I am running an iMac with OSX version 10.9 and have Motion 5.O installed with FCP 7.0.3. I recently tried to use a motion template and get the error code, "This file must be opened in Motion 5.5 or later." I tried clicking software update but no update is available. I'm wondering if I now have to upgrade to FCP X in order to get Motion 5.0.7? Do I also need to upgrade the operating system?
Motion 5, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
You update to Motion 5.0.7 in the App Store. Open the App Store and click on updates tab and it should be there for you. Sign in using the same Apple account which you used to buy Motion 5. I assume the template you tried to open is a Motion 4 template. Some of the Motion 4 templates will not work in Motion 5 due to missing image filters etc. No need to upgrade to FCP X in order to upgrade Motion. It works with FCP 7 but not as integrated as Motion 4. It is designed to work with FCP X.
If you do have problems with updating, try the instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4057
Actually, I found another post that worked. It said to send the motion application file to trash and then reupload the motion 5 file. When I did, all worked fine.
5.0.7 update problem
