Mark Spencer
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What are “die cut layers”? What graphics card are you using?
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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 got 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 -
You import Motion projects into DVD Studio Pro like any other asset, and just apply it as a menu.
However, the drop zones won’t work in DVDSP. That’s not how it works. Add content to your drop zones in Motion, then save, then import your Motion project into DVDSP.
If you want to change the content, you can always right-click on the file in DVDSP and choose Open in Editor. Motion will launch, and any changes you make will show up in DVDSP as soon as you save.
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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 -
Note that the method I suggest won’t work on every template – in particular, templates that employ 3D space can break apart when cloned.
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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 -
If you want the replicator to make copies of objects along your custom shape you need to a) draw the shape with the shape tools so that it’s a shape object (graphics won’t work) and b) set the replicator Shape to Geometry and drag your shape from the Layers list to the well.
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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 -
One way would be to crank up the number of points, then use the Sequence Replicator to add the Position of the balls – then move them way off to the left, set the Spread to one, and each one will slide onto the screen from the left. If you want them to slide all the way off the screen, just slide the whole replicator off the screen. Many ways to work with the replicator, it’s a great tool. This article I wrote may give you some ideas:
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/sequence_replicator_spencer.html
It’s a bit old but still everything applies.—
Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
https://www.applemotion.net -
Use a Replicator set to Line and use a sequence replicator behavior to animate the balls across the line – as many as you like
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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 -
That must be a really old projector. Most are at least XGA with a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768. I’ve been teaching and demoing Motion for years all over the country and I’ve never come across a true VGA (640×480 max resolution) projector.
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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 -
Does the picture exist at the playhead location? If so, can you provide a screenshot of your UI?
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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 -
Looks very simple – just some animated masks – if you know how to mask a layer and how to do basic keyframe animation, you should be able to pull this off. The trick is in the content and the timing.
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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