I downloaded Motion 5 onto my laptop for working while on the road. I want to put it my desktop for use at home how do I transfer the software to the desktop?

Reply to "First ... the easy?" Hopefully it is easy. If the desktop has the same log-in to the App Store as the laptop then all you have to do is:

1. boot up the desktop and log in.

2. go to the App Store and check for software updates (click on the apple in the upper left corner - it's a Mac, isn't it? - and select "Software updates ...")

2a. If it isn't a Mac, then go to the App Store and log in with the same name and password as what the application was bought with,

3. With a Mac, the App Store will check the computer for for updates, discover Motion 5 isn't there, and let you download it.

Unless there is something unusual, that should about do it. Hopefully I haven't muddled a step, but if so, hopefully you can work your way through.

As for the Part B of the post, the flickering flame, that's going to take more work. Sounds like an interesting project, though.

On the desktop computer log into the Apple Store using your Apple ID that you used on your laptop to download the app.

As for what you want to do... me... I would do it in a 3D app like Maya or Blender (Blender is free). As for how to do it... that's beyond the scopes of these forum for me to tell you how to do it/make it.

Not "Updates", but look in "Purchaes".

Yes, you can do it just fine in Motion. Yes, you will use layers, maskes, and Groups, basically like Photoshop.