Mark Spencer
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You would simply have every letter be it’s own text layer, all in one group. You’d have a separate group of video layers. You’d apply an image mask to each video, and drag the appropriate letter to the well in the HUD. Then animate the entire letter group to make the word move.
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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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1) Quit Motion.
2) Navigate to User/Library/Preferences.
3) Locate com.apple.motion.plist and delete it.—
Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
https://www.applemotion.net -
Is it a TrueType font? Open Type? You may need to convert it.
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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 -
Also make sure the PSD in is RGB – Greyscale or CMYK won’t work
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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 -
This will give you the basics:
https://www.motionsmarts.com/tutorials/reflection/reflection1.html
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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 -
You might consider one of the Ink Bleed paint stroke styles used as an image mask to reveal the text…
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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 -
In Fontbook, validate the font.
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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 -
Perhaps pricey for your situation, but for someone faced with dozens or hundreds of lower thirds to create, it can pay for itself immediately…
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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 -
The closest thing is AutoMotion, which can suck in a spreadsheet to create a series of Motion projects:
https://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/automotion
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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 -
Driving a broadcast monitor will certainly kill performance – especially if it’s set to update during playback – and running more than one computer monitor splits the VRAM on the card, further impacting playback capability.
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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