Installing Your Motion 2 Software (Manual)
The following information is intended to get you up and running with Motion 2 as quickly as possible and covers the following topics:
- Contents of the box
- Upgrading Mac OS X and QuickTime
- Installing and serializing Motion
- Installing Motion Content
- Registering Motion
- Using onscreen help
- Contacting AppleCare Support
Be sure to also review the Before You Install Motion document on the Motion installation DVD. For the latest information on Motion, go to the Motion website at http://www.apple.com/motion.
About the Contents of Your Motion Box
Your Motion box contains software and documentation that you can use to create compelling visual projects.
Installation DVD
The Motion installation DVD contains the Install Motion and Install Motion Content installers, as well as the Motion Documentation folder. Install Motion contains the Motion and Compressor application software, the Motion Series LiveFonts, and PDF documentation. Install Motion Content contains the Motion Library Content, Motion Templates, and Motion Tutorial Media.
Important: After installing the Motion application, it is highly recommended that you also install Motion Content from the Installation DVD to obtain the necessary the Motion Library Content and the optional Templates and Tutorial Media. On Mac OS X 10.3.9, the Motion Content installer is launched after you have completed installation of the Motion application. Follow the onscreen installer instructions to complete the Motion Content installation. On Mac OS X 10.4 or later, the option to install Motion Content is provided from the Motion application installer. The Motion Content installer is provided on the installation DVD if you need to re-install Motion Library Content or optional Templates and Tutorial Media. The Motion Library Content includes items such as particle emitters, replicator presets, shapes, gradients, text styles, and so on. The Template collections are professionally designed templates for broadcast news, entertainment, event video, and corporate presentations. These templates can also be customized to meet your specific needs. The Tutorial Media is required for completing the lessons in the Motion 2 Tutorials.
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