Motion 4 training series' book : "Using simulation behaviors"

Motion 4 training series' book : page 198, "Using simulation behaviors", it is NOT working like it says in the book. After making the photos group a 3D object, I CANNOT select the rectangle tool. On which layer am I supposed to create a rectangle shape??? HELP!!

Ben - thanks for trying to help out on this. The World Cup games are over and I can't think of any more reasons to procrastinate. This has been giving me a fair amount of grief.
I'm very leery about doing the "Option+drag into Cog3" because of the difficulty in trying to "un-do". Un-do works sometimes but then sometimes it doesn't seem to work. Also, when it does un-do, sometimes it doesn't un-do it correctly. Can't figure out when it works and when it doesn't so Im very, very careful both going forward and with using the un-do option.
Anyway, another reason why I'm leery about going to the next step with Cog3 is because Cog1 and Cog2 don't work together yet. "1" works by itself and "2" works by itself (with the opposite one just staying still in each case). It seems logical that the two SHOULD work together before moving onto Cog3; am I correct on this?
When I went back in this time it was noticed that the "Link 1" is not there anymore. Maybe because when I exited I didn't do a Save? Here is what it looks like now with Link 1 gone:
In order to tell Cog2 to work with Cog1, I dragged the Cog1 layer (as per Step 7) into the Add Parameter Behavior so that Cog2 will be linked with Cog1:
For info #1: I *think* that when Cog1 was dragged and got to the box it looked like the little curved shortcut arrow but changed when it got there. I know it did it at least once - just don't remember for sure.
For info #2: I didn't "click" (and let go) on the Cog1 layer; I just dragged it into the Source Object box of the HUD.
The window shot appears to look exactly like it should (except for the shortcut arrow) but the ... dang ... gears .... still don't rotate together!!!  Arrrrgh! (sorry, this is just getting to me).
Maybe it should it have been "Option-dragged"?
Like I said, I'm afraid to move on to the Cog3 step if this hasn't been sorted out because I don't want to make a real mess of things.

Similar Messages

  • Motion Pro Training Series Book

    I'm looking into getting a training guide for Motion 2. The reviews of the book by Damian Allen in the Pro Training Series seem to indicate that it is a very helpful step-by-step tutorial, but I am concerned by the fact that it doesn't say that it is for Motion 2. Is this book geared towards the newer version of the program and, if not, is there a book that is? I would like to use the Apple Certified book, but I also don't want a book that's out of date. I'd appreciate any help I can get on this. Thanks
    Carrle Zimos

    yep, i looked at that particular text as well, seeing how i'm a rank newb with motion but instead i settled upon mary plummer's "Getting Started with Motion" which states right on the cover "Fully Compatible with Motion 2" and i'm glad i started there. i like this text so far as it covers all the options in the user interface and why things do what they do. check it out.
    zeb

  • I need help with one chapter of the Logic training series book...

    I've been studying from the Apple Pro training series manual - Logic pro 9, Professional Audio Production. I'm keen to sit the exam asap, and move onto the next book in the series, but may need a little coaching on one chapter - namely Appendix A, 'Using External MIDI devices.' I've never used Logic in this way, and only have one MIDI piano to work with at home. Therefore recreating what is required in the chapter, and getting my head around the material is proving difficult. Therefore I have two questions - 1) Will this section be tested in the exam?  And if so, 2) Is there anyone in the Berkshire / Surrey / West London area who could help me with a quick lesson? (I'd be prepared to pay, obviously) I've been using Logic for a number of years, so would prefer not to have to spend serious money on a full blown course.
    I'm keen to sit the exam over half term if possibe - w/c 4th June 2012.
    Thanks for your help.
    Arron

    Hi
    Appendix A covers setting up Audio MIDI Setup for a "real" external Synth, and then getting Logic to create a track to send MIDi out to that Synth. Finally, you set up the Program names.
    You should be able to go through the first part (and do it) providing you have some kind of MIDI Interface showing up in AMS. Create a "dummy" MIDI 'Synth' and cable it up.
    Once done, this 'dummy' synth will appear in Logic's Library for External Instrument tracks. Without an real synth you will not be able to hear any results.
    You could run through the process for setting up the program names, but without something actually attached, you will not be able to hear/see the changes.
    You could run in 32bit mode and use the "Software" quicktime synth, or maybe sort something using an IAC bus, but frankly, that's more likely to confuse the **** out of you at this stage.
    HTH
    CCT

  • Complete lessons iMovie 09 in Apple Training Series Book Before upgrading?

    Normally I do upgrade as new versions SW come out. However, now I have a good book (1) with CD lessons that explains ILife ’09, including iMovie. So far I have not started the lessons on iMovie where a book is most helpful. If I upgrade to iLife 11, will the book and lessons become outmoded?
    Anyone have knowledge and advice on this? Thank you.
    (1) Cohen, Wohl, Harrington, and Plummer. Apple Training Series: iLife 09, Peachpit Press, 2009

    You can do a little more with iMovie 11, but the functionality of iMovie 09 is still there. For the stuff you use 90% of the time it is the same.

  • Anyone study Apple Pro Training Series SP 2 without Final Cut Pro app?

    Hi Guys,
    I have Soundtrack Pro 2. It came with the Logic Pro Studio bundle. I want to get the certification for SP 2. I just opened the SP 2 Apple Pro Training Series book and the first directions are to open +Final Cut Pro+ to convert the .fcp file in the lesson folder to a .stmp file to use in SP 2.
    I don't have Final Cut Pro. Am I dead in the water? How does someone who got SP 2 via purchasing Logic Pro Studio follow this book, since Final Cut Pro doesn't come with the Logic bundle?
    Thanks to anyone who can shed some light!

    I'm checking back in here and bumping this thread up hoping someone from Apple might throw in a reply here. I've spent the last few days on the net seeking out anyone else who ran into this problem and I've discovered there are quite a few others running into this issue. How is someone who purchased STP with Logic Studio supposed to get certified? Why doesn't Apple let people know about this before they purchase the product? If they weren't aware of it before (I've been told Apple has now been notified of the issue), why isn't Apple addressing this and providing a workaround?
    Anyone from Apple out there?

  • Apple Training Series, iWork '06

    Hi,
    I'm new to the Mac, and haven't used iWork before. I'm awaiting delivery of iWork '06, and wondered if it'd be worth my while getting the relevant Apple Training Series book to go with it - has anyone got any opinions on it? Thanks.

    Hullo NicePark:
    Try your software first. If you're used to other things to do the same, then first of all forget them. Take iWork on its own terms. Explore the menu options, inspectors, and extensive help and online support at leisure. Read the PDF manuals and Apple links via help etc. as you feel the need, but don't feel obliged to remember everything at once.
    Start afresh with something fairly straightforward if you can. The iWork suite is far more intuitive than people conditioned to other apps give it credit for. If you find yourself stumped after all the above and thinking about it, then use these forums for specific questions. It's what they're here for.
    You'll understand other training materials better, and be more discerning as to what you need, if you've had a go yourself first. Chances are you'll find most of the basics easy as pie straight out of the box, and be looking for something more advanced if you want to take things further. By which time you could even find that you can work out those things too!
    Cheers.
    iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

  • Motion 3 crashes when using Track Points. (Add Behavior/Shape/Track Points)

    Please Help!!
    Motion 3 crashes when using Track Points.
    First I make a shape and apply the behavior.
    Clicking analyse shows its renderbar, but stops and motion crashes.
    Thank you.
    Huig
    Mac Pro/2.66 Ghz/3Gig/Aty Radeon X1900   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  
    Mac Pro/2.66 Ghz/3Gig/Aty Radeon X1900   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

    Robert Kleindienst1 wrote:
    I have two objects moving in a video and want to attach a line shape between them....
    Have a look:
    two circles, a 'dot' applied to each, the dots are moved by a behavior to rotate....
    The line connecting them. is a bezier
    no Motion Tracking needed
    Just dragging the dot into the TrackPoint's dwell
    And:
    Select which points are tracked - see the red arrows:

  • Reference book? Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials

    Can anybody comment on this book by Peachpit press?
    Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials, 2nd Edition
    I am looking to get a decent reference book for the workings of 10.5. I'm not looking to get Apple certified, but would like to be able to troubleshoot and learn about the OS.
    Are there any other books I should be considering?
    Thanks in advance.

    I spent some time at Borders last night and ended up buying Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials, 2nd Edition.
    The Missing Manual looked like a great book, but I wanted something that had more depth of what is going on behind the scenes. Most of what is covered in the missing manual are front-end stuff like all of the apps, finder, dock, etc. There is one small section on unix which barely scratches the surface.
    I liked the support essentials book because it goes in to details on administration including troubleshooting, start-up sequences, networking, etc.
    Thank you for the recommendation.

  • Motion 5 Crashes on Mountain Lion when using audio behaviors to affect filters. Please help, Thanks!

    When editing videos in Motion, I like to use the Audio parameters to have the filters react to the different amplitudes in the song. When using this combination. Motion runs extremely slow then crashes.

    How much RAM is in that MBP?
    I'd make sure you have at least 15% of your hard drive capacity as free space.
    In the Render menu (top right of canvas) be sure to turn off everything you're not using (shadows, etc), and lower the resolution to make playback easier for your laptop.  You can change these back to full resolutoin when you export.
    You can try to trash Motion's pref files quickly and safely with "Preference Manager", free from Digital Rebellion (dot com).
    If that doesn't work, move the Motion app from the Applications folder to the Trash.  Launch the App Store, in the Purchased tab, click Install for Motion.
    But be sure that MBP is maxed out on RAM for stuff like Motion.

  • Re: Apple Pro training series for FCPX -

    APPLE PRO TRAINING SERIES FOR Final Cut Pro X.  Diana Weynard -  cannot download requirements from disk - error code -36 appears after about 30 minutes of download time.  Mac Book Pro running OS 10.6.8 
    I am also using the trial version of FCPX. 

    You should contact Peachpit about this.
    cannot download requirements from disk
    Not sure what this means. Do you mean you can't copy from the accompanying disc? In which case the disc might be defective and you should return it to the reseller. At least that's the usual procedure for this.

  • DROPPED FRAMES on Apple Pro Training Series examples?

    I getting dropped frames a lot and I am just doing some of the examples in the Apple Pro Training Series. The book came with a cd and thats what i am using as footage. Recent upgrade to FCS3
    1) I have a dedicated internal harddrive 800gb open 7200rpm ( is there a faster rpm with out going raid?)
    2)NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT ( is this enough to handle HD footage?)
    3)9gb RAM
    4) chose easy setup dv/ntsc / all formats / all rates
    I tried unlimited and safe RT and get dropped frames with both
    5) 2x2.66 dual core FB DIMM
    6)leopard 10.5.8 ( i know not to go SL based on the other post)
    I am looking at getting a Panasonic AG-HPX170.... do i have enough in my mac pro to handle this
    footage? or should i be looking at different hard drives and or video cards?
    thanks
    dave kc
    Message was edited by: DAVE KC

    Just to eliminate the possibility of a bad drive or wonky connection, try running a disk throughput test.
    Do you have the AJA drive test app? If not, it can be found on their website under the Kona 3 tools and utilities (AJA System Test).
    Download it and run it to test the throughput of the drive.
    For an internal sata drive with a lot of free space, you should see read/write speeds well in excess of 80 MB/s.
    x

  • Can breadcrumb navigation be built in DW using the Behaviors panel?

    I don't know enough javascript to code breadcrumb navigation, and I'm hoping that there is way
    to create breadcumb navigation using the behaviors panel, or some other feature in DW.
    Thanks!

    Hi,
    there are some possibilities to insert breadcrumbs, one of them is a download extension from
    http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?searchfield=breadcrumbs&search_exchange=3& search_category=-1&search_license=&search_rating=&search_platform=0&search_pubdate=&Submit =Submit&num=10&startnum=1&event=search&sort=0&dummy_tmpfield=
    or
    http://www.kaosweaver.com/extensions/details.php?id=6
    or if you need only some informations you could look here:
    Breadcrumb
    http://irt.stanford.edu/webauthor/training/dreamweaver/breadcrumbs.html
    http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/Web-Services/How-to-Build-a-Dynamic-Breadcrumbs-Extension-f or-Macromedia-Dreamwever-MX/1/
    http://www.webstool.de/de/tipps_navig_breadbeisp.html (German language, but comprehensibly anyway I think)
    Hans-G.

  • Apple Training series Garageband 3 CD to GB 11

    I am wondering if I can install the training series CD that goes with Garageband 3 into a new Imac with Garageband 11.

    LizCC,
    I'm not familiar with that book.
    One thing you might have to do though, is to copy the relevant files from the DVD to your hard drive before you can work with them.
    Matt

  • Motion 5 freezes macbook using oscillate

    My Macbook Pro Retina (2.7 Ghz i7, 16 Gb) freezes completely using Motion. It is difficult to reproduce but it happened several times when using the Oscillate Parameter behavior on the Growth/Shrink Behavior.  A restart is required. Any advice ?
    Kind regards.

    I am a little confused on your statement about using the Oscillate behavior on the Growth/Shrink behavior. Since one can not apply a behavior to a behavior I assume you mean Motion freezes when using either behavior? I do not see that problem when I try either or both behaviors on an object. What are you applying the behaviors to? Perhaps you might delete Motion preferences or try a different object to see if that helps.

  • Best Video Training Series For Photoshop

    I am looking for a good video training series for Photoshop.
    I learn much quicker when using video, but I need step-by-step instructions.
    Needless to say, Photoshop is feature-rich and a bit intimidating.
    Any ideas?

    What have you tried so far? What is your budget? Are you looking for free or paid (often better quality)?
    http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop/
    Watch the Online Video Course Photoshop CC Essential Training
    Photoshop CC Basics for Designers | KelbyOne

Maybe you are looking for

  • Can No Longer Burn To External Drive

    About two years ago my then six-year-old 800 mhz flat panel iMac's SuperDrive started acting erratic. Rather than replace the internal drive I purchased an external LaCie firewire drive. I was able to both read and write from this drive. I am not pos

  • Windows 7 Install Hangs at "Starting Windows" Screen

    Having problems installing Windows 7 Home Premium from DVD on a newly built computer. When I run the Windows 7 Home Premium disc I get past "windows is loading files..." and then freeze on "starting windows" just after I see 4 little colored balls in

  • On occasion, airdisk speed slows going from AC to battery on MB

    Just putting it out there to see if anyone else has this. I've had issues with airdisk issues in leopard where video streaming would occasionally sputter. i've noticed this recently that it occurs when I unplug and run off the battery. it continues e

  • Tomcat & RMI

    Hi, I'm new in rmi. I'm tring to run this: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/rmi/running.html I have one computer: server side: Tomcat = port 80 c:\Tomcat\webapps\rmi\WEB-INF\classes\compute.jar c:\Tomcat\webapps\rmi\WEB-INF\classes\ComputeEngi

  • Abap problem

    hello,i have a problem. i have 2 objects zobj1 which is defined as CHAR and Length = 10 and another object zobj2 which is defined as CHAR and Length = 16. now i have to do comparison in my internal table. when i do a select and say where zobj1 = zobj