creating stars

[Kevin Monahan]

Motion has some Particle Systems with stars, but they are not stationary, maybe you can tweak them. I have seen a good star generator in Boris Continuum.

Kevin Monahan
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Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

[Arnie Schlissel]

You can find a public domain starscape at one of NASA’s websites. Just make sure that it’s public domain!

Or you can use a program light Lightwave or Celestia to generate a star field.

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[John Pale]

I’ll second Kevins suggestion. The preset for this in Motion is quite good. If you dont want it to move, just export a still.

[David Roth weiss]

Or, you can buy a graphic from iStockPhoto.com.

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[Chris Poisson]

You can very easily create a moving or still starfield exactly like you want in FCP using a matte generator clip and two of the Joe’s Filters, Color Noise and levels. Just apply the color noise and set it to monochrome. dial up the noise size to taste. Use the levels filter to selectively create your starfield. Easy as pie.

Have a wonderful day.

[Kevin Monahan]

Nice out of the box thinkin’ dude. Thumbs up.

Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

[Chris Poisson]

Telly,

Assuming that compliment was for me, thank you, and credit yourself for teaching me much about FCP.

Have a wonderful day.

[Sarah Hollender]

THANK YOU EVERYONE – TRULY APPRECIATED!!!

[Tim Wilson]

We normally don’t allow all caps posting, but we made an exception for this one. 🙂 Glad you found help here.

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