[Tom Daigon]

Thanks Zak. I appreciate your insightful alternatives to my approach. FYI, the Smoothcam I applied in FCP made the transition to Motion 3 just fine, it was just the frame size on the still that got screwed up.The others issue that was problematic was the currectly documentated problem me and others are having with excessive renders with M3 that werent present with M2.
Yes, education is the key to comfort with this software…which is why I am spending a year working with it before we decide whether it will be able to fulfill our clients expectations.

[Tom Daigon]

Thanks Zak. I appreciate your insightful alternatives to my appreciate. FYI, the Smoothcam I applied in FCP made the transition to Motion 3 just fine, it was just the frame size on the still that got screwed up.The others issue that was problematic was the currectly documentated problem me and others are having with excessive renders with M3 that werent present with M2.
Yes, education is the key to comfort with this software…which is why I am spending a year working with it before we decide whether it will be able to fulfill our clients expectations.

[Tom Daigon]

Shane….your points are well taken, but spend a little time working with the new Motion 3
(using embedded projects in FCP6) and chances are your will discover what me and Boris and many others have discovered….there is serious problems with the render times of Motion 3 compared to Motion 2. Search this list for the documentation . If your expereince can shed light on why projects that usually render in 3 minutes take12 minutes now, I would appreciate the enlightenment. Granted, knowledge and expereince will enhance my use of this software….but sometimes new versions can be flawed.

[Tom Daigon]

Message above should start with “I realize”

[Tom Daigon]

Not in my case. I did a erase and install of the newest Tiger before doing a full install of FCS2.

[Tom Daigon]

Yes Boris.I confirm your observation with my own experience.

[Tom Daigon]

Have you tried keyframing your camera move? Behaviors are cool but not for every application.

[Tom Daigon]

G5 Dual 3 ATI Radeon 9600 XT . Do others with more contemporary cards
have the issues Ive listed in my primary posting?

[Tom Daigon]

That has been my experience so far.

[Tom Daigon]

Everyone who has experienced this major issue, please document the problem
with Apple at https://www.apple.com/feedback/ in the Final Cut Pro category.
This will insure they are aware of the issue and our concerns.