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Motion v.s. Shake
I’ve heard Shake is the preimere compositing program for films, but I haven’t heard much about Motion in this regard, or even what it’s main function and use is.
Is Motion much of a film type compositing program, or, from my experience, is it more of a program for designing DVD Main menu’s?
What are the Strength’s of Motion? And what are the practical applications of Motion?
Thanks for any advice,
Will Keir
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5 Replies
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There is no comparison between Motion and Shake. Motion is primarily a motion graphics programs to create show opens, titles and killer particles.
Shake is a heavy duty video / film compositing tool.
The two apps compliment each other, but do not replace each other, similar to how Motion compliments After Effects very nicely.
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Motion is not for film.
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Motion can be used for film if you have the right hardware. It has float color and is capable of 4K resolution with high-end hardware, but Shake is preferable for film-res images.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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I can see using motion for snappy title sequences, credit crawls, maybe jazzing up trailers. That’s the kind of thing that it seems to really be designed for. As a compositor, it’s lacking a lot of the features that more powerful tools like Shake or Combustion have.
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THanks for the advice and info guys, you straightened me all out.
Will Keir
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