Help With Motion to Vacate

I have satisfied one of the two judgments on my credit report with Schewels Furniture Company. I have been trying to find an example online with how to fill out the Motion to Vacate form for Virginia and haven't had any luck. I called the credit manager today, asked if she could do that for me, but, she said that was up to me to file. So, I downloaded the form from the courts website for VA and have filled in some of it. There is a section for the plaintiff and defendant. Since I am the one filing, am I the plaintiff? I can't afford an attorney and wish I had something to look at to see how it's filled out. I'm worried I'll make a mistake. I thought about asking their attorney, but, they didn't use one. She just filed the judgment herself. Thank You

Well, here is how my trip to the courthouse went, yesterday, when I attempted to file my Motion to Vacate form in Virginia. On the way down, and while filling out the form at home, I worried about numerous things that could go wrong, but, the one thing that did go wrong never entered my mind. I approach the clerk's window and she gets up from her desk to come over and ask if she can help me. First, I ask and pay for a copy of the original judgment so I can make sure that I have the plaintiff's address written correctly on my Motion form. Then, after I'm done with that, I tell her that I would like to file my Motion to Vacate and ask how much is the filing fee. She doesn't know, so, she takes my form and goes to talk to two of the other clerks at their desks in the back of the room. She comes back and says there isn't a fee to file. I thank her and say I'd like to go ahead and file the form please. I can see a look of confusion coming over her as she slides my form back to me and says...'I'm only trying to help, but, I believe that this type of form is for the plaintiffs to file...not the defendant. Maybe you should contact an attorney and ask for their counsil on this.' I explain that I cannot afford an attorney, however, in my research, I discovered that I can file this Motion asking the judge to vacate, or remove, the judgment from my credit report. I told her that I had asked the plaintiff, Schewels Furniture, if they would do this and their response was that I had to file this form; they had done their part by sending the Satisfaction of Judgment notice to her office. So, it goes back and forth like this for several minutes, and in the end, she simply will not take the form because she believes I would be wasting my money(she found out that it's $12 to file), that the Satisfaction of Judgment is all I need for removal of said judgment on my credit report(I told her that Experian needs the Motion to Vacate signed by the judge), and says again that I need to speak to an attorney. I know she was trying to help me. I'm just frustrated. I'm going to call around anyway to see if I have filled out the plaintiff vs defendant part correctly as that was what she was stuck on in her reasoning. Because I had Schewels Furniture in the plaintiff spot, she thought it was wrong. And, how was y'all's day yesterday? Lol.

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Hello Mac People:
I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro and I was excited to have a faster machine to edit video on than my several years old iMac with less memory, older graphics card etc. But, alas, my new machine keeps repeatedly crashing on a Motion project that the old Imac will still work with - export, etc. I've tried to figure out what the problem is... but haven't done any reinstall and etc. Below I've posted the latest crash report and I was wondering if anyone can help me understand how to read it, and if it might point to where the issue lies within my beautiful new machine. Both machines are running the latest version of Motion I believe.
My computer has the NVidia GForce graphics cards - both 9400M and 9500GT and has the 3.06 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4gb ram.
Thanks so much!
Process: Motion [335]
Path: /Applications/Motion.app/Contents/MacOS/Motion
Identifier: com.apple.motion
Version: 4.0.2 (726)
Build Info: Motion-7260000~10
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [77]
Date/Time: 2010-07-29 13:12:13.265 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 259686 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 18
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 7681 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 12
Anonymous UUID: BF617FBC-342F-4BEC-BFD2-CFA9FDF30CE3
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE at 0x0000000000000007
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

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Thread 7 Crashed:
0 com.apple.GeForceGLDriver 0x8f0629f3 gldAttachDrawable + 2579
1 com.apple.GeForceGLDriver 0x8f124615 gldUpdateDispatch + 15381
2 com.apple.GeForceGLDriver 0x8f124980 gldFlush + 80
3 GLEngine 0x025c5c36 glFlushRender_Exec + 57
4 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98677f81 feaccel_contextflush + 33
5 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98677f49 feaccel_contextrelease + 34
6 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9867b828 fegl_bufferupdate + 172
7 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9867b759 feglbegin + 76
8 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98623cd0 fetree_render_apply1 + 1453
9 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9861e9c7 fetree_renderapply + 1657
10 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9861d213 fetree_render + 1885
11 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9861c75a fetree_rendertree + 185
12 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9860ac32 fetree_renderimage + 1017
13 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9860a4d2 feimage_render + 289
14 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98674e54 feimagerender + 155
15 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x986bfdcc renderImage + 109
16 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98673874 -[CIOpenGLContextImpl renderWithBounds:matrix:function:info:] + 209
17 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9867379b -[CIContextImpl render:] + 207
18 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x986705c9 -[CIContext drawImage:inRect:fromRect:] + 1105
19 com.apple.fxmetaplug.ImageUnit 0x077622e9 DummyCGDataProviderReleaseInfoCallback + 3099
20 com.apple.fxplugframework 0x01c0c409 -[FxSample evaluateWithOptions:] + 253
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Hi. First and probably only post here. I've got a bit of an issue....
I'm trying to create "snapshots" in my video that are created from masks which are then motion tracked and remain stationary. Here's a video of what i'm talking about... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OhVAduuJc8
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Need help with Motion Tracking-button in After Effects CS6

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In order for the motion tracking buttons to become highlighted, you first need to select the clip you'd like to track in the timeline:

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Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
Mac OS X v10.6.8, v10.7, or v10.8**
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
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All the current iMac models (both 21.5" and 27" with OS X Mt. Lion 10.8) will run CS4, 5.5 and 6 just fine. They will also run Final Cut Pro X just fine. Ditto for most any application you may want to use.
Below are some notes (specific to your apparent requirements) that may help you with your purchase decision:
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All 21.5" iMacs come with 8GB RAM but you cannot add more later. I strongly suggest getting the maximum RAM (16GB) when you order the iMac.
The basic hard drive is a 1TB 5400rpm drive. It will work fine with Adobe CS but you will probably want the added speed of the optional 1TB Fusion drive for better performance. Some people will recommend/argue for one of the optional SSD drives instead, but they are very expensive and still only come in relatively small capacities - I don't recommend the SSD drives. Get the Fusion drive and spend any extra money on a good external hard drive for backup and/or extra storage instead of an SSD.
Notes on purchasing a 27" iMac
All 27" iMacs come with 8GB RAM and you can add more later, up to 32GB
The basic hard drive is a 1TB 7200rpm drive - it will be fine with Adobe CS. There are upgrade options to a 3TB 7200rpm drive or a 1TB or 3TB fusion drive - these will be fine also. There are also SSD drive options, but I do not recommend them. (Same comments as above.)
Notes on all the current iMacs
iMacs no longer come with built-in CD/DVD drives. If you need one, you will need to purchase the Apple Superdrive accessory drive ($79)
All of the iMac graphic processors (GPU's) are compatible with Adobe CS 4, 5.5, 6
It is very difficult to impossible to change or upgrade the hard drive later on, so don't buy low-end thinking you can add a better internal hard drive later.
Be aware that Macs always come with the latest (most recent) version of OS X. And OS X Mavericks (10.9) is due to be released soon (in the next month or two). There is no guarantee that the older Adobe CS 4 or 5.5 versions will run on OS X Mavericks. If you cannot upgrade to CS 6 in the near future, you may want to purchase now rather than after OS X Mavericks is released.
For what it's worth, I'd recommend the 27" iMac if your budget can afford it. You will appreciate the larger screen size and added capabilities over the years you will use the computer.

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I am creating a DVD with: An intro sequence, a main menu, 4 sub menus, and 4 sections with around 12 chapters each.
I am having some big problems, and a pretty stuck. I will lest them separately below, numbered. If you are able to help, please refer clearly to which number you are helping with. Any help is MUCH appreciated! Many thanks!!
1. Each of the 5 menus (1 main, 4 sub) have a background video, and a separate audio track. I added the background videos by simply dragging them to the assests panel, then from there onto the menu editor window. They are created in FCP and are properly encoded. However, when I click the motion button, or use the simulator, the videos do not show up. The music plays, but all i see is plain black.
What is going on?!?!?!
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The buttons are in photoshop so can be exported with/without background/glow in any format.
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PLEASE PLEASE give any help you can, I have a deadline coming up and am quite stumped. Thanks again!!

I am still having problems regarding issue Number 1. PLEASE ANYONE HELP?!
Sorry, I'm not sure about the motion menus. I avoid those whenever possible. But you might click on the menu in the storyline tab (whatever it's called -- the hierarchical view with the disc, tracks, slideshows, etc.) and look at the properties and see if there's anything you have to enable specifically for motion. And be sure the motion button is on on the main display/preview area, but it sounds like you already know how that works.
For your information, here is a screen grab of the menu I am trying to create:
http://www.redhavoc.co.uk/stuff/menu.jpg
I think it is obvious that when a button is hovered over, I want it to glow red, and the image to the right will change to match the respective button.
IS THIS GOING TO BE POSSIBLE????
Yes.
First, your menus have to be layered menus. Unfortunately, there's no way to convert non-layered menus to layered menus, so if you already have non-layered, you'll have to just delete them and create new layered menus. The button (and menu item) to create a layered menu should be right by the normal new-menu item.
Next, the graphical work is all in Photoshop.
Side tip: You may already know this, but I found it's best to use 640x480 for the Photoshop document. When I do text and leave it as a text object in the Photoshop file, it resizes poorly in DVDSP. So this ends up being another 720x480 vs. 640x480 square/rectangular pixel conversion thing. DVDSP plays in the 640x480 world, at least as far as the designer can see. So I keep my images at 640x480, and it doesn't have to resize, and everything looks right.
Moving on... Set up your basic background, the part that won't change (or will have other things covering it, like for your square image).
Then put in all the buttons and images you'll be using, each part in a separate layer. This could have fifteen buttons (you have five buttons, and there can be three versions for each -- inactive, selected, and activated versions) and five or six square images (you said one for each button, and you might want a blank default if, say, you want to add a "back" button on the menu and want some blank or default image for the square when they're on the "back" button).
Sometimes people don't bother with a separate "active" button state, but you usually want some visual feedback that they clicked the button. Also, I usually just build the default (unselected) button into the background; that's less hassle later on, and it will just draw the selected or activated buttons over that when the user is on that button.
Line up all your buttons and images. All the square images lined up perfectly on top of each other, all the buttons in the right places (so you'll have three buttons stacked on top of each other in each spot). Give each layer a short but quickly recognizable name, and line them up in a consistent order. (button1-default, button1-selected, button1-active, button1-squarepicture, then button2-default, ... etc.) Photoshop and DVDSP don't care, but it makes it easier for you later.
Note that earlier versions of DVDSP won't show Photoshop layer effects. (They handle layers, just not the effects, like inner glow, outer bezel, etc.) I don't remember when they changed this, but I think it was version 4.something. So if you're using that method to make your buttons glow, you may have to flatten each selected or active button layer, and you may even need to create a dummy blank layer underneath it first to give it something to flatten onto.
Save the file as a standard Photoshop file (.psd). Drag the file onto your DVDSP layered menu and set it as the background.
Now, in DVDSP, create all your buttons. Just drag boxes over/around the button pictures you have. Feel free to make them extra-big; users won't see the actual area you've selected, and bigger areas makes it easier for people to hit them if they're using a mouse on a computer to watch the DVD. You can point the buttons to their targets now if you want, and set the end jumps on the tracks if you want. (I tend to set the end jumps on the tracks so they automatically select the button for the next track.)
Now's the fun part, since it will actually hook everything up and should be easy if your naming layer order were consistent. Click on the layered menu (in that hierarchical view) and look at the properties window. (Sorry I can't remember the technical names for all these windows; I'm doing this all from memory. So feel free to ask more questions if you can't find what I'm talking about.) One of the properties tabs should have a grid of checkboxes with a list of your layers. Make sure the background is checked for all of the states. Then check the layers you want to show for each button state, as well as the corresponding square image to show for each.
Again, I'm doing this from memory, and I can't remember exactly how things are listed in that grid. But I remember it keeps your layers in the same order you put them in the Photoshop file and shows you those names, so it should make it easy to go down the list and check the right boxes.
And another side tip: You can update the Photoshop file, but once you've put it in DVDSP, if you change the layer order, it will screw up the check boxes you checked. It always shows you the layer names correctly, but it keeps the checkboxes in DVDSP simply assigned to the layer number, so the fifth layer will keep the same checkboxes even if you juggle them so some other layer is now the fifth layer. So if you do juggle the layers in Photoshop, go back and fix the checkbox list in DVDSP.
I put a sample Photoshop file based on yours in
http://dan.black.org/layered-menu-sample.psd
It's quick and dirty, but shows the layer layout, and you should be able to drop it on DVDSP to play with. (I also won't leave it there forever, maybe a few weeks, so anybody reading this in a month or more probably will get a 404 for that url.)
Again, doing this from memory, so feel free to ask if anything doesn't work or doesn't make sense.
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How do I make interactive DVD/Blu-Ray menus with motion?

So, adobe doesn't support Encore anymore which means I can't use dynamic link to AE to create interactive DVD/Blu-Ray menus with motion.... or can I? Is there something I'm doing wrong? While in Encore, I go to dynamic link and boom, dynamic link to AE is not highlighted. If I can't make an interactive menu with motion using adobe, then what can I use? This is causing a major problem for me and my clients. (if i over looked the answer to this in another post, my apologies)

You can use the "Create After Effects Composition." This prompts you to create an independent version of the Encore PSD menu file, and opens the layered file in AE CC and creates a new composition with appropriate settings. AE no longer has mpeg export, so you export from AE to AME.
There were some workflow options that I did not play with much, but they were never what I saw as the basics for using AE to create the motion background.
You need to understand these two help pages:
Adobe Encore * Menu timing and looping
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/encore/cs/using/WSF49EA5DB-3743-49c2-9831-F66328B192F8.html
Adobe Encore * Using After Effects to enhance menus
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/encore/cs/using/WSA5513911-0AD1-440c-BDAD-2E0E806B425E.html
I'm not sure what you mean by "interactive" unless you just mean creating navigation.

How do I select an image with motion blur so that I can put it onto a different background ?

How do I overlay a image with motion blur on a white background (like the first image) onto a different background (to look like the second image)? any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks ,ed
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I’m afraid you may have bitten off more than you might want to chew.
The resulting pixels of an in-camera-blur combine information about the color/brightness of back- and foreground (edit: the result of surface properties and lighting conditions) with motion (basically transparency for this task) in such a way that it seems exceedingly difficult (maybe even improssible) to isolate the foreground in a »pure« form.
One may get a halfway decent mask (as the backgound is at least almost uniform and brighter than the foreground elements) but you may have to manually decontaminate the transparent areas, otherwise the masked object in front of a dark background would have a bright edge.

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