Shrink a text box and keep it "glued" to the left side of the screen? I'd like to start with a full-frame text box (including a full-frame background with a color fill). I'd like to shrink this group to 50% using a grow/shrink behavior, but as it shrinks, I want to keep it "stuck" to th...view more complex animated maps question Hi all. I am making a bicycle touring video. I want to use an animated line to show the route. This I know how to do; however, I would like to do something rather more complicated. At the beginning of...view more Motion 5.2.3 I have come to realise my Motion is in complete, certain functions are not available and the "Addition content" is greyed out can anybody help?view more Want to have an object orbit/revolve around another object in Motion 5 I am new to Motion and animation in general, so please don't sacrifice details. If my question is not clear enough, I can clarify.view more Variable intro/middle/end possible? I'm looking to create a Motion Generator that I can use in FCPX to allow me to have variable length intro/middle/end independent of each other. I know I can use the "Build-in - mandatory" Marker type in order to force...view more Modifying Alpha Channel in Motion 5 I have used chroma key successfully in many video projects in Motion 5, however I am now interested in modifying and in some cases, removing an alpha channel from an imported clip. I have read the Users Manual and lea...view more Does anyone know if you are limited in the number of characters in the text field? I have text scrolling from the distant back right side up to the front edge of the left side. I am only getting half way through the full text message and the letters are jumbled at the very end. Is there a limit on t...view more Glint Effect in Motion 5.2.3 does not effect Bezier Tool line When I apply the Glint effect to line which I have created with the Bezier Tool, it has no effect. It should tint the line yellow (see pic). Yet it works in the tutorial I'm following. Any idea why? Thanks.view more Motion - Final Cut Title - Alignment of linked text I have created a Final Cut Title in Motion 5. I then copied the text to another layer and created an animation. The text of the first one, is published, so I can customize it later in Final Cut Pro X. So the second...view more Motion 5 title project not animating in FCPX I have built a Text Template in Motion 5. A simple lower third bar that slides in from the right. I keyframed the movement by animating the position parameters of the group. Background of the top bar is...view more Motion - Type Text Here MISSING I am not sure what's up. When I open a new title project in Motion the "TYPE TEXT HERE" box is nowhere to be found. I thought it would appear as an overlay on top of the title background. I am stuck.view more How do I change the color of an imported graphic? I have been using Motion on and off for a while now and have never figured out how to change the color of an imported graphic. I can change font colors but what about an imported jpeg logo. I need to just change the f...view more Damaged Mail Index Hi My mail index has been damaged. The instruction says to repair it quit mail and that next time I open mail it will be repaired. This is not the case. What else can I do? Thanksview more Hanging Light Effect So I'm a relatively new to Motion 5, I just started getting kind of the basics down. Right now I am stuck on a project and figured I would ask if anyone has any ideas. What I am trying to do is animate a simple light ...view more How to do the "free transform" in Motion 5? Product: Apple Motion 5 Computer - Macbook Pro Apple Motion Version 5.2.3 Right now, I own both FInal Cut Pro X and Apple Motion 5. I toyed around a little bit with the default parameters and the masking. Ho...view more Unable to view project timing information in Motion 5.2.3 For some reason, I cannot get the project timing widow in Motion 5.2.3 to read anything. Regardless of whether I set to Frames or Timecode, it remains blank. Is there a setting I'm missing?view more Motion Magnetic Timeline? Moving content through the Motion Timeline is very in-precise and just makes simple tasks a chore. Since I cannot find and simple answer online I am forced to ask the question myself: Does Apple Motion have Magnetic ...view more How to zoom a layer - Something's not right! So yeah, bit new with Motion (I took a long time to convert from LiveType), but now that I've downloaded the latest Motion 5.2.3, I'm having trouble understanding how to create a Zoom (animation). What I am seeing in...view more Motion 5: Flipping a triangle with unequalateral sides I have a drawing filled with triangles, but all with unequalarteral sides. Now the triangles needs to open and reveal a video that plays behind it. The triangels open like doors to reveal that video. In other words, w...view more How to do a morph/disintegration effect? Hello, Complete newbie to Motion here... I'm filming a client for a hologram on black tomorrow and they want to morph into a 3D 'Happy Birthday' after their speech in post. Kind of like how this singer morph...view more