Motion

Question 0

Lesson 1:

2) Identify the four main areas that are visible in a new project.

Answer 0

The Canvas, File Browser, Project pane, and Timing pane.

Question 1

Lesson 1:

1) In the Project Browser, what must you do to create and open a new Motion project?

Answer 1

Select the Blank category in the sidebar and the Motion Project in the project stack, and then click Open.

Question 2

Lesson 1:

3) How can you precisely center a clip in the Canvas?

Answer 2

Drag the clip and use the dynamic guides with snapping enabled, or click the Import button in the File Browser.

Question 3

Lesson 1:
4) Other than in the Timing pane, in what part of the Motion interface can you change the play range or adjust a selected layer?

Answer 3

The mini-Timeline

Question 4

Lesson 1:

5) Do you have to stop playback to change the scale of a video clip?

Answer 4

No, you can build an entire Motion project while the project is playing, although it’s sometimes easier to accomplish certain tasks when the playhead is stopped.

Question 5

Lesson 1:

6) How do you change the scale of a layer in the Canvas without changing its proportions?

Answer 5

Shift-drag a transform handle.

Question 6

Lesson 1:

7) Name the three kinds of effects you an add to a layer.

Answer 6

Filters, masks, and behaviors.

Question 7

Lesson 1:

8) How can you change the way pixels of one layer combine with pixels of a layer underneath?

Answer 7

Change the blende mode.

Question 8

Lesson 1:

9) Where is all the content that ships with Motion located?

Answer 8

The Library

Question 9

Lesson 1:
10) In what part of the Motion interface can you interactively view fonts for a text layer without going to the Inspector?

Answer 9

The heads-up display, or HUD

Question 10

Lesson 1:

11) Which keyboard shortcut opens Player mode?

Answer 10

F8

Question 11

Lesson 1:

12) If you choose Export Movie, can you still render in the background as long as you open the Share Monitor?

Answer 11

No, Export Movie renders in the foreground unless you use Send to Compressor.

Question 12

Lesson 2

Answer 12

Building a Composite

Question 13

Lesson 2:

1) How can you ensure the transparent areas of your project will appear black?

Answer 13

Choose Edit > Project Properties and set Background to Solid.

Question 14

Lesson 2:
2) You are using the HUD to change the brightness of a filter, but even at the maximum setting, it’s not bright enough. Where can you enter a higher value?

Answer 14

In the Inspector.

Question 15

Lesson 2:

3) Name two blend modes that will generally result in a lighter image.

Answer 15

Add, Lighten, Screen, Color Dodge, or Linear Dodge.

Question 16

Lesson 2:

4) Identify two ways to modify the impact of a blend mode.

Answer 16

Lower the opacity of the layer, duplicate the layer, or add a colorize filter.

Question 17

Lesson 2:

5) When you want to make a copy of a layer or group, what is an alternative to duplicating?

Answer 17

Use Make Clone Layer, which is similar to duplicating, but uses less memory, and the clone layer inherits certain properties of the original.

Question 18

Lesson 2:

6) Identify the three options for importing a multilayered Photoshop file.

Answer 18

As merged layers, as all layers, or by selecting an individual layer.

Question 19

Lesson 2:
7) A client gives you 50 digital photos to use in a Motion project. You put them in a folder on your desktop, but when you look in that folder using the File Browser in Motion, all you see is a single icon. What’s going on, and what can you do to see all the photos?

Answer 19

The photos are numbered sequentially and appear by default in the File Browser as a collapsed image sequence. Click the “Show image sequences as collapsed” button to see the individual files.

Question 20

Lesson 2:

8) Name three types of edits you can perform in Motion.

Answer 20

Composite, overwrite, insert, sequential

Question 21

Lesson 3.

Answer 21

Creating Animation with Behaviors

Question 22

Lesson 3:

1) Name three of the Basic Motion behaviors.

Answer 22

Grow/Shrink, Fade In/Fade Out, Throw, Spin, Motion Path, and Snap Alignment to Motion are all Basic Motion behaviors.

Question 23

Lesson 3:
2) You applied a Motion Path behavior and added control points to create a curved path. How can you make the layer turn as it moves along the path?

Answer 23

Add the “Snap Alignment to Motion” behavior from the Basic Motion category.

Question 24

Lesson 3:

3) If you copy a behavior from one layer to another, will it always match the duration of the target layer?

Answer 24

No, the copied behavior will match the In point of the target but it’s duration won’t change from the original. So, if the target layer is longer or shorter than the source layer, the Out point of the behavior must be trimmed to match it.

Question 25

Lesson 3:

4) How do you trim the Out point of a behavior to match the layer to which it’s applied?

Answer 25

Select a layer in the Timeline and press Shift-O to move the playhead to the layer’s Out point. Then press O to trim the Out point. Then press O to trim the Out point. Then press O to trim the Out point of the behavior to the playhead. Or drag the right edge of the behavior, holding down the shift key to snap to other layers.

Question 26

Lesson 3:

5) What types of behaviors mimic physical phenomena such as gravity, inertia, and random movement?

Answer 26

Simulation behaviors.

Question 27

Lesson 3:
6) You added a Grow/Shrink behavior to a layer and would like to adjust it using the onscreen controls. What happens if you drag one of the blue edge handles?

Answer 27

Dragging an edge handle will scale the layer up or down non-proportionally over time.

Question 28

Lesson 3:

7) Why would you change a group from a 2D group to a 3D group?

Answer 28

You want to composite the layers in the group based on their position in z-space rather than the stacking order in the Layers list. Also, certain behaviors will work in 3D only if the group containing them is a 3D group Finally, lights do not affect 2D groups.

Question 29

Lesson 3:

8) Describe two ways to apply a Parameter behavior.

Answer 29

Drag a Parameter behavior from the Library to a layer, and then select the target parameter in the HUD or Behaviors Inspector. Alternatively, first choose the target parameter you want to animate and then in the Inspector, click the Animation menu for that parameter and choose Add Parameter Behavior.

Question 30

Lesson 3:

9) What’s one difference between duplicating a layer and cloning a layer?

Answer 30

A duplicated layer is independent of the original; a clone will change when you change certain aspects of the original - for example, changing the animation of the original.