[Robin S. kurz]

[Bret Williams] “Why is it, that when I have only one keyframe for something like Position, that when I delete that keyframe it goes to some seemingly random position?”

I’ve asked that a few times also. But I use the kf-editor for just about everything keyframe anyway (the name tells me to ;)), which is the trick, yes. I can’t recall when I last used the orange diamond thingy in the inspector (for deleting). But from what I can tell, it would appear that objects can actually somehow remember the position they originated at. Which is where they pop back to when doing as you describe. Also when deleting from the timeline btw, not just the inspector. So the position isn’t in fact random. It’s just stupid that it happens. I’ve reported it, which you should, too.

[Bret Williams] “And I really wish there weren’t a record button (A). I find no use for it. All I do is accidentally turn it on and make a mess.”

Ironically, as of v5.0.2 it could (and should) be removed, yes! Because with v5.0.2 its behavior was rendered completely pointless whilst wanting to make the way KFs are created in Motion the same with FCP X. Because in every other version until then, no keyframes would be created when changes were made without the rec button being active. Now it creates them as soon as a parameter has at least one KF and another change is made. Like I said, just like in FCP X. Again, making the button completely pointless**. With the old way it worked you could e.g. simply move a layer that had position keyframes with the button OFF and all the KFs would move with the layer without creating a new one. Now THAT made sense and was great. Now you have to use a modifier key to do the same and be veeeeeery careful in the process. By far the most bizarre and counter-productive change every made to Motion IMO.

No clue who decided on it, but if you’re going to go the “let’s make them more alike” route, then you would think/hope they’d at least be mildly consistent. Such as changing the keyboard shortcuts to match, just as you pointed out. Because the A-key thing IS a really stupid discrepancy. FCP X muscle memory has caused me an awful lot of pain as well!

– RK

EDIT: **unless you actually want to record keyframes in realtime during playback, which is something I’ve maybe only ever done as a (otherwise useless) gimmick for showing off at demos.

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[Robin S. kurz]

I’m trying to figure out why you would even want to use Motion 5 if you’re using FCP 7? That’s pretty much as odd (and really rather counterproductive) as if you were using 4 with X.

– RK

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[Robin S. kurz]

Many because you don’t have THE OVERLAYS as a whole turned on?

– RK

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[Robin S. kurz]

Erm…. simply change the background to white and not “Transparent”?

– RK

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[Robin S. kurz]

Start Motion while holding the ⌥ and ⌘ keys.

– RK

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[Robin S. kurz]

Simply an erroneous error. 😉

5.2.1 is the most current, yes.

– RK

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[Robin S. kurz]

Why shouldn’t it be?

– RK

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[Robin S. kurz]

[Juanita Pretorius] “I have the same problem like yours.”

Why not iDVD? It will also retain any chapter markers (and poster frames) you set in FCP X btw and even make animated chapter menus if you like. All of it fully customizable.

https://ebay.to/1IwGIJ6

– RK

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[Robin S. kurz]

Hey John… I’ll write you a mail, but posting images is fairly simple. Just click the IMAGE UPLOAD button above (3rd from the right), then, as it says in the window that pops up:

1) To upload your image, click browse button to find image on your machine. When you have located image click upload image button to start the upload process.
2) Your image will appear in the right hand box.
3) Select the image by clicking on it once.
4) A thumbnail image will appear in the left hand box, with it’s appropriate code shown.
5) Copy and paste the embed code into your post to have the image show in your post.

Compared to other forums it’s unfortunately unnecessarily convoluted (in a 1990’s kind of way), yes, but doable once you get it.

– RK

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[Robin S. kurz]

IOW, if the layer with the mask isn’t animated, then there’s no reason why the mask should be moving. So if the MASK is moving, then there are only two possibilities:

1. the mask is on the wrong layer, or
2. you’re animating the wrong layer

No idea how it could be anything else, unless you’re leaving out relevant information as to how things are put together or describing it wrong.

– RK

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