averypamby

Q: motion 5 does nothing when I click to export movie

I just got motion 5 today, and I worked on a project and when I tried to export movie in the share menu it did nothing. I was seeing if anyone out there could help me with my issue

Motion 5, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Oct 5, 2014 4:07 PM

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Q: motion 5 does nothing when I click to export movie

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  • by pedro d,

    pedro d pedro d Oct 7, 2014 2:08 PM in response to averypamby
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    Oct 7, 2014 2:08 PM in response to averypamby

    Hello there, averypamby.

     

    The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great information in regards to sharing/exporting your video in Motion:

     

    Motion 5: Export a QuickTime movie

    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH16623

     

    Export your project as a movie file

    1. Choose Share > Export Movie (or press Command-E).

    2. Choose an export format from the Export pop-up menu.

      This menu provides a list of codecs.

    3. Choose an option from the “Open with” pop-up menu: 

      • Do Nothing: The movie is not opened after the export is completed. 

      • Open with QuickTime Player: The movie is opened in QuickTime Player. 

      • Open with Compressor: The movie is opened in Compressor (if installed on your system). 

    4. Choose an option from the Include pop-up menu: Video and Audio, or Video Only.

    5. If you’ve set In and Out points in the Timeline, use the Duration pop-up menu to choose whether to export the sequence or the portion between the In and Out points. 

    6. To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.

      For more information about options available in the Render pane, see Render settings

    7. To see details about the file to be output, click Summary.

    8. Click Next.

    9. Enter a name and choose a location for the exported file, then click Save.

      Motion renders and saves your movie.

      Important:    The Export Movie command does not use background rendering, so you must wait until rendering is finished before you can continue to work in Motion.

     

    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

     

    Cheers,

    Pedro.

  • by averypamby,

    averypamby averypamby Oct 9, 2014 6:41 PM in response to pedro d
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    Oct 9, 2014 6:41 PM in response to pedro d

    when I hit export movie no popup menu comes up, it does the spinning beach ball for a second and then goes back to normal, in other words, doing nothing

  • by pedro d,

    pedro d pedro d Oct 11, 2014 2:04 PM in response to averypamby
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    Oct 11, 2014 2:04 PM in response to averypamby

    Hello again, averypamby.

     

    Thanks for the update on your issue. Due to the nature of your issue you may find more information by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action to get a more hands-on response.

     

     

    Cheers,

    Pedro

  • by GFXZen,

    GFXZen GFXZen Oct 12, 2014 2:32 PM in response to pedro d
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    Oct 12, 2014 2:32 PM in response to pedro d

    Averypamby, have you tried re-installing Motion to resolve the issue?  Also, are you running software like MacKeeper?  Several months ago people were having problems with running MacKeeper and Motion exports. If you are, I'd make sure MacKeeper is up-to-date and then re-install Motion.

  • by crazy person,

    crazy person crazy person May 30, 2016 2:04 PM in response to averypamby
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    May 30, 2016 2:04 PM in response to averypamby

    I'm having this issue as well. I don't have MacKeeper or any similar software installed.