Welcome
- What’s new in Motion 5.6
- What’s new in Motion 5.5
- 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?
- Analyze and record motion in a clip
- Track shapes, masks, and paint strokes
- Track the position of a filter or object
- Adjust onscreen trackers
- Load existing tracking data
- Use a range of frames for analysis
- 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
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Analyze and record movement in a clip in Motion

The Analyze Motion behavior analyzes and stores tracking data from a video clip, which you can then apply to objects in your project using other tracking behaviors. Use Object mode to recognize and track common subjects such as people or faces, pets, and cars. Use Point mode to track a pixel pattern.

Note: Tracking in one pass rarely yields perfect results. Successful tracking often requires trying different tracking modes or analysis methods. For information on tracking methods and tips, see Tracking guidelines in Motion.

Analyze and record the motion of an object in a clip

Set the Analyze Motion behavior to Object mode to track recognizable subjects in a clip such as faces and people, animals, and cars.

In the Layers list in Motion, select the video clip to track, then click Behaviors in the toolbar and choose Motion Tracking > Analyze Motion.
An object tracker is added to the center of the canvas.
Play your background clip several times to determine a good reference pattern or subject, then move the playhead to the frame where you want to start the track analysis.
Do any of the following:
- Track an area of the clip: In the canvas, drag the object tracker to the reference pattern you want to track.
- Track a suggested subject in the clip: While pressing and holding the Option key, drag the object tracker over elements in the canvas. As you drag, bounding boxes appear over elements, suggesting regions of interest that may be trackable.
  Additionally, elliptical shapes appear over faces.
  When you release the mouse button over the element you want to track, the object tracker conforms to the subject.
- Track a face in the clip: In the Behaviors Inspector, click the Detect pop-up menu, then choose Faces. Onscreen controls appear around any faces detected in the frame. When you click the onscreen control for the face you want to track, the object tracker conforms to the subject.
  Note: A suggested region of interest doesn’t indicate that it can be successfully tracked; it’s recognized using machine learning algorithms that identify common objects.
If necessary, change the shape or size of the object tracker.
In the Behaviors Inspector, click the Analysis Method pop-up menu, then choose one of the following options:
- Automatic: Automatically chooses the most suitable analysis method. Because the best method is highly dependent on the properties of a clip and each use case, you may need to experiment with different analysis methods to achieve the best result.
- Combined: Uses a combination of the Machine Learning and Point Cloud analysis methods (described below) to track position, scale, and rotation.
- Machine Learning: Uses a machine learning model trained on a dataset to identify people, animals, and many other common objects, allowing the tracker to follow the subject in a specified region of video. Choose this option when absolute tracking precision isn’t required, such as when attaching titles or graphics to objects or people. This method can overcome moderate occlusion—when an object (such as a tree or car) briefly obscures the subject being tracked.
- Point Cloud: Tracks a specific reference pattern and identifies how the pattern transforms from one frame to the next. Choose this option when you need more precise tracking of specific pixels. This method tracks position, scale, and rotation, and excels at tracking regions that are rigid and somewhat flat (from the camera’s point of view).
  Note: You can use different tracking analysis methods over different ranges of frames (in the same clip).
In the Behaviors Inspector, do any of the following:
- Analyze the entire clip: Click Analyze. The clip is analyzed forward from the playhead position to the end of the clip (or to the frame where the reference pattern can no longer be tracked), and then backward from the playhead position to the start of the clip.
- Analyze the portion of the clip before the playhead position: Click the left arrows next to the Analyze button.
- Analyze the portion of the clip after the playhead position: Click the right arrows next to the Analyze button.
The tracking analysis progress window displays the analysis method used for the track.
Tip: If you’re using the Machine Learning analysis method and observe jitter during the analysis (the onscreen object tracker bouncing or jumping from one size to another), try switching to the Point Cloud analysis method. Its tracker is much less susceptible to quick changes.
To stop the tracking analysis, click the Stop button in the progress window or press Esc.
Tracking keyframes appear in the Keyframe Editor. If the Keyframe Editor is not visible, click the Show/Hide Keyframe Editor button in the lower-left corner of the Motion window.
In addition to the tracking keyframes, a confidence curve is displayed in the Keyframe Editor. This curve provides a visual indication of the tracker’s accuracy relative to its parameter settings in the Inspector. The confidence curve is for reference only and is not used for editing purposes.

The analyzed track (contained in the Analyze Motion behavior) can now be used to match move an object using other tracking behaviors. See Match move an object in Motion or Load existing tracking data in Motion.

Analyze and record the motion of points or patterns in a clip

Set the Analyze Motion behavior to Point mode to track specific points or a pattern in a clip.

In the Layers list in Motion, select the video clip to track, then click Behaviors in the toolbar and choose Motion Tracking > Analyze Motion.
By default, an object tracker is added to the center of the canvas.
In the Behaviors Inspector, click the Mode pop-up menu, then choose Point.
The onscreen tracker changes to a point tracker.
Play your background clip several times to determine a good reference point, then move the playhead to the frame where you want to start the track analysis.
In the canvas, drag the point tracker to the reference point you want to use.
Note: For more information about adjusting the onscreen point tracker, see Adjust onscreen trackers in Motion.
Optional: To add more point trackers, click the Add button in the Behaviors Inspector, then drag them to reference points in the canvas.
To remove a point tracker, click Remove in the track row in the Behaviors Inspector.
In the Behaviors Inspector (or HUD), do one of the following:
- Analyze the clip forward from the position of the playhead: Click Analyze.
- Analyze the portion of the clip before the playhead position: Click the left arrows next to the Analyze button.
- Analyze the portion of the clip after the playhead position: Click the right arrows next to the Analyze button.
When the tracking analysis begins, a progress window opens and displays the analysis method used for the track. Additionally, points appear on a motion path in the canvas. The point at the current playhead position is emphasized.
To stop a track analysis, click the Stop button in the progress window or press Esc.
Tip: If the tracker loses its reference pattern, don’t click the Stop button; allow the analysis to continue for a few seconds. When the tracker fails, the playhead jumps to the frame where the reference pattern was lost.
The points in the canvas correspond to the tracking keyframes that appear in the Keyframe Editor. If the Keyframe Editor is not visible, click the Show/Hide Keyframe Editor button in the lower-left corner of the Motion window.
A confidence curve is also displayed in the Keyframe Editor. This curve provides a visual indication of the tracker’s accuracy relative to its parameter settings in the Inspector. The confidence curve is for reference only and is not used for editing purposes.

The recorded tracking data (contained in the Analyze Motion behavior) can now be used to match move objects using other tracking behaviors. See Match move an object in Motion or Load existing tracking data in Motion.

For a full description of the Analyze Motion parameters, see Analyze Motion controls in Motion.

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Analyze and record movement in a clip in Motion

Analyze and record the motion of an object in a clip

Analyze and record the motion of points or patterns in a clip