform layer properties in the canvas
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Transform tools
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Change layer position, scale, or rotation
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Move a layer’s anchor point
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Add a drop shadow to a layer
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Distort or shear a layer
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Crop a layer
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Modify shape or mask points
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Transform text glyphs and other object attributes
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Align layers in the canvas
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Transform layers in the HUD
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Transform 2D layers in 3D space
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Intro to behaviors
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Behaviors versus keyframes
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Intro to behavior types
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Intro to Parameter behaviors
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Audio behavior
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Average behavior
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Clamp behavior
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Custom behavior
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Add a Custom behavior
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Exponential behavior
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Link behavior
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Logarithmic behavior
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MIDI behavior
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Add a MIDI behavior
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Negate behavior
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Oscillate behavior
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Create a decaying oscillation
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Overshoot behavior
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Quantize behavior
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Ramp behavior
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Randomize behavior
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Rate behavior
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Reverse behavior
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Stop behavior
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Track behavior
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Wriggle behavior
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Intro to Simulation behaviors
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Align to Motion behavior
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Attracted To behavior
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Attractor behavior
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Drag behavior
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Drift Attracted To behavior
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Drift Attractor behavior
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Edge Collision behavior
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Gravity behavior
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Orbit Around behavior
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Random Motion behavior
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Repel behavior
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Repel From behavior
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Rotational Drag behavior
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Spring behavior
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Vortex behavior
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Wind behavior
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Additional behaviors
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Intro to using generators
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Add a generator
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Intro to image generators
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Caustics generator
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Cellular generator
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Checkerboard generator
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Clouds generator
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Color Solid generator
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Concentric Polka Dots generator
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Concentric Shapes generator
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Gradient generator
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Grid generator
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Japanese Pattern generator
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Lens Flare generator
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Manga Lines generator
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Membrane generator
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Noise generator
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One Color Ray generator
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Op Art 1 generator
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Op Art 2 generator
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Op Art 3 generator
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Overlapping Circles generator
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Radial Bars generator
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Soft Gradient generator
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Spirals generator
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Spiral Drawing generator
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Use Spiral Drawing onscreen controls
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Star generator
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Stripes generator
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Sunburst generator
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Truchet Tiles generator
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Two Color Ray generator
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Save a modified generator
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Intro to filters
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Browse and preview filters
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Apply or remove filters
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Intro to filter types
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Intro to Color filters
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Brightness filter
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Channel Mixer filter
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Color Balance filter
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Example: Color-balance two layers
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Color Curves filter
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Use the Color Curves filter
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Color Reduce filter
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Color Wheels filter
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Use the Color Wheels filter
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Colorize filter
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Contrast filter
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Custom LUT filter
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Use the Custom LUT filter
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Gamma filter
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Gradient Colorize filter
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HDR Tools filter
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Hue/Saturation filter
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Hue/Saturation Curves filter
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Use the Hue/Saturation Curves filter
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Levels filter
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Negative filter
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OpenEXR Tone Map filter
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Sepia filter
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Threshold filter
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Tint filter
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Intro to Distortion filters
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Black Hole filter
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Bulge filter
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Bump Map filter
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Disc Warp filter
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Droplet filter
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Earthquake filter
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Fisheye filter
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Flop filter
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Fun House filter
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Glass Block filter
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Glass Distortion
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Insect Eye filter
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Mirror filter
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Page Curl filter
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Poke filter
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Polar filter
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Refraction filter
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Ring Lens filter
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Ripple filter
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Scrape filter
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Sphere filter
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Starburst filter
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Stripes filter
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Target filter
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Tiny Planet filter
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Twirl filter
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Underwater filter
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Wave filter
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Intro to Stylize filters
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Add Noise filter
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Bad Film filter
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Bad TV filter
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Circle Screen filter
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Circles filter
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Color Emboss filter
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Comic filter
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Crystallize filter
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Edges filter
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Extrude filter
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Fill filter
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Halftone filter
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Hatched Screen filter
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Highpass filter
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Indent filter
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Line Art filter
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Line Screen filter
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MinMax filter
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Noise Dissolve filter
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Pixellate filter
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Posterize filter
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Relief filter
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Slit Scan filter
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Slit Tunnel filter
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Texture Screen filter
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Vignette filter
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Wavy Screen filter
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Publish filter parameters to Final Cut Pro
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Using filters on alpha channels
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Filter performance
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Save custom filters
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Intro to 3D objects
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Add a 3D object
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Move and rotate a 3D object
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Reposition a 3D object’s anchor point
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Exchange a 3D object file
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3D object intersection and layer order
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Using cameras and lights with 3D objects
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Save custom 3D objects
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Guidelines for working with 3D objects
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Working with imported 3D objects
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Intro to 360-degree video
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360-degree projects
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Create 360-degree projects
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Add 360-degree video to a project
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Create a tiny planet effect
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Reorient 360-degree media
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Creating 360-degree templates for Final Cut Pro
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360-degree-aware filters and generators
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Export and share 360-degree projects
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Guidelines for better 360-degree projects
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Intro to tracking
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How does motion tracking work?
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Motion tracking behavior types
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Analyze motion in a clip
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Stabilize a shaky clip
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Unstabilize a clip
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Use a range of frames for analysis
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Load existing tracking data
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Track shapes, masks, and paint strokes
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Track a filter’s position parameter
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Adjust onscreen trackers
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Save tracks to the Library
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Intro to preferences and shortcuts
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Intro to Keyboard shortcuts
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Use function keys
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General keyboard shortcuts
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Audio list keyboard shortcuts
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Tools keyboard shortcuts
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Transform tool keyboard shortcuts
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Select/Transform tool keyboard shortcuts
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Crop tool keyboard shortcuts
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Edit Points tool keyboard shortcuts
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Edit shape tools keyboard shortcuts
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Pan and Zoom tools keyboard shortcuts
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Shape tools keyboard shortcuts
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Bezier tool keyboard shortcuts
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B-Spline tool keyboard shortcuts
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Paint Stroke tool keyboard shortcuts
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Text tool keyboard shortcuts
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Shape mask tools keyboard shortcuts
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Bezier Mask tool keyboard shortcuts
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B-Spline Mask tool keyboard shortcuts
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Transport control keyboard shortcuts
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View option keyboard shortcuts
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HUD keyboard shortcuts
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Inspector keyboard shortcuts
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Keyframe Editor keyboard shortcuts
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Layers keyboard shortcuts
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Library keyboard shortcuts
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Media list keyboard shortcuts
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Timeline keyboard shortcuts
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Keyframing keyboard shortcuts
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Shape and Mask keyboard shortcuts
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3D keyboard shortcuts
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Miscellaneous keyboard shortcuts
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Touch Bar shortcuts
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Move assets to another computer
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Work with GPUs
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Glossary
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Copyright

Spirals generator in Motion
This generator creates a repeating circular spiral pattern.

Adjust this generator using the controls in the Generator Inspector:
Type: A pop-up menu that specifies whether a modern or classic spiral is created. There are two menu items:
Modern (Linear): Creates a modern spiral pattern, with the color swirls evenly spaced as they move toward the center of the spiral.
Classic (Exponential): Creates a classic spiral pattern with color swirls becoming thinner as they move toward the center of the spiral.
Center: Value sliders that set the center point of the generator in the canvas. The left value slider represents X position; the right value slider represents Y position. To access individual X and Y controls, click the disclosure triangle. (You can also use the Adjust Item tool to modify this parameter with onscreen controls. See Modify or animate a generator in Motion.)
Color Type: A pop-up menu that specifies whether the spirals are two-color or a gradient fill.
2 Color: Creates two-color spirals. When 2 Color is selected from the Color Type pop-up menu, the Color 1, Color 2, and Contrast parameters become available.
Gradient: Lets you add colors to the spiral, creating soft transitions between colors. Spiral colors are determined by the Gradient editor. You can create a custom gradient or apply a preset gradient to the spirals. For more information on using gradient editors, see Modify gradient tags in Motion.
Color 1: Color controls (available when Color Type is set to 2 Color) that set the first color of the spiral.
Color 2: Color controls (available when Color Type is set to 2 Color) that set the second color of the spiral.
Gradient: Gradient controls (available when Color Type is set to Gradient) that allow you to pick a gradient from the Library.
Scale: A slider (available when Type is set to Modern) that determines the size of the spiral arms.
Tightness: A slider (available when Type is set to Classic) that determines the curl of the spiral. The lower the Tightness value, the looser the spiral.
Contrast: A slider that controls the transition between the two colors. A value of 1 creates the highest contrast between colors; lower values create less contrast, softening the spiral. The Contrast parameter is not available when Gradient is chosen from the Color Type pop-up menu.
Rotation: A dial that rotates the spiral around its center. (Animate the Rotation parameter to create a hypnotic effect.)
Publish OSC: A checkbox that, when selected, ensures that if this generator is sent to Final Cut Pro as part of a template, the onscreen controls are accessible in Final Cut Pro. For more information about publishing onscreen controls and other parameters, see Intro to Final Cut Pro templates in Motion.