Text trackingHello, I have a tracking shot in FCPx of a car driving past and and I would like to have text anchored to a particular point in a clip (car door) and stay in that position, matching the position of the door while the ...view more
Turn keyframe animation into a behaviour.I'm creating a animation which has a number of panels (with text and graphics) that appear on the screen. To make them appear in a more interesting way I have keyframe animated a panel so it starts with an X and Y siz...view more
Additional content greyed out?I have come to realise some of my functions aren't working, also noticed "Load Addditional Content" is greyed out, normally I would assume this is because I have all the additional content thats available. But I'm not...view more
complex animated maps questionHi 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 5.2.3I 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
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 5I 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
Thread Motion - Final Cut Title - Alignment of linked text
Motion - Final Cut Title - Alignment of linked textI 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
Thread Motion 5 title project not animating in FCPX
Motion 5 title project not animating in FCPXI 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 MISSINGI 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
Thread How do I change the color of an imported graphic?
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 IndexHi 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 EffectSo 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
Thread How to do the "free transform" in Motion 5?
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
User Tip Add Pixar 128 Textures to Motion's Content Library
Add Pixar 128 Textures to Motion's Content LibrarySome of the finest textures available for FREE for use with 3D "modeling" are the "Pixar 128 Textures" selection. These textures are designed to be perfectly repeating AND they come with "bump maps" and "normal" versi...view more