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Images of Motion 5 and Final Cut Pro X?

Josh Mellicker — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:33:18 +0000

“New Rig”… Hmmm… did one of those “you got peanut butter in my chocolate” moments happen with Motion 5 and Shake? I hope so!

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Ah, dropzones are still alive and well! Yay for that!

These pics were posted by a Canadian fellow on Twitpic, and apparently Twitpic not only removed the pics, but his Twitter account is now gone! And, he’s been missing since this morning. Okay, that last part was a joke. Real [read more →]

CoreMeltFREE! – 33 Free plugins for FCP, FCE, Motion and AE

Josh Mellicker — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:42:50 +0000

CoreMeltFREE! Offers 33 plugins from all our products including:

Click on the plugin names for more info.

ImageFlow FX: Multipop Forward, Filmstrip, Carousel, Continuous Random Pan, Image Grid

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Cityscape Motion tutorial

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:57:00 +0000

Here’s an awesome tutorial on building a 3D cityscape in Motion from Andy Neil.

Why are my titles and graphics pixelated in Final Cut?

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:51:33 +0000

This is a common question and there are several answers:

First, the Final Cut Pro Canvas usually shows titles and graphics more pixelated and lower quality than the actual quality. Render a title and play it on a real monitor – or render and export a 10 frame test to disk and view to see the true picture.

Read these articles on monitoring: http://www.dvcreators.net/tag/monitoring/ for more info.

If you are rendering to the DV codec, you will see an instant drop in quality. [read more →]

Warp Speed Workflow #6: First Look: Motion Tracker in Motion 3

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:53:51 +0000

Here's a first look at the new motion tracking behaviors in Motion 3.

A look at lights in Motion 3

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:28:57 +0000

Here's a "first look" at lights in Motion 3. $Free

Motion PowerStart

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:47:12 +0000

Motion PowerStart is an extensive training course for Motion containing a to-the-point interface orientation and three clear, fun and practical hands-on tutorials written by a member of the official Apple documentation, Michael Wohl, along with Josh Mellicker of DVcreators.net.

- FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH MOTION 2 -

$79.95

How does Motion compare with After Effects?

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:27:47 +0000

After Effects is the software from whence a new art form, motion graphics, was born.

Motion offers many advantages and disadvantages to AE. The two can work together, AE users can use Motion to generate layers for their AE compositions.

Owners of both, before starting many projects, will have to pause and consider which program to use.

So when would you use Motion?

projects involving interaction between elements (attracting, repelling, orbiting, bouncing much easier in Motion)
users needing something cool-looking quickly without having to create [read more →]

Do I need a studio monitor?

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:24:03 +0000

If your projects are going to be delivered on DVD or broadcast, it’s important to have an accurate studio monitor on your desk so you can see your project as your viewers will see it while you’re editing.

Why? First, many editing programs show you a low quality “proxy” of your timeline, so you can’t judge color correction, brightness, saturation, contrast, how titles or graphics will look, or any other aspect of the picture accurately.

Can I just enable a second computer [read more →]

Apple announces Final Cut Studio 2 – Final Cut Pro 6 – Motion 3 – Soundtrack 2 – etc.

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:53:28 +0000

Notable points:

Final Cut Studio 2 will be available in May for $1,299, or $499 for the upgrade
Final Cut Pro 6 has an Open Format Timeline that lets editors mix and match virtually any video format and frame-rate in a single Timeline without transcoding. Hope this works with nesting and media management!
ProRes 422 format for uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes and support for mixed video formats and frame rates in a single Timeline- nice feature. ProRes 422 will run [read more →]