Special Motion Plug-ins

The motion effects animators along with the RealPhysics(tm) properties of Presenter 3D provide automatic control and flexibility over movement of objects and between multiple objects. Included plug-ins are:

• FLOCK for flexible group movement such as birds or planes flying in formation, a school of fish swimming, or a horse stampede.
• LINK for fixed group movement where multiple objects are locked into position.
• TRACK for making sure that the selected object always points at the target object. This is useful for getting cameras, lights, and microphones to "point-at" other animated items.
• PATH with automatic banking control provides improved control over motion along a spline path and works with all the previous plug-ins to automatically control the direction.

Check the Flock Tech Reports on VIDI's web site at http://www.webnation.com/vidirep/ to see how the motion effects plug-ins could be used to create effects like that produced for the movie, Fly Away Home.