Wayne Franklin
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Possibly just answered my own question — I see now that there is a self-contained option in the FRC.
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Yeah, that rendering is unbelievably slow. I’m too far into this project too back up now, but man, will I be glad when this is resolved!
I’m getting a used Radeon X800 XT (Is that right? Why can’t they just call these things “Bob” or something?) from a friend tomorrow. I’ll update on whether that solves any of the issues.
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FWIW, I’m using the same card in a dual 2.5 G5 and also having lighting (plus a ton of other) problems with Motion 3. Only I’m not getting full white like you guys are, but my objects are superimposed by full opacity orange boxes.
Check out these little tests to see if you’re having similar symptoms:
1. Edit a motion template (preferably one you knock out quickly) featuring drop zones into an FCP sequence. Attempt to add a clip to the drop zone through the Controls tab of the Viewer (as instructed in the manuals.) When I do this, I get a thumbnail in the “Clip Well,” but no changes to the resulting video.
2. Add the Behind Camera 3D behavior to some text in Motion. All I get is a fade in from left.
3. If you have upgraded to 3.0.1, try creating a motion path for the camera (using the motion path behavior). GIve it specific reference points, or frame something with the camera so you’ll know if it moves. Save the project and return to it. When I do this, the control points on the motion path offset in X-Z space, though the numerical value of the points remain the same.
If you have time, let me know especially about #1. That’s the one that is really buggering my workflow.
Thanks,
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Yep. The 9600XT.
After a clean install of the OS and a re-install of the entire FCS, I was coming to the same conclusion.
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I’ve been trying to find a neat way to do the same thing. Nothing yet.
It would also be nice if we could copy the path used to create a shape or paint object and use it as a motion path. In my case, I’m animating the camera following a curving ribbon.
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It’s an HDV 1080i60 project, as are all of the clips. All footage was loaded using the HDV capture settings in FCP. I am using a subclip. I tried making it a master clip, but that didn’t work either.
After your message, I thought it might be an HDV issue. So I exported a reference movie of the same clip from FCP, imported it into Motion, dropped it into the appropriate drop zone, and VOILA! It worked as expected.
I just want this thing to work as advertised. I need to be able to easily customize these animations within FCP for efficiency’s sake. (Of course, how efficient is spending all my time trying to solve workflow bugs?) Otherwise, I never would have bothered with Motion and just knocked it out in AE.
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I downgraded back to 3.0. When I opened the project again, the corrections I had made to the motion path control points had to be re-corrected in the opposite direction. Now everything’s back where it belongs and holding steady.
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Not sure about the stills without looking at your project, but regarding the imported Motion project, have you looked in the browser to certify that the anamorphic checkbox is checked?
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If you’re not actually adjusting all of the keyframes, only keyframing some to their current values in order to initiate a change from that point, why not copy and paste control points from the previous keyframe (in the keyframe editor) and then adjust whichever parameters you choose?
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We are looking at a couple of different packages. Please e-mail me the particulars of your package and rates.
Thanks!
-Wayne-
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