[Lynette Gilbert]

What I mean is, I’ll take something that I edited in FCP – I edited clips ABCDE together. Each clip’s original length was 10 seconds, but in FCP I edited them together so that they are only 3 seconds long. Then I go to Send To>Motion. I save the Motion project.

I add some text. Everything is fine. Then I add a behavior. Suddenly those five clips are not edited in their 3 second long segments anymore – they are their original lengths of 10 seconds, so everything I did up to that point is ruined.

Does that make sense? They are not edited, they are original clips.

I don’t know how to make it make more sense.

[Lynette Gilbert]

Thank you, Burt, for your actual help.

I’m a videographer and editor, not an animator, so I’ve never used an animation program to any extent. I am trying to learn Motion in a relatively short amount of time and not have it end up looking like a total amateur created it. I do appreciate your positive feedback.

I will try your advice next week when I get back to work. Unfortunately, I don’t have Motion at home so I can’t experiment now.

Again, thanks for reaching out to an animation beginner and offering encouragement, not sarcasm.

[Lynette Gilbert]

Thanks so much for your sarcasm. It has been noted.