Doyle Rockwell
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Heya,
All is not lost. I thought you were looking for the version 2.0 (PowerPC-only) filters. The version 2.1 (Universal Binary) filters can still be downloaded, Apple just hid them in the general Final Cut Studio downloads page. With absolutely NO hints that they are there 🙁
If you go here: https://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/download/ and fill out the form (and enter your serial), you will see a link on the bottom-right, labeled “Motion 2.1 Registration Incentive”. That should do the trick.
It’s so hidden that even AppleCare doesn’t know about it, I guess.
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Heya,
Very few codecs support an alpha channel. Typically, people use the Animation codec, which is essentially lossless and has alpha. If you’re using the lower-thirds in FCP, though, why are you exporting? Why not just drop the Motion projects into FCP and take advantage of the round-tripping?
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Heya,
These filters are not included with the 2.0.1 update, which was just a bug-fix release. The filters are a “registration incentive”, i.e. they are a reward for paying customers. If you enter your name and serial number on the page I linked, you will be able to download the filters from Apple.
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Heya,
You can download them from here: https://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/motion/download/
Good luck!
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Heya,
The alpha channel isn’t lost, it may just be that Motion is trying to guess the alpha type when you’re importing multiple images. You can still manually set the alpha interpretation. Just go to the Media tab in the Project View, select the source footage, then go to the Media tab in the Inspector and pick the appropriate type. If you’re bringing in images from Photoshop, they are premultiplied with white.
Good luck!
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Heya,
The drag-and-drop can be a bit awkward (same as in iPhoto, et al), so I usually use the hotkeys or gestures to move layers up and down. It’s usually faster and definitely less error-prone.
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Heya,
If some windows are missing, then system’s version of ProKit (the Pro Apps’ UI framework) may be borked or otherwise incompatible. Try running the Pro Application Support updater found here: https://www.apple.com/support/downloads/proapplicationsupport31macosx104.html
It can’t hurt, and it may do the trick (PPC only, I believe).
Good luck!
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Heya,
Since FCP 5.1.2 now supports FxPlug, I would think that they’d be eager to tap that several-hundred-thousand user market. Hopefully they’ll come around 🙂
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Heya,
I think he’s referring to the colored light trails in the new iPod Nano commercials. It’s similar to the old flashlight/long-exposure trick of days gone by.
While it would be possible (but really tedious) to do the shots in a 3D compositor, I would guess the trails were generated in anapp like Maya. A 3D tracker like Boujou or PFTrack could be used to solve the path of movement, then you just run a surface along that path (with the appropriate streak texture). Even with that much automation, it would take a decent amound of hand-tweaking to ensure that the trail surface is properly oriented for twisting.
Combine all that with a bunch of roto, keying and color-correction, and you’re golden 😉