State-based Animation

Motion State is built around two visual states for the same clip.

Instead of manually keyframing every property, you set one look as State A and another look as State B. Motion State animates between them automatically.

If you want to build your first animation right away, start with the Quick Start.

State A

State A is one saved set of clip settings.

For example, State A might be:

Full frame
Centered
No crop
No stroke

State B

State B is another saved set of clip settings.

For example, State B might be:

Scaled down
Moved to one side
Cropped into a rounded or squircle-style frame
Styled with a stroke and glow

For details on the visual controls available in each state, see Transform Controls, Crop and Shape Controls, and Stroke Controls.

Animation modes

Motion State can use the two states in several ways:

A to B: animate from State A to State B
B to A: animate from State B to State A
A to B to A: animate out and back to State A, with each motion aligned to the clips ends by default
B to A to B: animate out and back to State B, with each motion aligned to the clips ends by default
Hold A: show State A for the full clip
Hold B: show State B for the full clip
Manual: use Transition Progress to keyframe the transition manually

Hold modes is useful when you need to keep the transformations of Motion State across multiple clips.

Manual mode lets you keyframe the transition yourself when you need extra control. See Timing and Easing for more on Manual mode.

Swapping states

Use Swap States to flip State A and State B values.

Clip-first thinking

Motion State is an effect applied to a clip. It is not a traditional transition between two adjacent clips.

That means you build the animation around the clip itself: where it starts, where it ends, how it should be framed, and how it should be styled during that movement.