Motion export loses behaviourHi! Please help my sanity... When I export a movie using Motion, the 'Text - Continuos' behaviour is lost. Here's a little more detail: - I am creating some very basic 2 second text animations using Mo...view more
Motion 5 playback is slowHi there! I've been using Motion 5 for a few years. Now, it is playing very slow. 10 to 15 IPS. It happens suddenly in any project. I changed couple things in the settings to help but it didn't change ...view more
Thread How to download Motion for free if I bought Final Cut?
How to download Motion for free if I bought Final Cut?Hi, I have owned a copy of Final Cut for a couple of years I bought online and downloaded. I need to download motion which is part of the purchase price but can find no way to do so. After a half hour of sear...view more
Thread Image in "drop image" does not show up in FCP.
Image in "drop image" does not show up in FCP.I am lost. I am simply opening a copy of the "push" template from FCP in Motion. I add an image in Motion where it says drop image. It plays great in Motion and if I export a move the image is there. But in FCP the im...view more
Thread Working between Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5
Working between Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5Hi all, I just recently moved to a new job where we use Apple's Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 rather than Premiere and After Effects. I am way more used to Adobe's software and as a result have never seriously worked ...view more
Thread Newbie needs to know: Motion or After Effects?
Newbie needs to know: Motion or After Effects?I work for a large corporation as a "one man band" video producer creating content for our website and social media channels. I am 1 of 4 "one man bands" and (luckily) the only one who works on a Mac with FCPX. Howeve...view more
No color mask in motion 5?Is it possible that there is no color mask in Motion 5? It is present in FCPX. I purchased Motion 5 just to create FCPX plugins. Andview more
Motion 5 quits in renderI'm using Motion 5 to create a 3D logo open. I took the client's logo, and put it in a 4k project. Used a replicator to give it some depth, then used a camera move to fly it on screen. No background, just the lo...view more
final export 2x faster than projectHello. I'm trying to decipher as to how the bounce of my project is seeming to play in 2x speed. The project I've been working on for several hours to me feels like its at least a 3-4 second splash screen, bu...view more
Before I buy...I am thinking of making simple motion graphics like... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QViCXgkcBRM I wasn't very fond of AE. The learning curve is too much and I don't feel like paying monthly payment for couple proje...view more
Thread motion 5 crashes trying to using top camera view
motion 5 crashes trying to using top camera viewOS 10.11.6 - 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5 - 27inch late 2013 iMac - 8 Gigs ram - NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M - VRAM (Total): 1024 MB While using a motion instructional program on using 3D camera in motion form Ripple Traini...view more
Thread Motion 5, 'Face Camera' option for replicator.
Motion 5, 'Face Camera' option for replicator.Motion 5, 'Face Camera' option for replicator, face which camera? Active? I am new to Motion. I have created a project that includes a replicator of cells containing solid circles to simulate a lig...view more
Can I link groups in the timeline ?Working with motion 5. Many many groups are in sequence on the timeline. I want to withdraw a specifique group and that the time cuted be filled with the subsequents groups. That opreration is availiable and s...view more
Thread Problem: Imported PSD layers suddenly merged in Motion 5.1
Problem: Imported PSD layers suddenly merged in Motion 5.1I'm experiencing a weird and annoying problem in Motion 5.1… I'm working on a project which contains a layered PSD. I've imported all the layers (6) of the Photoshop file, the layers are smart objects. ...view more
Migrate Templates to new Machine...Hello colleagues, I am decommissioning an oldish 2009 iMac and moving it's functions over to a new one, and I wonder if anyone can help me find a reference that will help me get my motion templates moved over and cor...view more
Thread Any idea how to create this animation in Apple Motion?
Any idea how to create this animation in Apple Motion?I'm not looking to recreate this, just the kind of radio wave effect where the circles animate outwards whilst fading in at the center and our at the periphery. I'm sure it can be done with a simple circle and...view more
Thread bug or just me? can not control airbrushed shape
bug or just me? can not control airbrushed shapewhile playing and leraning with f.mahoney's excellent tutorial http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/tutorials/1837-controlling-shapes-the-mysteries- of-osc-in-final-cut-pro-x-revealed-part-2 about controlling Shap...view more
Distort video along shape/pathI was wondering if there was a way to make a video distort along a specific path/line in Motion 5. I can't explain it that well, due to my lack of knowledge of terminology, but I have an example here https://www.youtu...view more
How are on screen controls made?Hello, I want to add on screen controls to custom FCP generators and effects. How are on screen controls made in Motion? Thanks, Ivanview more
