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Why is it so hard to advance one frame at a time
I know there must be a way, but as I migrating AE user I just can’t find it.
Here’s a scenario – I’m mucking around in the timeline, changing things, and I want to advance five frames. I like using the keyboard, so I hit the directional keys to advance a frame. It doesn’t do anything. Instead I need to go into my canvas window, click on it, then use the directional keys, then go back to mucking in the timeline. Why can’t I use the forward and back arrows to move in the timeline window? Do I need to change my workflow? Is there a setting I can change? Am I too old school?
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What version of Motion are you using?
Martin
Digital Heaven, London UK
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I’m using the brand spanking new motion 3
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I’ve been having the same issue with Motion 3 as well.
best regards,
jeremy
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And I, very frustrating. Can’t imagine why they axe that functionality in the timeline, when the arrows aren’t doing anything else?!?
Perhaps one of a few subtle ways of trying to get people away from timeline editing, as I find I open it less and less as I become more comfortable with a visual workflow!? But that still doesn’t make it any less frustrating
cheers,
colin -
What you’re saying is what I’m thinking. I’m an old hand at AE and new to motion, so I was thinking that maybe I’m trying to graft the AE workflow onto motion, when instead I should be trying to think more like motion thinks.
Where am I supposed to do all my work? I’m used to finding clips in the timeline, and setting keyframes in the timeline. What does motion want me to do? I have to say I haven’t quite figured out why there is a layers window and a timeline window when they both represent layers roughly the same way.
The presence of the layers window makes me think there is part of the workflow I don’t get.
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Apperently, the latest Pro Application Support 4.0.2 released today fixes that issue and others.
See my post on the Apple FCP forum.https://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1118725&tstart=0
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