Motion graphic design and digital compositing software packages

Motion design and digital compositing software packages

Since motion design is created using images and video sequences, a complementary tool is a 3d software package. Cinema 4D is widely used for its intuitive interface, layered export to Adobe After Effects, and the additional MoGraph module, but there are other software packages as well. Such packages can generate images or video sequences with an alpha channel, which stores all the transparency information.

 

Motion design applications include:

• Adobe After Effects
• Eyeon Fusion
• Nuke
• Autodesk Combustion
• Apple Motion/Shake
• Max/MSP
• Apple Quartz Composer
• Various VJ Programs
• Smith Micro Software Anime Studio
• Adobe Flash

3D programs used in motion graphics include:

• Maxon Cinema 4D
• Softimage XSI
• Autodesk 3d studio max
• Autodesk Maya
• NewTek Lightwave
• e-on Vue Infinite
• The Blender Foundation Blender software
• EI Technology Group Electric Image Animation System

Motion graphics plug-ins include:

• Magic Bullet
• Red Giant Software
• The Foundry Visionmongers
• Yanobox