• Apple Motion

  Computer Chugging

  Posted by Jason Richards on July 30, 2008 at 5:26 pm

  Motion works great except for the project I’m currently working on. Its starting to chug like crazy so I can’t get a idea for how it looks in real time. Any work around?

  Colin Mcquillan replied 17 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  Stephen Smith

  July 30, 2008 at 5:46 pm

  The fact that Motion can show you results in real time is amazing. When you start doing more complicated stuff it can become to much for any computer. The easiest work around is to RAM Preview your project when you reach that point. Go up to Mark – RAM Preview and select an option. Hope this helps.

  Stephen Smith
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  Jason Richards

  July 30, 2008 at 6:09 pm

  Very cool, that’s what I needed
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  Stephen Smith

  July 31, 2008 at 1:40 pm

  No problem, happy to help. You’ll have to let me know how the project turned out.

  Stephen Smith
  Lone Peak Producitons

  Check out my DVD Money Making Graphics & Effects for Final Cut Studio 2
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  Mark Spencer

  July 31, 2008 at 6:01 pm

  You can also try turning off your preview thumbnails in the layers tab, and turning off layers you don’t need to see.

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  Mark Spencer
  Freelance Editor/Producer
  Apple-certified instructor, FCP, DVDSP and Motion
  Author, Motion Visual Quickstart Guide from Peachpit Press
  https://www.applemotion.net
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  Colin Mcquillan

  August 1, 2008 at 6:37 am

  Also, If you notice actions starting to get jumpy or choppy, clear your ram preview. This has helped me in deep projects keep the user interface snappier when things slow down.

  Colin McQuillan
  Van. B.C.

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