• Apple Motion

  motion 3.. is it that good?

  Posted by Arthur Luhn on May 25, 2007 at 1:43 pm

  Hello all,

  I am sure my question has been asked before and I have searched the archive, but couldn’t find anything similar so I’m afraid I must ask it..

  I am on the verge of purchasing an upgrade to FCS2, and a powerful incentive to do that is the 3D capability of motion 3. Does it truly deliver? Also, does it do true 3D?

  I’m asking this because I will need to, at some point, create an 3D animation in which the camera becomes a rolling pool ball and ends up in the pocket, looking upward.. I am going to do this with a variety of stills and video (not wireframe animation from scratch).

  Inputs and comments are appreciated.

  Peter Wiggins replied 18 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Zak Mussig

  May 25, 2007 at 2:11 pm

  Motion 3 doesn’t do 3D in the way you’re describing. Think of it as 2 and a half D. Super Paper Mario 3D. 2D objects (except for some particles and maybe a few more things) in 3D space.

  There’re also no cast shadows, and the camera doesn’t simulate depth of field. (Thanks MacBreak)

  Sounds like you want a proper 3D modeling and animation app.

  Zak
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  Peter Wiggins

  May 25, 2007 at 3:12 pm

  yes, motion is that good – take a look here to see a few things I made in Motion3
  scroll down to the bottom for the movie

  a big step up from Motion2

  https://peterwiggins.com/content/view/31/33/

  Peter

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