Published scaling parameter not working as expected

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Published scaling parameter not working as expected

Hi All

I made a simple rectangle template in Motion that scales from 100% to 200% in X, in 4 seconds. I published the X scale parameter. After adding the template to a clip in fcpx, the rectangle scaling does not animate - it starts at 200% and remains that way for the duration of the template. However, in the template preview in fcpx, the rectangle animates correctly. Can anyone explain this behavior and what I can do to fix it? Any help appreciated!

TIA,

James

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 9, 2015 8:15 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Jul 12, 2015 6:36 AM in response to J Harvey

It would be much easier to offer appropriate help if you could post this template somewhere, so we can have a look at it.

It seems to me that if you want it to scale in the way you describe, publishing the parameter is irrelevant (it will be relevant if you want to change that parameter inside FCP X). How did you achieve that scaling - keyframes? behaviors?

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J Harvey Author

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Jul 12, 2015 2:57 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks Luis, but I am fairly new to Motion and it's taking me a while to get used to some aspects of it. I decided to take a different approach by adding a rig with a slider for scaling purposes and using appropriate keyframes to make it work the way I wanted.

I hope to learn a lot more as I continue to work with Motion. It is one powerful tool 🙂

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BenB

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Jul 17, 2015 6:46 AM in response to J Harvey

I'd put that rectangle in a Group by itself, then keyframe the rectangle as you have. Then, publish the Scale parameters you want from the Group level, not the rectangle, it'll work like a charm.

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J Harvey Author

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Jul 17, 2015 1:45 PM in response to BenB

Benb, that is also a very good approach. I did want to get some experience working with slider rigs though, so this was a good opportunity for me to do so. Thank you.

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