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Welcome to Box Motion Studio. This is where finished packaging artwork becomes an accurate 3D box, a high-resolution product image, and a polished MP4 video—without building a traditional 3D scene.

You provide the package dimensions and artwork. The Studio builds the box, checks every face, applies professional motion, finish, lighting, background, and branding, then renders the result in your browser.

In this lesson, we will take one package through the complete workflow. By the end, you will know what every important control does and when to use it.

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The workspace has three working areas. Project controls across the top create, open, save, and recover work. The live 3D viewer on the left is where you inspect the package. The Motion Studio on the right contains the active production controls.

The eight tabs follow the natural order: Size and Type, Artwork, Motion, Timing, Finish, Studio, Brand, and Export. The large Next button moves forward one decision at a time.

Quick Start Guide provides the six-step introduction inside the Studio. Help and Docs opens the full reference and training center whenever you need a specific answer.

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Start with New Project. Choose the physical box type that most closely matches the real package: white paperboard, black paperboard, natural kraft paperboard, or brown corrugated.

Next choose inches or millimeters and enter the finished Width, Height, and Depth. Use the assembled package measurements—not the size of the flattened dieline.

Width is the front panel from left to right. Height is bottom to top. Depth is the front-to-back measurement of the side panel. Glue tabs, flaps, bleed, and printer trim do not belong in these numbers.

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Every rectangular package needs Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, and Bottom artwork. If those faces are already exported separately, choose Individual Panel Images and upload PNG, JPG, or WebP files.

If the package is still one flattened production file, choose Dieline. Upload a high-resolution image or PDF, select each printed face with the crop box, and assign it to the matching panel.

Loaded panels can be replaced or rotated ninety degrees in either direction. The Studio applies each file immediately so you can judge the result on the live box without stopping for technical prompts.

For the sharpest result, begin with the original artwork export and match its shape to the physical panel. The live viewer gives you a fast, practical fit check.

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Use the viewer to proof the package before adding motion. Drag to orbit, scroll or use plus and minus to zoom, and click the six exact views to inspect every face.

Reset returns to the standard three-quarter view. Fullscreen is useful for a close client review. Clicking a loaded face opens the artwork controls for that panel.

Viewer zoom changes only how you inspect and compose the box. Video Zoom, which we will use next, changes the scale throughout the exported animation.

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Motion contains twelve professionally prepared effects. Standard Slow and Full 360 are dependable for approval and inspection. Fly-Over and Full Box Demo reveal the complete package. Classy and LUX create a premium hero presentation. Modern Montage, Impact Montage, and FLASH add advertising energy.

Click an effect to select and preview it. Preview Motion and Pause Motion control the live viewer.

Timing contains three independent controls. Duration sets the final clip length from three to thirty seconds. Speed changes how quickly the movement travels from twenty-five to two hundred percent. Video Zoom scales the box from ten to two hundred percent throughout the animation.

For a safe first result, choose Classy, ten seconds, one hundred percent speed, and one hundred percent zoom. Then adjust with a reason: more background, a tighter product detail, or a different campaign pace.

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Finish controls how the printed package reacts to light. Standard is neutral and color accurate. High Gloss UV adds a controlled moving reflection. Matte softens reflections. Cinematic adds a more dramatic studio treatment.

Studio controls the environment around the package. White is clean for catalogs and approvals. Charcoal and Black add premium contrast. Light creates a soft dimensional studio.

Custom Color accepts a brand or campaign color. Custom Image accepts a JPG, PNG, or WebP backdrop such as a studio set, store shelf, lifestyle photo, gradient, or branded graphic.

Transparent is supported for PNG still shots. Standard H.264 MP4 cannot preserve transparency, so select a visible background before exporting video.

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Brand adds a company logo in the lower-left corner and an optional large translucent watermark across the media.

Use the watermark for client proofs when you want to discourage unauthorized use. Turn it off for the final production file. Each asset has its own display switch, so it can stay uploaded without appearing in every project.

Company accounts can install the official logo and watermark centrally, keeping every authorized studio consistent.

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The Export tab creates both still images and video. Choose Landscape sixteen by nine, Square one by one, or Vertical nine by sixteen. Then choose Full HD for practical everyday delivery or Ultra 4K for detailed close-ups, large displays, and future crops.

A still shot uses the exact viewer angle, zoom, finish, background, logo, and watermark you composed. Transparent backgrounds are preserved in the PNG.

Download MP4 Video renders the selected motion as an H.264 file. Rendering happens locally in the browser. Keep the tab open until progress reaches one hundred percent.

Longer duration, 4K resolution, and complex backgrounds require more processing. For training, demonstrate a short Full HD render and have the polished 4K example ready in advance.

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Box Motion Studio automatically stores a local recovery copy after artwork is added. If the browser closes unexpectedly, Recover Project can restore that working state on the same browser and computer.

Save downloads a permanent dot-boxmotion project file containing the artwork and settings. Open loads that file later. Use Save whenever the project needs to move to another computer, another person, or long-term storage.

The company dashboard manages authorized studios, users, brand assets, and billing. Automatic recovery is convenient; the downloaded project file is the real backup.

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If artwork is sideways, rotate that panel ninety degrees. If it looks stretched, correct the source crop so it matches the physical panel ratio. If a close-up looks soft, use the original high-resolution artwork export.

If transparent video will not export, choose a visible studio background; H.264 MP4 does not contain alpha transparency. If a 4K render is slow, use Full HD for the test and keep the tab open until rendering finishes.

The complete workflow is Size, Artwork, Proof, Motion, Timing, Style, Brand, and Export. Once you complete it one time, every future project is simply a better creative decision inside the same familiar path.

Use Help and Docs for exact answers, use the Assistant for guidance, and use the Training Script when you need to teach the workflow. Now load one real package and make version one.