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What’s in the future for Motion?
I’ve noticed that there doesn’t seem to be much movement as far as making the big plugin packages compatible with Motion 2. Is the Motion user base growing? I hope it is, and I really hope we’ll get some compatible 3rd party plugins in the near future. I don’t need all the power of AE, Motion is so much more powerful than it might seem on the surface. I’ve also benefitted immensely from Scott Simmons tutorials for Motion 1 and 2 on the VTC site. Beginners will gain a lot from these tutorials but there is quite a bit at the intermediate and advanced levels also. I would hate to see lagging development on Motion because of sluggish sales, but perhaps people aren’t aware of just how powerful and capable the program is even at this early stage of its development.
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I expect we’ll start seeing more and more plug-ins as the user base grows and demands them but not until then. The few we already have are quite good but developing software is an expensive and time-consuming process. The market has to be there to warrant development, and I’m afraid that since most MoGrfx folks use AE and have invested significant $$$ in plug-ins they are not inclined to spend more to replace what they have already especially if they work and are paid for. You don’t get rich putting your money in other people’s pockets.
I expect we will see more growth in the Motion arena next year as pros start transitioning to significantly higher-end systems and more shops move to the Final Cut Studio suite of apps. I’ve talked to quite a few people who are happy with their current system performance and are not going to rush out and buy a new system until the performance increase is substantial enough to warrant the expense. Dropping rendering time from 1 hour to 45 or even 30 minutes isn’t enough for most people and small shops. Drop it to 5 and you won’t be able to keep up with the demand.
Time will tell.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
http://www.dfilminst.com
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