Izzy Video 57 - “Analyze Motion” and “Match Move” in Apple’s Motion
You can create some interesting special effects in your videos using the behaviors “Analyze Motion” and “Match Move” in Apple’s Motion. Motion’s capabilities appear endless, and can be quite intimidating, but I keep things very simple in this video podcast.
This installment of Izzy Video shows you how to use Motion to create a “magic wand” out of a stick.
Here is the link to the video.
Once you’re done watching this video, you can also watch other free sample episodes.
July 7th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
awesome episode. this opens up so many possibilities!
July 7th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Thanks for the compliment!
I agree with you when you say there are numerous ways to use this technique. I’m looking forward to doing some experimentation.
Also, my kids can’t get enough of these special effects!
July 8th, 2007 at 10:29 am
For anyone using After Effects, what you want is under Window -> Tracker Controls
Here’s a tutorial that uses that:
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/kramer_andrew/sky_replacement/index.html
July 8th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Awesome. Of course, now I’m going to have to load Motion.
Keep the Motion tutorials coming, Izzy! Great stuff.
Now Hudson’s REALLY going to want to be Harry Potter…
- dK
July 8th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Ryan - Thanks for the link for After Effects users. Good thinking!
Dan - I’m definitely going to keep Motion tutorials coming. It’s a powerful application, and there just isn’t a lot of information about it online, espcially when compared to other more established apps like Final Cut Pro and so on. By the way, once Blake saw the final result of the “magic wand” shot, he started brainstorming ALL KINDS of other things to do with Motion.
It would’ve been nice to have these kinds of toys back when we were kids!
July 8th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Hi, Izzy!
I would just like to inform you that your website has appeared in Brazil, through Yahoo Brazil.
http://br.tecnologia.yahoo.com/article/070708/48/1lszg.html
Then, although I do not work with videos, I watched lesson 57 and appreciated it very much.
Congratulations for your wotk!
July 8th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Israel, this is an awesome episode, I wish I had motion, but that is not stopping me from watching your future episodes on motion!! Thanks a lot. And all your previous episodes are the best too.
July 9th, 2007 at 2:09 am
Hi, Izzy! i am from china ,your episodes are very good,really,thank you for your work!
July 12th, 2007 at 5:24 am
Hi, Izzy this is roger from arizona I have been viewing many of your numerous videos and i must say i am quite impressed. I was informed of your videos from a forum that spoke very highly of you ,so i decided to look at some of your videos, and from the very first one i watched i have been a fan of your tutorial talent. I have used many of your tutorials to my advantage . I must say your videos have inspired me to start producing and use many of your tips and tricks. Right now i am working on a little project very under raps, would you be interested in helping me with a british comedy starring the ferrel brothers? please email me back thank you and i look forward to your reply.
Roger
July 12th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I’ve seen some responses on your other videos where people say, “Why only Motion? Can’t you show how in something else?” So I figured I’d head that off at the pass. If I made a series like this, I’d end up using AE and ignore Motion because that’s what I usually use.
July 12th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
What version of Motion are you using? I cracked open my Motion 2.1, but don’t see all the same buttons as in the video. I need to go through the tutorials that came with it and get a feel for things…
July 13th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Your information is great. Could you please mention the product version in your tutorials? I Have Motion 2 and don’t have “analyze motion” Thanks.
July 14th, 2007 at 6:55 am
Dan and Jim, Unfortunately you need Motion 3 for these new features. I purchased Final Cut Studio 2 as soon as it was released because it had so many new features that I wanted to explore.
Motion’s 3D capabilities are a big part of that. Some of the stuff I’ve seen is mind-blowing from such a simple product.
July 23rd, 2007 at 6:05 am
nice. that helped! 10x
July 25th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
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July 30th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Love the new layout of your website..Not creazy about wika.
Love ep 57! Can’t wait to try it when I get home.
Thanks after effects suggestion too!
You still haven’t shown the folks how to do Chroma Key in Final Cut Pro
July 31st, 2007 at 5:57 pm
this is tremendous. you are so patient. i had no idea tutorials like this exist.
is it possible to ask a question andbe directed to tutorials you think are applicable… or do you take requests?
thank you.
its so nice to find this.
July 31st, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Jackson,
Of course you can make requests! In fact, I get a lot of my ideas for future Izzy Video tutorials from viewer requests.
I recommend you head to izzyvideo.wikia.com and add your request to the growing list you’ll find there.
Thanks,
Israel
August 1st, 2007 at 9:30 am
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August 1st, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Hey! It worked!
Excellent tutorial…Keep them comming.
http://moviespoofmaddness.com/wordpress/?m=200708
August 15th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
If you want to try this at home and don’t want to shoot the source video I’ve put together a small Lightwave rendering of a magic floating wand that you can practice your skillz with.
WaveWand02
Hope this helps!
‘njoy,
Mark
August 16th, 2007 at 1:36 am
Now that’s brilliant! Thanks for the practice footage!
November 20th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
i use a p4 1gig dell and a hughes net dish. i saw your magic wand video in youtube. i liked the video so much i bought a computer to tv video converter. i had a fantastic expirience with david copperfield web site and i wrote him i would definetly buy a macintosh. i was away for work for a few months and i looked for this video in youtube for a long time.
today i desided to do a google search. finally to reduce the sites i found it under magic wand tutorial editing macintosh 2 kids . i realy love to have the youtube link
please. thank you. oliver.