Motion Graphic Design - Motion Design & Digital Compositing Software Packages

Motion Design & Digital Compositing Software Packages

Since motion design is created using images and video sequences, a necessary tool is a software package. 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
  • Autodesk Combustion
  • CineFX
  • Apple Motion/Shake
  • Max/MSP
  • Apple Quartz Composer
  • Various VJ Programs
  • Smith Micro Software Anime Studio
  • Adobe Flash

Open source motion design applications:

  • Synfig Studio


3D Programs used in motion graphics include:

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

Motion graphics plugins include:

  • Magic bullet
  • Trapcode

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