smoothing out moving shotI have a steadycam-type shot which starts on one side of a room and ends in a close up on a characters face. When I try to smooth it out the beginning looks good but by the time I get to the close up it has that locke...view more
Motion 4 file import is brokenFor the last week or so, it's been impossible to import anything into a Motion 4 project. Whether you use the "import" button or drag and drop, Motion will hang indefinitely. If you layer up all your assets in the FCP...view more
Where can I download Motion 4, not 5?I can't seem to find a download for Apple Motion 4, which I need for work. I have 5 installed, but I need 4 for certain files. Can anyone tell me where I can find a link, or point me in the right directi...view more
digital juice files to my HD?I may be way out of the scope of the forum, but I am posting in this forum because I am sure a few of you use Digial Juice but hate loading the DVDs like me with the juicer. I have FCP Studio 3 and don't use a...view more
super 8mm settings on final cut studioHello I've started shooting super 8 weddings on a cool Bauer camera, the footage is telecined and comes back to me as a 4:3, apple pro res quicktime file. It looks amazing, but I think my final cut timeline, export a...view more
How do you send a clip to Motion and back?I've done a search on the internet and I don't see a simple answer! I've filmed some stuff which is shaky so I want to do this: Take the edited clip Put it in Motion Stabilize it Bring it bac...view more
Thread Need a new Mac for Final Cut - 10POINTS TO BEST ANSWER
Need a new Mac for Final Cut - 10POINTS TO BEST ANSWERHi Guys - 10 POINTS TO BEST ANSWER Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this but I'll post it anyway. I'm starting to get very into photography and videography. I started playing around with it...view more
Thread In Motion 4 - How to keyframe a curve control point?
In Motion 4 - How to keyframe a curve control point?Hi, I will try to explain the best I can... I have a video of someone walking holding a cell phone. In the background, a landmark (Eifell Tower for example). I want to creat a link or a line from the cell phon...view more
Thread External Drive Speed - Thunderbolt vs Firewire 800?
External Drive Speed - Thunderbolt vs Firewire 800?Hi Friends, I'm looking to upgrade my external firewire 800 enclosure/drives to speed up editing/rendering in FCP 7/X. Currently this is the config I'm using with my MBP: - Vantech Nexstar...view more
Common FCP Troubleshooting tipsWrote these tips quite a while ago and just realized I missed what is probably the most basic troubleshooting tip: Quit FCP and restart it. Doing a complete shut down and restart is also sometimes useful.&...view more
Thread Motion 4 supports image stabilization for pictures?
Motion 4 supports image stabilization for pictures?Hi everyone! I am just wondering, if Motion4 supports an image stabilization for pictures like jpegs? Well, i have created some hyperlapse/walklapse's and want to stabilize it as well... Thank you ve...view more
How to add korean subtitles in FCP 7 ?I have read many posts in forums that tried to solve that issue, however, even when we use the right fonts (Gulim, Batang, UnDotum, etc : I've downloaded a bunch !), we still have some "alien" symbols instead of korea...view more
FCP7 render problemsHello, soon I will have a nervous break down with my Final Cut Pro 7, because I'm hitting a render problems on every project. My sequence is at: 1080p, pixels: square, compression: H.264 1. When I...view more
inverting image fileI created a png file that has a gradient and when I imported the file into motion 4 it inverted the gradient. Any ideas on how to fix this? thanksview more