June 2007
Beginner
624 pages
11h 34m
English
Lesson Files | APTS_FCS_FX > Lessons > Lesson_11 |
Media | APTS_FCS_FX > Media > Sports.net |
Time | This lesson takes approximately 75 minutes to complete. |
Goals | Work with video in the Timeline and mini-Timeline Understand shapes and masks Draw a custom Bezier mask shape Animate a layer within a mask Combine masks Use markers to time animation Animate masks with manual and recorded keyframes Create a simple 3D animation |
A mask in Motion is an effect that creates transparency when applied to a layer. Masks are extremely useful in motion graphics, whether you want to simulate the view from a pair of binoculars, isolate a video clip so that it only appears inside some text, or hide part of an image.
When it comes to masks, Motion is flexible—in ...