Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual

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Chapter 11

Final Cut Pro X templates

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4

In the Timeline, position the pointer over the end of the Transition A bar, and when the arrow

becomes a trim pointer, drag the bar to the end of the project.

5

Drag the beginning of the Transition B bar to frame 80.

6

Animate the opacity of Transition A by doing the following:

a

Click the Record button (press A) and select Transition A.

b

Drag the playhead to frame 1 and set Opacity to 100 in the Properties Inspector.

Because the default Opacity value is 100, move the Opacity value slider back and forth, or
enter 100 in the adjacent value slider to be sure a keyframe is created.
Tip: To see keyframes in the Timeline, click the Show/Hide Keyframes button in the upper-
right corner of the Timeline track area.

c

At frame 80, set Opacity to 100.

Again, adjust the Opacity value to be sure a keyframe is created. This prevents any dipping to
black as transition A fades into transition B.

d

At frame 130, set Opacity to 0.

When you play the project, Transition A fades into Transition B.

7

In the Layers list, select the Group.

8

In the toolbar, choose Blur > Prism from the Add Filter pop-up menu.

9

Animate the blur amount of the Prism filter by doing the following:

a

Drag the playhead to frame 1, then open the Filters Inspector and set Amount to 0.

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