Problem Rescaling Clips-Blinky Motion

Hi, So I was trying to fit the image in the viewer onto my CRT TV that I am using as an external monitor, and not it is not a broadcast monitor, using the TV safe box. When I use the Scale option of the Motion tab or when I do it manually in Wireframe mode, each one gives me a jerky or blinky video signal. The footage does not need to be rendered once I drop it into the TImeline, and I have tried. Now I suspect that this may be due to the fact that I am using a USB 2.0 External as a scratch disk. Ive been told that this will cause dropped frames. If there is anything else it could be, please let me know.
PS- Just wanted to thank everyone in this forum for making it one of the most helpful tools for someone who is still learning the nuances of FCP. You've all been a great help.

One More thing, I already set my RT mode to Safe, so thats not it.

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Hi, I'm having a peculiar problem, and I wonder if anyone here can help.
I have a sequence I'm cutting in Final Cut with two clips -- one clip is running at 100% speed, and the other is running at 50% speed -- slow motion.
When I select the two clips and send them to Motion, something very weird happens. The normal-speed clip shows up fine, but the slow-mo clip shows up as a different clip entirely! We're talking a whole different spot on the tape (which has different timecode and everything)!
Now, I've tried all sorts of combinations to avoid what is clearly a BUG in Motion, including re-capturing JUST that portion of the tape into its own clip. When I do that, in Motion, the second clip (the 50% speed clip) shows up as a static image of the very last frame of that re-captured clip.
I need to remove green screen and lay in an animation underneath the clip that's running at 50% speed, but right now I can't. Has anyone encountered this bug before? Is there a workaround?
I can't figure out how to make a clip slow-motion in Motion... if I could, I could just import the clip at full speed (that works fine).
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
OZ

Search is your friend:
http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?objID=f65&search=Go&q=speed+change
Plus: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1375867&#1375867
Patrick

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I've tried to send a series of clips to Motion from Final Cut Pro, and while Motion opens, it does not bring up the clips I selected - in fact Motion opens and brings up the default action that exists within the preferences file.
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I just began using Final Cut Studio, and was having the same problem with the Surf movie tutorial. I found the answer to my problem in this thread.

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I have tried all of the work arounds I have been able to find in the Support Commnity and still I can't change the duration of source clips in Motion 5. I have trashed plist, rebooted, repaired permisions, changed timing of project, changed name of clip, used the Timeline clock instead of the Instpector window. Cleared all In / Out points and reset them to slightly different values. I have changed Timing to Variable and back again. I can open clips in a new project and change duration. I have opened new project and copied some layers from working project, the problem persists. Is reinstall the option left available to me?

BenB,
The specifics: Motion 5.0.4 Timeline is set to 6 minutes, the Media is 5:59;21 (QT,mp4, H264,1280x720, 24fps). Imported via File Browser into Layer Group (Group In / Out points are 0 and 6 mins, as is Play Range). At one time the clip was in it's full duration. Afterr a crash / restart it is only 01:52;27. I can not Drag the clip to its full length. I cannot change it's duration thru the Inspector, not the Timeline Clock.
In an effort to isolate the issue I opened a new Project (same time setttings as original Project, imported the clip, which plays to it's full duration, and then, one at a time, copied and pasted all Filters and Parameters and Objects from the original Project; all play fine. Then I copied the original Layer Group in it's entirety to the Test Project, and the clip is still limited to 01:52;27. I then used Replace Media to select a random clips (same format) with varying Duration (all longer than 01:52;27) and got the same result every time; Duraton 01:52;27. Not one element of the Test Project has an In / Out set to anything other than the full Duration of the Project.

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Hello all, bit of a curious problem. I am using the FCP X record voiceover facility but after making a recording, the track laid down is mute / blank. It has no waveform at all, as if nothing has been laid down. This has happened with every attempt ,so I have reinstalled FCP X and tried again. Same each time since. The recording process appears to be working normally but nothing is in the track clip that has been laid down.
I have also used the Quicktime Player audio recording facility to test my computer. It all worked fine and I imported the quicktime audio to the storyline on FCP and played it back no problem. So what could be causing the issue here ?
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Thanks, have been through this. None of the mics attached to FCP end up recording a vo. I have changed the system settings each time to show my Shure preamp, my Blue Snow Ball USB mic and have even tried to use my internal mic on the laptop to record a VO.All of them have been correctly selected for VO, they appear to make a recording but when you play back the new clip , there is nothing contained in it . There is no waveform and no audio , just a blank empty green space ! I can make a quicktime recording on the same laptop using any of my mics etc and import it to the timeline , no issue. I have also used my all my mics on another FCP set up and they have worked first time. The issue is with my FCP on my laptop. I have even reinstalled FCP and still the same.

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Here is my problem. I brought a clip into Motion, and applied some effects, etc...and it looks great so now it is in FCP. The next clip was not edited in motion, just a regular clip edited in FCP. When I apply a transition it doesn't let me change the length of the transition. I can successfully change the transition between 2 normal clips, but I'm unable to change the transition length between a clip that was edited in motion and a regular FCP clip. Any suggestions?

Did you export the Motion clip out of Motion, then import it into FCP? If so, then you lost your 'handles'.
Have you tried 'Send to Motion' from FCP...work on it there, then bring it back to FCP? That's probably the best workflow.
Either that or when you send a clip to Motion, make sure you include media prior to and after your known in/outs, so you have extra media to make a transition with, when you export it out of Motion.
K
EDIT - at the very least, you should be able to use a transition on your current Motion clip, but you'll need to make the transition work from within available media on the Motion clip...like 'beginning on' or 'ending on'.
Message was edited by: Kevan D. Holdsworth

Send Clip To Motion, becomes Unrendered Footage

I sent my clip to Motion now in my FCP project the footage has become unrendered I have quit and restarted FCP and no luck, anyone know what the problem could be?

If you want to continue with that method you should...
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btw. so sorry for your second place finish
o| TOnyTOny |o

Sending final cut clips to Motion

I did this just yesterday, and it worked fine, now all of a sudden when I go to send a clip to motion, it just shows up black in motion!! The clips not there!!
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Be sure the clip is set to 'read and write' in FCP.
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I am a brand new Premier user with an old v6 on a Windows 7 machine.
I am trying to animate a clip's motion along a motion path... and now I figured out how to import a graphic clip in to the project window, put it in the timeline and then drag that clip to the "Effect Controls" palette, and I'm now in the "Motion settings dialog box".
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Hi Bill and other experts,
Below are the paragraphs in the Premiere 6 instructions that apply to my questions... I found this information about rendering the background of an image clip graphic as transparent so it will take on the color or image that is behind it, but then the information in these paragraphs does not tell me these things:
1- Where is the Alpha Channel key? - Can't find this in the instructions.
2- Where is the Transparency Settings dialog box? - Can't find this in the instructions.
3- Where is the Export Settings dialog box? - Can't find this in the instructions.
I've saved my PSD graphic file with a "straight" alpha channel that defines the area of the image that should be treated as transparency, but the questions above are the stopping points to getting these methods (described below in paragraphs copied from the instructions) to work.
Also at the bottom here there is a paragraph about previewing in the monitor window... one method works but the main method of just hitting enter is still giving me an error message.
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Images represented on video are composed of three grayscale images called channels--one red, one green, and one blue. Such images are called RGB images. An alpha channel is a fourth channel in an RGB image that defines what parts of the image are transparent or semitransparent. Many programs, such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, use alpha channels so that you can specify transparent regions in an image. An alpha channel is either straightpremultiplied, depending on the program that created the image. When an image contains a straight alpha channel, the transparency information is stored only in the alpha channel. When an image contains a premultiplied alpha channel, the background color that is intended to be transparent is also blended into the edges of an image. Use the Alpha Channel key on clips that contain a straight alpha channel, such as images created in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects.
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(Where is the Alpha Channel key? - Can't find this in the instructions)
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(Where is the Transparency Settings dialog box? - Can't find this in the instructions)
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(Where is the Export Settings dialog box? - Can't find this in the instructions)
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1 - Click OK to save and close the motion settings.
2 - Do one of the following:
Build a preview file: move the yellow work area bar so it covers the clip with the motion settings and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
THIS DOES NOT WORK - I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAYS: "An error occured while making the movie. Error writing file (disk full?)." ... BUT MY DISK/HARD DRIVE IS NOT FULL - IT STILL HAS 40 GIGS OPEN ON IT.
Render-scrub the area you want to preview: hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS); when the cursor becomes a downward pointing arrow, scrub in the Timeline window's time ruler.
THIS WORKS WHEN SCRUBBING THE AREA TO PREVIEW IN THE TIMELINE.
Thanks for any help with these questions,
numetro

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Thanks Mark. I knew I was missing something simple.
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Great news for those who want to send a clip to Motion. A little free application makes that possible: http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/743-now-you-can-send-clips-from-final-cut-p ro-x-to-motion

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