Motion Array ???

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Ken,

I use it extensively for PPro, AE and FCPX + the video and audio library.
Currently uploading video for client to look at in the morning on the Video Collaboration part.
For another job that I am closing over the weekend, I downloaded over a 100 video files + 20 music-tracks, and AE logo animations.
And, when I get around to it I will finish building my Portfolio site on it.

Adding, that I can within PPro browse the library, select, and clip, audio file, template will be loaded straight into my project.

Although there are many “would-like-to-have-features” missing, I could not see my business function without it.

Hope that this helps.

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Mads

[Ben Balser]

Well, I’ve always just purchased what I needed, as each job required, and work the cost of those plugins and templates into the job quote. I’ve never needed dozens of templates and plugins for one single job, and I’ve been t this for 30 years. Plus, I’m not that impressed with what Motion Array offers for FCPX, and there’s next to nothing worth while for Motion. I find more and better assets with SVM, Industrial Revolution, MotionVFX, FxFactory, etc. But, this really is an opinion decision, not a technical decision, so you have to decide what works for you, no one else’s experience it the same as yours. Definitely not a technical question with an easy answer. I will say, shop around. $30/month is cheap, but how much “useful” product is there for the types of work you’ll be doing?

[Ken Bennett]

Thanks for the feedback (so far). I’ve been producing videos for 40+ years and have been using FCPX since 2011. I’ve always purchased plug-in when I saw need. Also from FxFactory, MotionVX, Pixel Films and probably a few others. I was looking for logo animations when I found Motion Array. For $30 I can jump in and get what I see of value to me and then get out. Not a fan of subscriptions.

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Ken,

Just make sure to check the license set-up on MotionArray, as they will let you use anything you see on projects. And the footage will remain licensed on those productions. But any new productions that you want to add MotionArray to, you’ll have to resubscribe. In other words, you can jump in and out of the package, but can’t be out if using previously downloaded content from it.

I am not a sales person for MotionArray.
So I should also highlight https://www.digitaljuice.com/ as they have a one flat fee for a lifetime subscription. I don’t use it often, but always there ready to be used.

Atb
Mads

[Ken Bennett]

Mads, I’ve had Digital Juice since the beginning, even when it was called ClubToaster. Though they are limited when it come to Apple Motion projects. I don’t have AE on my Mac Studio. But I do have an old CS5.5 version on a PC. That probably eliminates newer AE projects that require CSS versions.

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Ken,

I hear you.

The problem is that Apple Motion appears to be the bastard child that no-one loves.
I’ve got it, but not inclined to spend money on courses made back 2015, as development has been sparse on it. And, unless I use it daily, I might as well revert to A.E. where most of my plugins works best too (Continuum, Mocha etc).
Not sure why Apple hasn’t just rolled Motion directly in under FCPX, is kind of a mystery…

Having said that, like with PPro, you can also on MotionArray find a lot of templates that works well within FCPX, without going through Motion.

+ There are other alternative solutions such as BlackMagic Fusion (DaVinci Resolve).

Atb
Mads