Creating Customized Motion Templates
| A Creative COW Apple Motion Video Tutorial |
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If you thought the pre-built templates that came with Motion were cool, how about building your own? This video tutorial by CreativeCow.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you what you need to know to create your own custom Motion templates.
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