Apple Motion Equivalant For PC

[David Block]

Hi,

a layer-based motion graphic equivalent is without doubt After Effects.
There are particles in lastest versions and for versions before the particles engine was implemented, there are particle plugin like Particular which you could give a try.

Cheers,

David

[Steve Rhoden]

Without a doubt…After Effects is what you are looking for,
and packs a whole lot more.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

AE has great particles, but to be clear; it’s NOTHING like Apple’s Motion. Motion is the sole reason I carry a dual boot MBP. Motion is organic, if that’s possible for a software app. AE is very deliberate and is not a part of the creative process (although it is significantly better in CS4.
Particle Illusion is another app for particles, BTW.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Christopher Wright]

And Combustion with Particle Illusion is also quite powerful in the particle project creation category…

Dual 2.5 G5, IO, Kona LH, IO, Medea Raid, UL4D, NVidia 6800, 4Gig RAM
Octocore 8 GB Ram, Radeon card, MBP, MXO
Windows Vista Adobe Studio CS4, Vegas 8.0, Lightwave 9.3, Sound Forge 9, Acid Pro 7, Continuum 5, Boris Red 4, Combustion 2008, Sapphire Effects

[Bob Blouin]

Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Douglas,

I just finished watching all the VASST Vegas training videos and you seem like a cool guy to hang out with 🙂 What type of MacPro? 15 or 16 inch, hard drive, memory etc. I hate to spend the money on a Mac plus the cost of Apple Studio(I don’t think I can buy Motion on separately) after just buying a custom pc powerhouses from Velocity Micro but maybe its time I just bit the bullet.

Thanks again.