User Guide

Issue: When exporting a sequence from Final Cut Pro to Motion, the audio master

levels (see Tools > Audio Mixer) are not exported if you select clips in the Final Cut Pro

Timeline and send the clips to Motion.

Workaround: In Final Cut Pro, select the sequence in the bin, then choose File > Export >

Export to Motion Project.

Issue: Clips exported from the Browser in Final Cut Pro do not appear correctly in Motion.

Workaround: Export the clip from the Final Cut Pro Timeline, rather than from the bin.

Alternatively, you can change the aspect ratio of the clip in Motion. To change the pixel

aspect ratio in Motion, select the clip in the Media tab (in the Project pane), then

choose a different pixel aspect ratio in the Media tab of the Inspector.

Issue: When a clip or image is resized in Final Cut Pro, the image appears larger when

opened in Motion.

Workaround: Change the aspect ratio of the clip in Motion. To change the pixel aspect

ratio in Motion, select the clip in the Media tab (in the Project pane), then choose a

different pixel aspect ratio in the Media tab of the Inspector.

Issue: After Motion is installed with versions 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1, and 4.1.1 o f Final Cut Pro,

FireWire video out does not function.

Workaround: Upgrade to Final Cut Pro HD or Final Cut Pro 5.

LiveFonts

Issue: When you create a multiline LiveFont text object, and the text is set to Center

alignment, a problem occurs with the character tracking.

Workaround: Use a separate LiveFont text object for each center-aligned line of text.

Motion Blur

Issue: When an imported media file contains interlaced fields, and Field Order is set, and

Motion Blur is enabled in Motion, the motion within the frames of a movie is affected.

Workaround: Deinterlace the imported media using the Deinterlace filter (in the Video

filter subcategory).