Apple Motion not exporting.

Whenever I go to export a movie from Apple Motion v. 5.7 I see it create the file in finder with Zero bytes. After a few seconds that file disappears and the movie is never created. I tried shutting down motion and reopening the file but I get the same results.

iMac 27″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jan 24, 2024 8:43 AM

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3 replies

Jan 24, 2024 9:02 AM in response to rnwhitaker

Try deleting Motion preferences.

To delete preferences, hold down command and option while starting Motion and click Delete Preferences.

Jan 25, 2024 1:31 AM in response to rnwhitaker

Does Motion have Full Disk Access in System Settings->Privacy and Security?

Also: Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

rnwhitaker Author

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Jan 24, 2024 2:13 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I tried that but that didn’t work. I have now tried reinstalling it but it doesn’t seem to want to load.

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Apple Motion not exporting.