Drobo for Motion and FCP projects

Does anyone have any experience with the Drobo system? I am thinking about purchasing one for my ever increasing size of projects that eat up so much space on my hard drives. I have 3 separate external drives and thought this would be a good way to combine a couple together. I want to know if this is fast enough to use for editing or is it primarily used for back-ups? Any suggestions or advise would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Works great for me. If I had a nice Mac Pro I would absolutely use the internal drive bays for my video content, but would also have a Drobo to serve as a RAID.
As for you and me with our iMacs, the Drobo on FW800 is as fast as my internal drive. I don't see any lag time. I have 4 x 1TB Seagate drives in my Drobo. With about 1.8 TB of raw video. Not a ton, but it sure was nice to bust open all my external drives and slide them in the Drobo! I recommend keeping at least one external drive dedicated to Time Machine. And by the way, I can be editing video on my Mac and rip out one of my 1 TB drives in the Drobo with out a single skipped frame... Dude... that's cool.

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before buying the MacBook Pro 15-inch, I am turning the internet upside down trying to find out how well the model without the NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M would perform when doing Photoshop work and editing HD video in Final Cut Pro and Motion. Almost all tests I read tell me frame rates when playing games. But I wonder how well the MacBook Pro 15-inch is doing on the mentioned tasks if there is only the Intel Iris Pro Graphics ? It would be great to read experiences of people who bought the 15-inch base model. Thanks.

Hey Clo1,
This video meight give you an idea of what the iris pro can handle...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATKDuQOQw9k

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Ok Im trying to do a project where Im using Keynote content, Motion content and FCP content.
My final screen delivery will be on a flat screen plasma monitor with a native resolution of 852 x 480.
I am going to be playing this back as a looping Quicktime movie from a Mac to the plasma screen. The screen will be functioning essentially as a computer monitor.
The piece will only be about 3-4 minutes max run time.
The video I've shot is standard DV resolution: 720 x 480.
I am building the whole project at 852 x 480 so I dont have to scale up the video to fit the final screen size vertically.
I was intending to piece it all together in Motion.
(Exporting Quicktime renderings from Keynote and Final Cut at high resolution and placing them on the timeline in Motion...)
Now, with Motion and FCP's ability to transfer files back and forth, am I using the best strategy? Should the whole thing be assembled in FCP? Or is Motion just as good for assembly.
(I want to use Motion because I find it's interface way easier to push around than FCP and much less cryptic...)
Is there any slicker way to bring in Keynote material than to do the exporting to Quicktime thing?
Any advise I could get from all you motion gurus out there would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Well after actually starting in on the real construction of this project it has become very obvious it must be assembled in FCP.
Now that I have resolved myself to that fact, I have a few issues:
I've exported all my Keynote stuff in Animation Codec.
Is that better than H.264? (Seemed to be slightly sharper on type edges)
I tried setting up the sequence to have H.264 compression but it refused to accept any imports.
I changed it back to NTSC DV Codec and it accepted to imports no prob.
Must all FCP projects use DV codec?
You cant tell them to use a different compression system?
(This is one of those areas of FC that I find utterly mysterious.)
When I bring the Keynote clips into my FCP document, they look crunchy.
And they stumble on playback.
Is that just temporary in the editing environment.
The video plays back pretty clean...
Can I get all the files to play back cleanly in FC as Im working on them?
Will the compression used in my sequence be ignored upon export to the Final Quicktime?
And what's the deal with the frame rates on the Keynote files.
Even though I specified 29.97 on export, when I get info on the files theyre all over the place (20fps, 24fps...)
Is that a problem?

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Need steps to create ant scripts for publishing and deploying projects.
Have got ant, Oracle BPM Enterprise WL edition installed , Need to know what are the other configurations to be done.
Any working example would help me to understand, please do mail me at [email protected]
Thanks in advance.
-Sree

Sreekant,
Please find the build file to publish and deploy.
<project name="deployProject"
xmlns:fuego="antlib:fuego.tools.ant.enterprise"
xmlns:fuego.j2ee="antlib:fuego.tools.ant.j2ee" default = "publish">
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directoryid="${fuego.directoryid}"
preset="engine" />
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<fuego:session
passportref="fuego.passport"
verbose="true"
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haltonerror="true" >

<fuego:publish fpr="${fuego.project.name}"
deploy="true"
engine="${fuego.engineName}"
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                    automaproles="${fuego.automaproles}"
                    automapbuspars = "${fuego.automapbuspars}"
                    automapvars="${fuego.automapvars}"
                    automapconfigs = "${fuego.automapconfigs}">
</fuego:publish>
</fuego:session>
</target>
<target name= "takeInputs" >
<input
message="Please enter admin-username:"
addproperty="fuego.participant"
/>
<input
message="Please enter admin-password:"
addproperty="fuego.password"
>
</input>
</target>
</project>
and find the properties I have used..
fuego.basedir=C:\OraBPMEnterpriseHome
fuego.directoryid=default
fuego.engineName = bpmengine
fuego.project.name = E:/antExamples/Project/CommonUtilities
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# This includes importing:
#      •Holiday and Calendar rules
#      •Organizational Units
#      •Roles
#      •Resource configurations
#      •External Variables
fuego.importdata = true
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fuego.automaproles=true
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fuego.automapbuspars = true
#If the below property is true ant script automatically map external variable names (as defined in the project design) to an external variable id with the same name (as defined in the Fuego Enterprise directory).
fuego.automapvars=true
#If the below property is true ant script automatically map External Resources configurations (as defined in the project design) to real Configurations with the same name (as defined in the Fuego Enterprise directory).
fuego.automapconfigs = true

Best DPI for Motion, and more!

Question in response to thread below...Thanks.
Hey folks!! What size do these images have to be to start? I'm working with 14th 15th cen. text/illustrations and I only get to scan them once. Can you recomend the best settings for scaning.
Also can someone recap this thread? I'm a little confussed... I feel very comfortable in FCP, I've not really used Motion yet but it seems the obvious choice. I'm on a G5Q so I don't think it will run slow/bad. I do like seeing what I'm doing without rendering. Does this take a long time in FCP?
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Many thanks! Alex

Normally I use FCP to keyframe the animation ... for example, here's what I did earlier this week to make the headline jump off a newspaper clipping:
The client had a newspaper clipping which I scanned (I forget the exact resolution). In Photoshop, I cleaned up the image a bit (old newspaper blotchiness, etc), then using the Select->Color Range command, I selected the black print only. Next, I feathered the selection about 1.2 pixels or so and copied the selection.
Next, I started a new PS document with a transparent background and pasted the selected text onto it. Saved both and imported them into FCP. With the original newspaper image on V1, I animated it (Viewer window, Motion tab) to make it look like it was falling away from the camera. Once it reached a certain point, I placed the new PS image (text only) on V2, scaled it to match the text on the newspaper image below, then quickly scaled up the text image only (V2). I also used a little distortion (keyframed) to give the movement a little 3D effect.
Its kinda hard to explain in writing, but the end result was that it appeared that the text jumped off the page at the viewer ... kind of an 'in your face' type of thing.
And then there are other times I'll scan an image twice; once for what I'd normally use, and the second time, I might scan a smaller area of the image at a higher resolution. One example I've done using this method was a rather large portrait collage of a medical school graduating class. My client was one of the doctors and the project was a docu-tribute to him.
The original photo was one of those that has an oval matted head shot of each graduate that you often see framed and hanging on the wall. The photo was about 16" x 20" so I actually had to do 4 scans (one for each quadrant) and then stitch them together into one document in PS - but I'll count that as one scan for this example. The second scan was of just the one particular graduate, so the scan was of a much smaller area - about 1.5" x 2". Needless to say, I used a higher resolution setting for this scan.
In FCP, I placed the full image on V1; fading in with a slight scale up over the duration. At the point in time I wanted the smaller image to "lift off," I placed it on V2 and scaled it to match the size and movement of the image below. As it "lifts off," I increased the rate of scale while at the same time slightly reducing the opacity and ramp up a bit of Gaussian Blur to the image on V1 as it remains in the background. Then they both transitioned to the next scene together.
Make sense?
After Effects is probably a much better tool for this type of thing, but I'm just now trying to get myself reacquainted with that program.
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Workflow Qs: Using LT, Motion and FCP!

Hi, getting all jumbled up on workflow. I am inserting motion projects direct on the timeline, but I want livetype titling in this project as well - the titles are part of the motion animation. I don't see where i can save a livetype style I have set up there to just use in Motion, nor a sendto click. What do I have to do to make the composite? Thanks!
Bonus Question:
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Creating a Chalkboard Effect
How to create a Chalkboard effect with text that writes on the board and is then removed with an eraser! Click the image to watch this tutorial.
BUT, we can't afford 99$ nor do we have credit cards in Nepal to order. Can anyone tell me if this is possible to recreate by hand just using Motion and LiveType? Thanks,
Coocoo

coocooforcocoapuffs wrote:
I want livetype titling in this project as well - the titles are part of the motion animation. I don't see where i can save a livetype style I have set up there to just use in Motion, nor a sendto click. What do I have to do to make the composite? Thanks!
Import the LiveType project file as you would import it into FCP. However, my advice is to render the LT movie and bring the movie into the Motion project. You will save tons of processing and be able to edit your Motion project much faster. Try not to get hung up on precision with the LT stuff. In fact, I'd use proxies for the LT files with the simplest settings and minimum effects until you are much further along.
Most of LiveType's effects can be easily emulated within Motion.
coocooforcocoapuffs wrote:
Bonus Question:
I also need to creat this effect:
How to create a Chalkboard effect with text
BUT, we can't afford 99$ nor do we have credit cards in Nepal to order. Can anyone tell me if this is possible to recreate by hand just using Motion and LiveType? Thanks,
Coocoo
The economics of effects are usually grossly misunderstood by cheapskates. The effort you will expend in faking this effect will cost you far more than simply buying it. Credit cards are not the issue, you can make this purchase in many ways, use your imagination.
Find a bold typeface that you like. Apply any noise filter to a matte as a still image to create an alpha mask that will give some chalkboard texture to the text by removing some of the pixels. The same noise matte can be offset slightly and blended using ADD to give you some bright chalk highlights. You create the eraser effect using the paint function in Motion or buy using a grayscale and a procedural or gradient wipe. There is an eraser object in the Content of Motion. Animating the onscreen movement of the eraser and the eraser matte is challenging but a fun exercise in learning Motion's advanced functions. A chalkboard is a dangerously primitive anachronism. Be sure the metaphor is appropriate to your communication goal and not just some silly effect your creative manager insists on using.
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Display 128MB v. 256 memory - which is better for CS2 and FCP

Hi, there was a similar post to this a while back that did not adequately answer the question that I now have. I am deciding between the base model and mid-level 15 inch MacBook Pro:
1) What does the 128MB v. 256 MB video memory directly affect?
Is this important mostly for gamers? Video editors? Downloading graphics intense web sites?
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Is it worth the extra money between the 2GHz and the 2.16 GHz MacBook Pro?
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I use Motion on occasion but always seem to run into a problem when I export projects to .mov files and import into FCP as the same. The files always show up in FCP but if I return back to Motion to edit the Motion Project I get an alert that say that file is in use. Should I just import the whole .motn file into and FCP and render after or is there a better way? Any ideas would be helpful.

Hi Buck,
if you export your motion project as a mov file you create an independent file with properties selected prior export. That file becomes independent from all applications and will remain even if you delete the project it originated from. On the contrary, if you import a Motion Project into FCP it will always depend on and reference its native editor.
If you are using a previously exported mov file within both Motion (say you re-imported it, apply changes and try to save it with same name) and FCP at the same time then you may get the warning that the file is in use.
Any change you make in Motion to your .motn project should update within FCP timeline instantly.
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PSD Colour Preference & icc profile for Print and Web projects?

Using the same Photoshop files for Web- and (4c) printed media projects
i wonder if these settings are suitable to enable a good range
for both -
may you please let me know ?
i look forward to any feedback,
thanks a lot in advance!
---- please visit
http://img35.imageshack.us/f/psdwebprint.jpg/
http://img35.imageshack.us/f/psdwebprint.jpg/for a screenshot of these settings ---
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... via
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Spot - Dot Gain 15%
COLOR MANAGEMENT POLICIES
RGB, CMYK, Gray - Preserve embedded Profiles
Profile Mismatch - checked/active Ask when Opening, checked/active Ask when Pasting
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checked/active Use Dither ...
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I have some footage of a presenter reading the news and i need to know the best way to create a lower third caption in Motion and incorporating it into my movie in FCP.
So far i have created my lower third caption in Motion and then saved it as a template, when in FCP i then open the template and drag it into the timeline, but it was trial and error getting the lower third to position at the right place on the footage.
Is there a better way ? should i edit my footage then export to motion and creae the lower third over the footage ?
Help
Hillster

Do not worry, while you gain more experience in editing and motion graphics this non-issue will gradually disappear.
However, there are several things you can try within FCP, one is to toggle on Image+Wireframe (FCP main menu>view) and swiftly reposition your lower third as you wish in the canvas by dragging the image center.
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Settlement for Internal and Customer Project

Hi Guys,
I am new to SAP PS.
I have a R&D project(Internal Project) and a Customer project. I know internal project is treated as Asset and settled as AUC, but can we settle it in any other way apart from cost center and GL account.
Then what about Customer project. I want to know how can we settle these both project and what are the setting and what are settlement rules used for settling Internal and Customer project?
Please need your help.
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For Internal/Investment project, you can settle all actual line items of CJIC/CJI3 to AUC then final settle capitalized items of AUC to FXA i.e. on fixed Asset using final settlement rule.
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Working in Motion and FCP

I have some footage of a presenter reading the news and i need to know the best way to create a lower third caption in Motion and incorporating it into my movie in FCP.
So far i have created my lower third caption in Motion and then saved it as a template, when in FCP i then open the template and drag it into the timeline, but it was trial and error getting the lower third to position at the right place on the footage.
Is there a better way ? should i edit my footage then export to motion and creae the lower third over the footage ?
Help
Hillster

I would suggest using one of the many pre-produced lower third templates in LiveType.
They are all in the standard lower third position and can be modified. Just save a the file and it's an .ipr file that yu import into FCP.
Open in editor if you need to change it. Save it with a different name where you have different talent.
Opps, I just realized I inadvertently answered a Motion post and not a FCP post. Certainly one of the Motion Gurus will have a better Motion solution, but this one is viable nonetheless
Message was edited by: D Gilmore

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I have checked every setting possible in GB for Mac and in iCloud settings,, plus also checked iPad for all settings. I can see that a particular project is appearing as an iCloud document, however, it does not appear to be syncing to my iPad. The document (project)was made in my Mac Garageband New Version , opens up nicely on GB version 10,, and I have it in the cloud and not a document on my computer. Any help as to why it might not be showing up on my iPad would be appreciated.... unless there are are problems in the Cloud tonight.?

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I've got a Motion project with an imported PSD file as a background element (the PSD was created in Photoshop CS2 for Windows, running under Parallels).
The PSD file consists of two overlapping curved shapes, one blue, one green (part of our corporate look). The colors (RGB) match our official guidelines.
I imported the Motion project to FCP and placed it on the timeline, on V1. In FCP, I then used a color generator to create a small blue rectangle which would serve as a border for a slightly smaller thumbnail image that would get overlaid later on. The rectangle is on V2. I used the exact same RGB values for it as I did in Photoshop for the curved shape.
Trouble is, the blue color in the shape that got imported into FCP inside the Motion project doesn't match the generated color.
See this screenshot, in FCP:
http://elamaton.no-ip.com/~jarkko/colordiscrepancymotion.png
Three blues: leftmost, the color generator resized to a small rectangle; on the center, the shape that I created in Photoshop and imported into a Motion project, dropped into FCP; rightmost, an instance of Photoshop CS2 running in a virtual WinXP in Parallels Desktop. You'll notice that the blues of the generator and Photoshop match, but the middle shape that travelled the CS2->Motion->FCP route is a different shade.
Narrowing it down further, I decided to import the PSD file directly into FCP (just to see if it'd match - it needs to go through Motion for the final product). Here's a screengrab of Canvas this time:
http://elamaton.no-ip.com/~jarkko/colordiscrepancy_motion2.png
Again, from left to right: the generated rectangle, the directly imported PSD, the PSD in the imported Motion project. The first two match, but something in Motion or the Photoshop->Motion route screws up the colors of the blue-green shape (as well as the Työterveyslaitos logo on the top left, also a PSD, in the same Motion project). The blue shade is also incorrect in the Motion canvas, pre-import to FCP.
What's going on here, and how can I fix things?
The project settings are PAL DV in both FCP and Motion. No rendering has been done, I'm importing the .motn into FCP as-is.
Any help is greatly appreciated, deadlines loom...

First, double-check that your PSD is in RGB, but I suspect it it or it wouldn't even work in FCP. I suspect a gamma issue moving between the apps:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93794
You might try setting the colorspace in FCP to RGB or adding a gamma filter in Motion to adjust.
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Text in Hebrew has gone really weird in Motion and FCP - please help!

Hi,
I have been working in a project for a long time, and produced hundreds of simple titles in Motion in Hebrew. The font I have used throughout is Arial Rounded MT Bold.
In the latest title I added one text object and made it Italic. Since then, all my Hebrew text in this title and now any previous title I open appears really weird (the vowles are disjoined from the consonants). I have turned off the Italics option on all the titles but it still does the same thing.
This occurs even in a brand new title, where I paste the Hebrew directly into a new text object.
I am desperate for someone to help me, as I have a tight deadline on this one. All previous titles I open appear the same, even though they were fine in the past. I have tried deleting the preference file.
I am using Motion 4 (FCS 3) on a iMac bought last year, quad core intel.
Please help!
Thanks

Thank you so much!
Arial did not work, but Arial Bold and Arial Hebrew did!
The font doesn't match what I was using before. I have no idea what it was using previously, but at least I can proceed from here. My previous projects have all been output to movie files so even if the motion files are now messed up, it's not the end of the world!
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