Apple Developer Relations14-Apr-2015 06:32 PM
We’ve reviewed the updates in your bug report. We understand that there will be some difficulties with the decision, however, there are alternatives. We recommend you try contacting AppleCare to see what suggestions they can offer. Although your current MacBook Pro can’t be downgraded, there are other systems that could be. We are leaving this report closed.
Apple Developer Relations12-Feb-2015 11:45 AM
This issue behaves as intended based on the following: Yes, we decided we weren't going to support Motion 4 on Yosemite. We recommend installing an earlier version of Mac OS. We are now closing this bug report. If you have questions about the resolution, or if this is still a critical issue for you, then please update your bug report with that information. Please be sure to regularly check new Apple releases for any updates that might affect this issue.
Christopher Dawes13-Apr-2015 09:08 PM
Dear Microsoft, Thank you finally responding 2 months after the fact. And who is the "we" in "we decided"? Did "we" bother consulting "our" user community before making that foolish decision? Given that I have an unfinished feature-length documentary that Apple has thoughtfully broken and rendered impossible to finish, yes, I would say that this is still a critical issue for me, wouldn't you agree? Or maybe you wouldn't. Are there any genuine filmmakers still employed at Apple Computer? Given how utterly wretched Yosemite is, I would like nothing more than to downgrade my operating system, preferably all the way back to Snow Leopard. Can I install Snow Leopard on a 15" MacBook Pro Retina Display? Why no, I can't, can I? Cordially, Christopher Dawes
Christopher Dawes11-Feb-2015 05:57 PM
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Christopher Dawes17-Dec-2014 12:14 PM
Summary: Against my better judgement (now that Apple has turned into Microsoft 10 years ago, breaking apps with every OS update, followed by radio silence from Apple, pretending like they didn't do anything), I just upgraded from Mountain Lion to Yosemite and noticed that my Motion 4 icon is now greyed out. Thanks Apple. I still do the majority of my work in Final Cut Pro 7, with many, many, Motion 4 projects embedded in the timeline (so that I can change them in Motion and have them seamlessly updated in my Final Cut Pro project), including a 5-year old unfinished feature length documentary on gay and lesbian history from 2000 BC until 1900 AD. Should I just throw 5 years of effort and the entire film into the rubbish bin? I would presume that Motion 5.1.2 is incompatible with Final Cut 7? So what am I supposed to do now? 1 - Downgrade to Mountain Lion (or heck, why not Snow Leopard?)? 2 - Switch to Adobe Premiere? 3 - All of the above? Thanks (for nothing, Apple). MacBook Pro 15" with Retina Display 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB Final Cut Studio '09, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1) Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Yosemite 2. Start Motion 4 Expected Results: I expected Motion 4 to continue functioning properly, as it has in previous versions of Mac OSX, or AT LEAST to be forewarned that Yosemite would break Motion 4, so that I could have thrown Yosemite into the rubbish bin, instead of my 5-year old unfinished documentary film. Actual Results: Yosemite breaks Motion 4. Version: Motion 4 OS X Yosemite (10.10.1) Notes: Apple, please stop getting cocky and arrogant and turning into Microsoft. Steve Jobs is turning over in his grave right now because of your actions. Configuration: MacBook Pro 15" with Retina Display 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB Final Cut Studio '09, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1) Attachments: