Using Motion Math (PB only)

Use Motion Math to write and run scripts that use a special language and mathematical equations to generate keyframes. Motion Math can create complex changes for any property, using scripts included with the Production Bundle or scripts that you write.

Motion Math scripts create motion or effects by applying mathematical equations to specified layers, properties, and other values and then automatically generating keyframes. Even a basic equation can simplify the creation of complex effects that might otherwise require painstakingly specifying individual keyframes. More complex manipulations of keyframes using Motion Math requires a basic understanding of how formulas work, how approximate values will be derived from the formula, and how these values will affect the keyframes to which they are assigned.

Scripts are written in the Motion Math language, a simplified version of the widely used C programming language. The Motion Math language provides these basic programming tools: assignments, if statements, loops, and numerous math functions, including those for trigonometry, the natural logarithm, and vectors.