| | | | Motion Crashing
by Jim Johnson on Apr 15, 2008 at 2:38:53 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Howdy, Based on reports from the Apple Motion forum, it looks like there is a problem with the free version of Flip4Mac: if you have the thumbnails enabled in the File Browser, Motion crashes when viewing the contents of a ... | | | | |
| | | | Final Cut Studio 2 (Motion) update problem
by Toni Carey on Apr 25, 2008 at 2:26:47 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hi Paul, I just had to figure this out myself and I think I may have an option for you -- at least one that is easier than uninstalling and reinstalling. According to the Apple Motion site, (under troubleshooting tips), ... | | | | |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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Creating a Hologram
Looking to create your own holographic effect? Let CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith show you how. This Apple Motion video tutorial will teach you what you need to know to create a hologram effect.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Stephen Smith |
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| | | | Motion 3 dosen't has project presets.What to do?Please help me
by virgilio Troncoso on May 27, 2008 at 6:10:47 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Unfortunately, reinstalling from the disc over newer versions (e.g. Motion 3.0 over Motion 3.0.2) damages Motion and Compressor. You'll need to properly remove them and then reinstall. Apple has a support article on it here. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1097 Thank you guys for ... | | | | |
| | | | Motion tracking basic question
by Imagine Video on Apr 10, 2008 at 8:36:11 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
I have a clip of a guy 'shooting with' a drill. I made a small circle that I want to motion track the tip of the drill. I followed the Apple Motion 3 book and tried to copy the steps ... | | | | |
| | | | Part Time Editor Needed Phoenix
by Chris Brown on Sep 30, 2008 at 4:26:19 pm
in the UG: Arizona FCP Forum
to the next level - have a good attitude, be self-motivated and deadline driven Additional knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Red Cine/Alert, DVD Studio Pro and Apple Motion and Apple Color are pluses. This position pays $35/hour. Please email ... | | | | |
| | | | Zooming text with motion tracker
by Jan Petermann on Feb 23, 2008 at 7:10:44 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hey guys, I am quite new to apple motion and I'm trying to do a simple animation but it won't work: I have camera footage showing hills and slowly zooming out. Now I want to place a text in front ... | | | | |
| | | | Motion Menu for DVD
by anna Panetta on Oct 26, 2005 at 1:02:04 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hi There, Hopefully someone can help me. I'm trying to create a Menu in Apple Motion whereby I have a picture of a goal net, and four soccer balls. These balls will have text beneath them stating Play Movie, Extra ... | | | | |
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Apple Motion
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Apple Motion - TV Screen Part 4
In this Apple Motion tutorial Ben Scott shows you how to create a TV screen effect inside Apple Motion. This is part four of a series that can be found in the Creative COW Final Cut Studio Tutorials Podcast.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Ben Scott |
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| | | | Video inside text/titles
by KC Allen on Nov 12, 2007 at 4:13:15 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
I see a lot of information online about putting video inside text for Photoshop, After Effects and Sony Vegas, but I haven't found anything that helps me to put video inside text in Apple Motion 3. Any clues? On another ... | | | | |
| | | | Problems with drop shadows and transparency
by michael del rossi on Jun 15, 2005 at 10:33:55 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
Mark, Thanks loads I don't know if I would have ever come up with that answer. The closest I came to it was making the blend an add function and this realy only worked for white text not images. What ... | | | | |
| | | | Interface Question...Dashboard...
by socialinsect on Apr 6, 2005 at 12:29:25 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hi guys, i am an interaction designer and just looked at some reviews of Apple Motion and I have to admit that this app is looking fantastic. Seems to have a nice workflow. Well my Powerbook 17" is too old ... | | | | |
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Apple Motion
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Painting with Apple Motion
Painting in Final Cut can be a lot of fun without the mess. This tutorial by Contributing Editor Stephen Smith showcases Motion's new paint feature. Learn how it can be used to create a brush stroke across your video. So enjoy the great tips in the video tutorial, "Painting with Motion."¯
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Stephen Smith |
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| | | | Motion keeps shutting down
by Tim on Nov 29, 2005 at 4:31:38 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
There is a lot of stuff about this on the Apple Motion forum...if any of it works...I will let you know. One thing that seems to be working for some is: Open Font Book and look for duplicate fonts(signified with ... | | | | |
| | | | Dynamic update in Motion
by matjolic on Nov 27, 2006 at 3:12:03 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hi all, I'm using Apple Motion for the first time in production context for a movie. We're adding snow and mist particles to certain shots. My main concern while working with motion is that every time I change a parameter, ... | | | | |
| | | | Changing Flame Color
by Marco Scola on Jul 28, 2008 at 5:11:00 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
I need to make a video about a band called the Frozen Flames (Don't ask about the name, I'm just the video guy). They want me to have flames, then they slowly turn blue, and perhaps "Freeze" I us Apple ... | | | | |
| | | | Alpha Channel in Motion
by G2_Media on Jan 13, 2007 at 6:13:11 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
In the Apple Motion posts, there has been made several comments about how to bring in a file from Motion, just by "dragging the icon from the top bar and command+tab into FCP". Can anyone elaborate on this wonderful and ... | | | | |
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Apple Motion
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Creating Customized Motion Templates
If you thought the pre-built templates that came with Motion were cool, how about building your own? This Apple Motion video tutorial by CreativeCow.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you what you need to know to create your own custom Motion templates.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Stephen Smith |
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Adobe After Effects
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Secrets of High-impact Graphics
Creative COW Contributing Editor and graphics expert Sean Cusson shares the secrets to success that hes learned the hard way. They include the power of music for graphic design, compositing techniques, logo animation and invaluable workflow tips that will save you hours. Sean also shows you how to keep your graphics clients coming back for more.
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Author: Sean Cusson |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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Luke Price reviews FxFactory Pro 2
FxFactory Pro includes 130 filters, generators and transitions for Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express and in this review, CreativeCOW contributing editor, Luke Price writes a comprehensive review from an editors perspective.
Review
Author: Luke Price |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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Fast Flowing Montages for FCP & Motion
Alongside such compositing projects as "The Lord of the Rings" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Roger Bolton designs "CoreMelt Visual Effects" for Final Cut Pro and Motion. They take advantage of Apple's core video technology for amazing high-quality, real-time performance. This tutorial shows you how to harness that power to solve an age-old problem: how to quickly and creatively create image montages. Best of all, you'll find links to free effects filters, exclusively available to Cow readers!
Tutorial, Feature
Author: Roger Bolton |
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Apple Motion
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Making 3D Text
When Motion3 was released and after the initial excitement had died down, it became obvious that there were a few features that hadn't made the release. One of the first to be highlighted by the many forum posts was the lack of 3D text. In this short tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Peter Wiggins gives you some help in building 3D text in Motion.
Tutorial
Author: Peter Wiggins |
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Podcasts | | | | final cut studio tutorials podcast
Apple Motion - TV Screen Part 4
In this Final Cut Studio tutorial podcast Ben Scott shows you how to create a TV screen effect. using generators, masking, vector masks, behaviors and keyframing in Apple Motion. | | | | |
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Apple Motion - Titling, Part 2
In this Final Cut Studio tutorial, Ben Scott shows you how to use Apple Motion to create nicer text for your titles inside Final Cut Pro. | | | | |
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Compressor - Deinterlacing
This Final Cut Studio tutorial covers deinterlacing at best quality for effects work. Ben Scott shows how to use Compressor to improve the deinterlacing process and further effects work like tracking in Apple Motion. | | | | |
| | | | creative cow podcast
Episode #029 - April 06, 2006
Episode 029 - G5 vs. MacBookPro with Peter Wiggins, Apple Motion and Final Cut Intel Benchmarks, Apple Boot Camp, Parallels Workstation 2.1, YouTube, WalkerFX and more creative tech news, interviews and reports - www.creativecow.net | | | | |
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Episode #022 - February 16, 2006
Episode 022 - Using Final Cut Studio in a Live Environment with Peter Wiggins, News with Ron Lindeboom, Sports Production Coverage, Apple Motion and Shake, Apple Xserve and Xsan, Red Giant's Film Fix, Adobe Lightroom Beta 2, iLife 06, Blackmagic DeckLink, WNBC's DT 4.4 and more creative tech news, interviews and reports - www.creativecow.net | | | | |
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