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Upgrading to Motion 5 but keeping FCP 7 – does this work?!
Hi All,
Perhaps this was answered elsewhere but I cannot find it.
I am currently using FCP7 and Motion 4.
Can I upgrade to Motion 5 without upgrading FCP, and still use Motion sequences in the FCP7 timeline?
Currently I do lots of effects with Motion 4. I put the Motion .MOTN file directly into a FCP7 timeline, and I “open in editor” to make quick adjustments to the Motion 4 file as needed.
Does this round-trip still work between FCP7 + Motion 5, or do I need to also upgrade to FCPX???
Also, is the move from Motion 4 to 5 worthwhile?
Thanks for any comments or links to more info!
MacPro 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 24GB memory – OSX10.6.8 FCP7
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7 Replies
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I see no reason for you to upgrade to 5, which allows you to create fx for FCP X, but will not work at all with FCP 7.
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Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
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Mark,
Thanks for your reply. 🙂
So, to clarify, Motion 5 does not round-trip with FCP7 at ALL — is that correct?
My reasoning for going to M5 was that Motion 4 remains glitchy, as reported elsewhere in Creative Cow — but we still use it pretty heavily for our productions. I was hoping for a more stable program… but maybe that’s wishful thinking.
If I were to upgrade to FCPX, would I need Motion 5, too (i.e., if I want to continue to create Motion sequences, then Motion 4 won’t work in FCPX, either)?
Your help is appreciated.
MacPro 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 24GB memory – OSX10.6.8 FCP7
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Correct, Motion 5 won’t round-trip with FCP 7. In fact, it won’t roundtrip with FCP X either – it just doesn’t work that way anymore – although in many respects, Motion 5 is much more integrated with FCP X than 4 was with 7, because it’s used to create all the titles, transitions, effects, and generators in FCP X. It’s also a complete rewrite and 64bit – but if you are using FCP 7, I’d stick with M4. Btw, I highly recommend FCP X.
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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 -
FCP7 user here. Although upgrading to OS X Yosemite 10.10, is great and runs great, one of the issues of making this jump is motion 4 does not work.
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My understanding is that FCP7/Motion4 will not work with any operating system past OSX 10.6.8. So going up to Yosemite would probably not work if you want to access FCP7 projects. A few years ago when this debate originally arose, it seemed that some editors were jumping the Apple ship and moving to Premiere, Avid, etc. I am keeping a system at 10.6.8 so that I can access old productions that were done with FCP7/Motion 4. This gives me the option to work on those projects (which happens from time to time) but new projects can be created on a newer system loaded with newer editing software.
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i am still using fcp7/motion fcs3 on Mavericks – it works.
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FCP7 and FCPX and Motion 5.3.1 works just fine on my Yosemite. FCPX has difficulty quitting. BTW Every time I upgrade to the newest operating system I clone the previous drive to a new drive so I can always go back (God forbid) if I need to. I am a video editor. 🙂
Wilson
http://www.eyedit.tv
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