Move “Motion Templates” folder to another HD

[Mark Spencer]

If you move them, you’ll have to create sym links to your system user/Movies/Motion Templates folder.

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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

[Sean Thomas]

“sym links”?

tried an alias of the MT folder from another HD and that didn’t work.

please explain. thanks!

[Mark Spencer]

You need to create symbolic links.

https://www.macworld.com/article/1153437/symlinkservice.html

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

[Helge Tjelta]

Or do it like this:

Rename the motion templates forlder first (just to keep it safe)

First do a cd to your user/movies folder, then:

ln -s /Volumes/NewDisc/Folder/ Motion\ Templates.localized

In therminal that is:

when you start in terminal, type cd and a space, drag you movies folder into it, enter…
then you are in the right folder, then create the link using the line above…
/helge

Helge

[Helge Tjelta]

Hey my line is now in the MacBreakStudio tutorial 196…. cool!

ln -s /Volumes/NewDisc/Folder/ Motion\ Templates.localized

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCXQmYgBxeI&feature=player_embedded

Helge

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[John Davidson]

I can’t seem to find their tutorial online now. Wonder if something changed.

Here’s a question for you Helge, I’m trying to do the same thing with ~Library/Application Support/ProApps/Effects Presets, which almost works. I can SEND files to the server location, but my mac won’t pull files from it. When I open FCPX, it doesn’t read the presets from the server. If I create one, it will save it there just fine.

I changed permissions on the local ProApps/Effects Presets folder to match what the Motion Templates one does, but still no joy.

Any ideas?

John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.