Motion 5 to FCP X

[Stephen Smith]

I do work with Flash guys on PCs and what they need is for you to export out the video as a Quicktime movie set to the animation codec. It must be millions +. They bring that into Flash and with minimal clicks have the footage with a transparent background. They then add the background they want and etc. and then they export it out as a compressed flash file. Hope this helps.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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[Zach Shore]

You can use Motion 5 as a stand alone, you can render to a Quicktime and then import that into FCPX. Final Cut does not export to FLV. I’d follow Stephen’s suggestions.

You can come push the buttons or you can let me do my job.

[Ryan Walker]

Is the animation codec even an option in the new Motion 5?

[Zach Shore]

I’ve got compressor installed an have been doing it through the “Export using Compressor Settings…” option.

“You can come push the buttons, or you can let me do my job.”

[Ryan Walker]

After some research I have found that all of the Pro Res will export an alpha channel, however the H.264 will not. So using the Pro Res will work, don’t even need compressor.

[Mark Spencer]

Only ProRes 4444 supports an alpha channel.

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Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
https://www.applemotion.net

[Stephen Smith]

ProRess 4444 will do an Alpha channel, but that is an Apple codec. The PC guys I’ve sent it to who have Quicktime said they can’t work with it.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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[Ryan Walker]

Yep I’m an idiot, it’s only the 4444. Thanks for the correction Mark.

Stephen -You would convert this to an FLV, then ship to your PC guy in this situation.

[Stephen Smith]

I find Apple Motion no longer supporting the Animation codec to be troubling. I thought Animation was created by Apple?

Please correct me if I’m wrong, I’m not a comprestionist, FLV is a compressed codec. Animation is uncompressed(if there was such a thing). If that is true you would never want to send a FLV file with an Alpha channel to a flash guy for the purpose of them placing it in their web site. The Flash person brings a video into Flash with an Alpha channel and adds a background, buttons and etc. It becomes part of the web site. (It is not like YouTube where you have as self contained movie, other wise you would not want an Alpha channel) When they are done they compress their Flash project for the web, thus the video file gets compressed twice. If I give them a FLV file I feel I’m giving them a video that is not the best quality.

Besides, in my case Animation has been a requirement for some projects. I can’t tell them Apple says the Animation codec stinks so let me send you something else.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

Check out my Motion Training DVD

Check out my Motion Tutorials

[Mark Spencer]

Sure you can use Animation – just send to Compressor and use any codec at all.

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Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
https://www.applemotion.net