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Izzy Video 057 – “Analyze Motion” and “Match Move” in Apple’s Motion

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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.

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  • Nathan Alber

    awesome episode. this opens up so many possibilities!

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Israel

    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!

  • http://horriblepain.com Ryan

    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

  • http://www.thebitterestpill.com Dan Klass

    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

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Israel

    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!

  • http://none:- Fernando

    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!

  • Luis

    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.

  • lee

    Hi, Izzy! i am from china ,your episodes are very good,really,thank you for your work!

  • Roger Cambell

    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

  • http://horriblepain.com Ryan

    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.

  • http://www.thebitterestpill.com Dan Klass

    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…

  • http://techgeek.com Jim Garvin

    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.

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Israel

    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.

  • http://www.click4money.lx.ro HawK

    nice. that helped! 10x

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  • http://www.sharons-sorbet.com Louis

    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

  • http://sumell.org jackson

    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.

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Israel

    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

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  • http://www.moviespoofmaddness.com Louis

    Hey! It worked!

    Excellent tutorial…Keep them comming.

    http://moviespoofmaddness.com/wordpress/?m=200708

  • http://mcotner.net awksedgreep

    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

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com Israel

    Now that’s brilliant! Thanks for the practice footage!

  • oliver

    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.