Apple Motion Lower Third Tutorial - Step by Step

This step-by-step tutorial shows how to create two animated lower thirds in Apple Motion, covering masks, text behaviors, keyframes, safe zones, anchor points, and transparent-background export.

Syllabus

Introduction
Lower Third #1 Tutorial
What are Safe Zones in Apple Motion
Animating Shapes using keyframes
Using the Mask tool to Mask Groups
Adding Main Text
Adding Behaviors to Text Overshoot
How to Mask Text in Apple Motion
Adding Subtext
Copying and Pasting Behaviors in Apple Motion
Animating in Lower Third
Modifying the Anchor Point
Fading out a Group
Exporting with a Transparent Background in Apple Motion
Lower Third #2 Tutorial
Using the Write On behavior in Apple Motion
Adding Glint Filter to shape
Adding Main Text
Transforming Individual Characters using Transform Glyph
Adding Shimmer Behavior to Text
Adding Subtext
Animating Lower Third In
Animating Lower Third Out
Resizing and Repositioning Name Super