| | | | Layered Image Files in Motion for FCP
by Ryan Osika on Sep 23, 2009 at 5:22:13 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Up to this point, I've been using Motion (3.0) files in Final Cut Pro (6.0) to create slates for my projects. We do a lot of slates, so the render time for the various slates adds up. Sometimes 40-50 slates in a single timeline, which can result in | | | | |
| | | | Export Stops
by Mark Saliba on Sep 21, 2009 at 5:23:33 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
After I have finished my project in Motion 3 running on Mac os x snow leopard, I obviously export it. Apart from that the export takes a long time just to render a write on effect of a paint stroke, it stops and displays the preview window as if it h | | | | |
| | | | Blacks from Illustrator file aren't black
by Jeff Coleman on Sep 18, 2009 at 4:47:18 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
I have a black logo in an Illustrator file (CS3)
I dropped that black logo onto a Motion timeline, but the blacks aren't black. They are kind of maybe 7.5 grey or something.
I expected my logo to disappear into the black background of the | | | | |
| | | | Re: BCC 6 FxPlug keyframing bug in Motion 4
by peter mcauley on Sep 17, 2009 at 2:03:40 pm
in the Boris FX Forum
Hi Tom,
Can you tell me please what filter are you seeing the problem with? I just tried using the BCC 6 Rays Puffy filter on an SD clip in Motion 4 that was moved off from the start of the timeline and was able to successfully animate the filter | | | | |
| | | | Filter, Behavior Layers Not Showing Up in Project Window
by Darrell Cothran on Sep 16, 2009 at 2:00:46 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Motion 3 - does anyone know why Behavior, Filter, and Mask layers are not appearing in the Project Window? I can right click on the image in the canvas and select the behavior or filter and the HUD shows there's a filter applied. It's just not showin | | | | |
| | | | Re: Where is my "Text - 3D Move" Behavior?
by Mikey Bouchereau on Sep 16, 2009 at 12:21:43 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Zak I am positive that Apple has changed the way they organized the text behaviors in motion 3 to motion 4. In fact there also appears to be missing text behaviors from motion 3 to motion 4. If my memory is correct I think Mark used the Around In tex | | | | |
| | | | Apple MOTION 3 training book/DVD
by Kent Beeson on Sep 14, 2009 at 2:22:50 am
in the Classifieds, For Sale Forum
Got one "APPLE MOTION 3 Designing and Animating Motion Graphics" book illustrated throughout with easy to read text and actual photos of the process, plus a DVD full of all kinds of files and material one can learn from and use as templates. Original | | | | |
| | | | Re: Where is my "Text - 3D Move" Behavior?
by Sonny Malone on Sep 13, 2009 at 12:06:59 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Just so some aren't confused by my earlier post (it's too early for me).
Please disregard the folders that I listed I had with my Motion 4. I simply copied them from the tutorial (Motion 3) thinking they were the same. | | | | |
| | | | Re: Where is my "Text - 3D Move" Behavior?
by Sonny Malone on Sep 13, 2009 at 11:53:54 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
Thanks Zak. When do you sleep?
Yes, the tutorial is Motion 3 and I am using Motion 4. I could have sworn I was missing them with Motion 3, but can't be sure. Maybe someone with Motion 3 can confirm that they are there? I will let you know if I fin | | | | |
| | | | Re: Where is my "Text - 3D Move" Behavior?
by zak peric on Sep 13, 2009 at 11:30:51 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
I seem to be missing the same 3d text folder.
Which version of Motion are you running currently. 3 or 4
I know of Ripple Training called "Deep Dive" Lesson 7. Mark Spencer was running App,e Motion 3 at the time. I have currently installed motion | | | | |
| | | | Re: ProGraphics Plugin Crashing on Render, Export
by kevin clark on Sep 12, 2009 at 1:39:48 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I've been receiving this same error. I designed a template in Motion and am using it in FCP. The first show i did with this template rendered to H.264 ok, but the second one has crashed 4 times, and these are long renders (6-8 hours.) And of cours | | | | |
| | | | Re: 1 or 2 Graphics Cards? FCS & Motion performance?
by david bogie on Sep 9, 2009 at 3:45:20 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
FCP7 does indeed function properly with two or more cards in use.
However, Aperture and a few other Apple applications do not work well if more than one card is in use.
Clarify the term "in use." You can have any number of cards in your Mac but | | | | |
| | | | Coverflux: more than 25 pictures possible?
by Thomas Skarke on Sep 7, 2009 at 11:02:55 am
in the Noise Industries Forum
Hello!
i am using coverflux the first time (in motion 3) and i am very impressed! the only thing i would like to manage: more than 25 pictures in one "flow-stream".
i have read the manual and found this:
"If you wish to add more images to th | | | | |
| | | | Re: Proanimator 4.1.1
by Edward Wu on Sep 4, 2009 at 4:43:50 pm
in the Zaxwerks Forum
Hi Mike,
We have released a new ProAnimator FX plug-in that works directly within Motion 3 as well as FInal Cut Pro 6. The plug-in is also compatible with Motion 4 and Final Cut Pro 7.
For more information on the ProAnimator FX plug-in, pl | | | | |
| | | | Proanimator 4.1.1
by Mike Frye on Sep 4, 2009 at 2:22:23 pm
in the Zaxwerks Forum
I have PA 4.1.1 and use it in AE CS3. I would like to use PA as a plug-in with Motion 3 from FCS 2. I am running a 2x3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon with 4GB.
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics card with 256 MB.
My PA is permanently registered.
Can I u | | | | |
| | | | Importing text from a text file
by Samuli Alapuranen on Sep 4, 2009 at 1:51:36 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to create a project in FCP 6 (or alternatively Live Type 2 / Motion 3 in which case the Live Type or Motion project would be imported to FCP) that would read the contents of a specific text file and place the cont | | | | |
| | | | Re: Motion 3 Commands Missing
by Keith Hill on Sep 1, 2009 at 4:12:44 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Yes, very frustrating.
Well, I went over to the Apple Support Forum and found someone having the same problem when their Inspector was missing. They did the following:
After quitting Motion...
1. Hit Shift-Command-H
2. Click on Library fold | | | | |
| | | | Workflow refinement
by mark cookman on Sep 1, 2009 at 4:05:17 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
During the project editing and approval process I spend a lot of time scrolling down the File>Export:QuicktimeMovie> Settings: > currentsettings ...selection list.
Over time this comprehensive list has been getting longer.
I have tried loosing so | | | | |
| | | | Re: Motion 3 Commands Missing
by Stephen Smith on Sep 1, 2009 at 3:53:45 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Sorry Keith, I've never heard of that before. This must be very frustrating. I wonder if Motion 4 would work better. Only $299 for an upgrade.
Stephen Smith
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| | | | Re: Motion 3 Commands Missing
by Keith Hill on Sep 1, 2009 at 3:48:07 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Thanks. I found that link in a thread yesterday and performed the un-install.
There appears to be a problem with Motion 3.0.2 operating on my PPC OS X 10.4.11 because when I did the install of Motion 2 everything was fine. When I did the upgrades | | | | |
| | | | Re: Motion 3 Commands Missing
by Stephen Smith on Sep 1, 2009 at 2:33:58 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
If you are in the File Browser and hit the Command and 1 keys it will disappear. If you hit the Command and 1 keys again it will re-appear. But you already know that. So I think the unfortunate answer is: Trash your Preferences. Here is an article on | | | | |
| | | | Motion 3 Commands Missing
by Keith Hill on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:00:16 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hello,
I'm in Motion 3 and I've noticed that my File, Library and Inspector windows are missing. And, when I select Command +1, 2 or 3 nothing happens. All other commands are working. Also, when I have a, say, a photoshop image in the canvas and I | | | | |
| | | | 3D-Object looks bad
by Stefan Kbbl on Aug 29, 2009 at 1:29:59 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hey guys,
I'm pretty new to Motion 3. I build some kind of "3D" Object. With I'd like to animate around the X-axes and I put a light in front of it to make it look nicer.
I built all of the elements with Motion's rectangle-tool (no Photoshop la | | | | |
| | | | Re: light source facing camera
by Ariane Fisher on Aug 21, 2009 at 9:42:55 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Thanks for your help. I tried it. While it does make the circle and glow get quite a bit bigger, it's not quite what I'm looking for. The glow is still very, very close to the circle. I guess what I'm looking for is a large circular gradient of ligh | | | | |
| | | | Re: Final Cut Studio 2 Academic
by Caleb Ennis on Aug 21, 2009 at 3:31:18 pm
in the Classifieds, For Sale Forum
- Final Cut Pro 6 (for HD-quality editing.)
- Motion 3 (for adding 3D depth to motion graphics.)
- Soundtrack Pro 2 (for audio post-production.)
- Color (for professional color grading.)
- Compressor 3 (for multi-format encoding.)
- DVD Studio 4 | | | | |
| | | | Jumpy Movies and playback
by Jeff Coleman on Aug 20, 2009 at 7:19:43 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Have you heard of this?
In Motion 3.0.2 a simple still over black sliding across the screen looks jumpy when playing inside Motion and then when that timeline is exported as a QT movie and is dropped inside FCP timeline, (but smooth playing out thro | | | | |
| | | | light source facing camera
by Ariane Fisher on Aug 20, 2009 at 3:14:03 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Is there a way in Motion 3 to have a light source face the camera? As a workaround, I was able to add a glow to a circle so that it looks like a light source, but of course, couldn't get any light rays to emanate. | | | | |
| | | | Re: Boris 3d-title! -what to do?
by Andy Mees on Aug 19, 2009 at 1:33:53 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Set yourself up with some suitable Master Templates from Motion and you'll be good to go right inside FCP: http://www.pixelheadsnetwork.com/2007/12/05/tdmd-daily-tip-podcast-24-motion-3-creating-master-templates-for-final-cut-pro-6/
if you've got | | | | |
| | | | Re: scale, post corner pin
by Stephen Smith on Aug 14, 2009 at 4:51:43 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
You will need to do a Mimic Source from the Transform Pop-up menu. Go to page 70 in the Motion 3 Supplemental Documentation, it has pictures so I think you will get a better sense of what to do from the manual as opposed to me typing it out. Hope thi | | | | |
| | | | Cuts off edge of my "A"'s in text
by Winston A. Cely on Aug 13, 2009 at 7:53:50 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
I'm using the font Frutiger and the capital letter "A" in some text within Motion 3. Motion is cutting off the right side edge of the letter "A" for some reason, and it's not happening with my other fonts. Anyone had this problem, and have a soluti | | | | |
| | | | Re: Lightning in Motion?
by Steve Price on Aug 5, 2009 at 9:46:35 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Thanks very much for confirming that David, I guess AE is they way to go then...I don't mind a bit of fake looking lightning, it's for an 8mm promo anyway so it doesn't have to be totally realistic, in fact I need it to look almost cartoon like.
S | | | | |
| | | | Lightning in Motion?
by Steve Price on Aug 4, 2009 at 3:53:29 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hello All,
Can anybody suggest an effective method of creating lightning effects, or electrical arcing between two points, in Motion 3 please?
Many thanks,
Steve. | | | | |
| | | | Re: Upscale a Motion 3 SD project to Full HD ?
by Noah Kadner on Aug 3, 2009 at 3:35:13 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
It's pretty much the same. If you're working a lot in HD, time to upgrade at least your graphics card.
Noah
Check out my book: RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera!. Unlock the secrets of the 24p, HD and Final Cut Studio.
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| | | | Custom speed issues
by Xavier Wills on Aug 3, 2009 at 2:41:10 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hello,
I'm quite new to Motion & I've been animating a lot of text in Motion 3 for a college project. Until recently everything like path motion tracking had worked perfectly, however last week I tried to customise the speed on some text & the tex | | | | |
| | | | Re: FREQUENT Kernel panics Motion 3 in 10.4 PPC G5
by Rick Stokes on Aug 3, 2009 at 12:28:16 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hi, I found this thread when searching for a very similar problem.
Sudden and hourly crashes ranging from the "you need to restart this computer" message, to sudden freezing or disappearing of one of my 2 screens.
I usually send Apple the crash rep | | | | |
| | | | Upscale a Motion 3 SD project to Full HD ?
by rudy atraxx on Aug 1, 2009 at 1:20:23 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
All the material is text or vectorial objets and in 16:9.
I want to do a project in SD (my mac pro is so slow when I work in full HD) then when I finish it to upscale it to full HD.
Is there a way that rescale all the project and the parts in t | | | | |
| | | | Motion 3 HDV 1080i50 preset okay for ProRes?
by peter dunphy on Jul 31, 2009 at 5:19:06 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hi guys
I'm importing ProRes 422 material into Motion (which I'd captured via HDV-ProRes422).
Is the Motion 3 HDV 1080i50 preset still okay for me to use despite the footage being ProRes 422 (originally HDV) or should I somehow customize a Mot | | | | |
| | | | Help Layers changing position when grouped
by Basdeo Griffin on Jul 31, 2009 at 12:16:32 am
in the Apple Motion Forum
Hi there creative people! I have a little problem...
I imported a layered JPEG image from Photoshop into Motion 3, each layer together made up a single image, My goal is to create a shatterd payne sequence...(you know single image shatters into a | | | | |
| | | | Re: Final Cut Pro 7 on a PowerPC
by Ben Pirouet on Jul 30, 2009 at 7:23:04 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
We have 30 Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5ghz machines at work which are more than capable, and if Final Cut Studio 3 works on PowerPC machines, why should we be forced to replace them at massive expensive? Also it's useless having a dual economy with Final Cu | | | | |
| | | | Re: Track Motion 16:9 to letterboxed 4:3
by John Rofrano on Jul 29, 2009 at 7:38:20 pm
in the Sony Vegas Forum
This is the strange thing about Track Motion and how Vegas renders different aspects. I agree that you would expect that nothing outside the 16:9 project should be rendered but that's not how Vegas works. You'll have to place your own black bars on t | | | | |
| | | | AviSynth MSU Field Shift Fixer - deinterlacing
by David Komer on Jul 29, 2009 at 1:57:50 am
in the Compression techniques Forum
I think using this filter helped prepare my footage for better deinterlacing. Maybe I'm imagining things, but here's the link and my sample script...
http://compression.ru/video/old_film_recover/field_shift_en.html
LoadPlugin("msu_fieldshiftfix | | | | |
| | | | Opening Motion 3 projects in Motion 4
by Tom Wolsky on Jul 23, 2009 at 9:57:40 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
There's an important support document for anyone opening a Motion 3 project in Motion 4.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2885
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs "Complete Training for FCP6," "Basic Training for FCS2" and "Final Cut E | | | | |
| | | | Re: Ideal RAM for Motion 3?
by peter dunphy on Jul 21, 2009 at 7:47:35 pm
in the Apple Motion Forum
Thanks for your feedback David and Rudy I'm just now getting my MacPro setup. It has the 4870 graphics card and 8GB Apple RAM - looking forward to running Motion on it! I'm hoping that when I 'roundtrip' from FCP to Motion, when I bring the clip back | | | | |
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| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro | Get Your FCP Timelines in Motion with Final Cut Studio
Having both FCP and Motion in Final Cut Studio means more options for effects creation with your video projects -- and FCS integration makes it easy to work with them together. Having Motion projects sitting on your FCP timeline even helps keep your projects organized! Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, shows just how easy it can be to take advantage of it all.
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| | | | Apple Motion | 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
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