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Pointer on how to create a random 0's and 1's animation in Motion

Hi, I am trying to create a random 0's and 1's animation in Motion 5 and can't seem to get started.

I "think" I did something similar in AE many years ago but have been using Motion and FCPX for the last year and do not have access to AE anymore.

Had a look and play with behaviours, replicators without any joy so far.


i.e. a rectangle full of 0's and 1's (any random order - changing all the time)


If any of you clever folks can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

Posted on Apr 8, 2014 11:59 AM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2014 3:20 PM

Follow these steps:


Set the playhead at the beginning of the project


Add > Text Generators > Numbers


Animate checked

Start 0

End 1


Move the playhead forward 1 frame and type 'o' to set an out point

[I recommend going into Properties and reset transform so that it's centered in the canvas

I further recommend Format > Advanced Formatting > Monospace checked

Set the Basic Formatting > Alignment > Center

ITC Franklin Gothic will work well for this effect]


Select the Parent Group and type 'K' to clone the 2 frame group. Turn off the group in the layers list.


Type 'L' or click the replicator icon to create a replicator.


Set Replicator Controls:

Columns & Rows to arrange your numbers

Origin: Upper Left

Build Style: By Row


In Cell Controls:

Play Frames checked

Check Random Start Frame

Set Hold Frames to 7 (to start - you can adjust this later)

Set Hold Frames Random to 4 (to start - again - adjust to taste.)


If you have trouble with the animation showing consistently, you can select the Clone Layer and in Properties > Timing, set the End Condition to Loop and the End Duration to the length of the project.) Motion will usually "snap out of it" once it has a chance to render the animation though, just restart playback from the beginning of the project a few times.


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Apr 8, 2014 3:20 PM in response to Alan Apple Mac

Follow these steps:


Set the playhead at the beginning of the project


Add > Text Generators > Numbers


Animate checked

Start 0

End 1


Move the playhead forward 1 frame and type 'o' to set an out point

[I recommend going into Properties and reset transform so that it's centered in the canvas

I further recommend Format > Advanced Formatting > Monospace checked

Set the Basic Formatting > Alignment > Center

ITC Franklin Gothic will work well for this effect]


Select the Parent Group and type 'K' to clone the 2 frame group. Turn off the group in the layers list.


Type 'L' or click the replicator icon to create a replicator.


Set Replicator Controls:

Columns & Rows to arrange your numbers

Origin: Upper Left

Build Style: By Row


In Cell Controls:

Play Frames checked

Check Random Start Frame

Set Hold Frames to 7 (to start - you can adjust this later)

Set Hold Frames Random to 4 (to start - again - adjust to taste.)


If you have trouble with the animation showing consistently, you can select the Clone Layer and in Properties > Timing, set the End Condition to Loop and the End Duration to the length of the project.) Motion will usually "snap out of it" once it has a chance to render the animation though, just restart playback from the beginning of the project a few times.


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Apr 8, 2014 7:08 PM in response to fox_m

Alternative method.


-Add a Text Generator.

-Set the format parameter to Binary and check random.

-Set the max value to 9999999999.0

-Create a Replicator from the text generator.

-Make the following adjustments to the cell controls:

Play Frames: Checked

Random start Frames: Checked


This will give you the basic effect. You can refine it further by adjusting the following.

-Adjust the size, colums and rows to fill the screen as needed. I filled a 1080 frame with the following settings:

Width: 920

Height: 927

Columns: 2

Rows: 12

Of course your settings may be different depeinding on the font and font size in the generator. Also see Fox's recomendations on formating.

-Increase the Hold Frames parameter to adjust the speed. This can be done in the Text generator or the Replicator.

Apr 8, 2014 11:51 PM in response to GFXZen

Thanks guys, you both clarified exactly what I knew already - Motion is fantastic and I knew there would be a way to solve this without going back to AE.


I went through both versions and it is ace that there are 2 ways to crack this nut.


Excellent explanations from both Fox & GFXZen and on this occasion the latter was a better option with some tweaks from FOX.


I will retain these explanations and keep them handy.


Many Thanks 🙂

Pointer on how to create a random 0's and 1's animation in Motion

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