Jim Kanter
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x800 for G5 only. Have heard from some folks that the new 9600 w/256MB VRAM performs slightly better than the older 9800 Pro, but I can’t say for sure.
If you are planning on upgrading to a G5 later, get an inexpensive card now and trade up to the x850 later. ATI is currently giving a US$50 rebate on trade-in video cards so I might be upgrading my G5s to the x850 and will have some 9800 Pros available.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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Send a request on the feedback page. Look under the MOTION menu.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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Damian Allen’s book for Peachpit (which is the official Apple training manual) is pretty good if you already know motion graphics concepts.
Mark Spencer’s Visual QuickPro is a good reference book.
If you like DVDs, check out DMTS INSIDE MOTION 2 from Magnet Media:
http://www.digitalmediatraining.com.Not a lot of books yet.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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I wouldn’t run Motion on a 9650 unless necessary (like on my Powerbook.) Go with the ATI Radeon x800 or the nVidia 6800 for the best performance with Motion.
Also, if you are working in 32- or 16-bit float you can get better performance if you change the View level to 8-bit (turn off float display).
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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6800 takes up 2 slots and has 2 DVI connectors. Look for an older ULTRA as it is a tad faster than the current GT.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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1. Check opacity in the Motion canvas by turning on the Transparency view (checkerboard pattern will appear where BG is transparent).
2. Export the current frame as a Still Image and select the Photoshop file format.
3. Open the exported file in Photoshop. The background will be the same color as the Canvas color in Motion, but you will find an Alpha Channel in the Channels palette.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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It’s in the Inspector properties for the filter.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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Make sure that the behavior lasts as long as the clip and use the end offset parameter to determine how many frames before the end of the behavior you want the interpolation to stop.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
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1. Try using blur brushes of varying sizes and flows.
2. Use gradient selections to apply blurs. (Put a gradient in a channel and load the channel as a selection.)
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
http://www.dfilminst.com