Apple Motion

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2D, 3D, and 360° graphics

Motion supports 2D, 3D, and 360° compositions, titles, and effects.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Audience

Apple describes Motion as designed with editors in mind, and the App Store listing describes it as designed for video editors.apps.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Built-in content

Motion includes more than 1,900 Apple-designed royalty-free graphics, including vector artwork, images, animations, and 60 USDZ 3D models.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Effects

Motion includes over 200 filters and effects, and machine learning can detect and track faces or objects.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Final Cut Pro integration

Users can create titles, transitions, generators, and filters in Motion, publish them to Final Cut Pro, and reopen them in Motion for advanced changes.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Playback and hardware

Motion is optimized for Apple silicon and the Neural Engine, and Apple says Metal architecture enables real-time playback.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Purpose

Motion is a motion graphics tool for creating and animating images, cinematic titles, transitions, and effects in real time.support.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Support

Apple provides a Motion User Guide, troubleshooting resources, information about supported media formats and plug-ins, and access to Apple Communities.support.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

System requirements

Motion requires macOS 15.6 or later, 8 GB memory (16 GB recommended), a Metal-capable graphics card on Intel-based Macs, and 5.2 GB available disk space.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Third-party ecosystem

Motion supports third-party plug-ins and templates, including FxPlug choices for Motion and Final Cut Pro.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Timeline and keyframes

The app includes layers, a full timeline, and a keyframe editor for building motion graphics.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026

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