Send to Motion & Stabilize

Sending to Motion interlaced footage from FCP6 and applying Stabilize behaviour, the last frame is not stabilized.
How to avoid this field error tracking?

When you send a clip from FCP to Motion the Play Range it's already marked and not extensible.
I would want to add that this happens when using tracker.
Deepening the issue i have found three ways to resolve it:
Select the behavior Stabilize applied and
1) in the Keyframe Editor move the last keyframe of Track Result X or Y or both after the out point
2) in the Keyframe Editor use the command After Last Keyframe/Generate Keyframes
3) position the playhead on the last frame and analyze in reverse

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Dropping frames after Motion stabilization

Hello,
I'm having a weird problem with Motion and FCP. I'm running FCP Studio 2 (FCP 6) on a MacPro Intel Dual-Quad Core with 2GB of RAM and a Kona 3 card. My media is on 2 internal hard drives - SATA 7200, 500GB each, speed=3gigabits.
I'm working in Apple Prores 422 HQ. When I open my project and play my sequence it plays back fine. I send a clip to Motion (with embed motion content and launch motion checked) and apply motion stabilization; save then quit. I go back over to FCP and I can't play my timeline for more than a couple of seconds before I get dropped frames. It's not just when I play the new Motion clip in the timeline - it's everywhere and it's random. This happens before and after I render. If I remove the motion clip I still get dropped frames. If I shut down FCP without saving and reopen the project (no Motion work having been preserved) it plays back fine. I've tried trashing prefs to no avail. Any advice? I like the elegance of this workflow...if it works! I'm wondering if this is a bug that updating to FCP 6.0.1 will fix.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts...

Alright...I tried a clip using Smoothcam and you're right - fabulous results, analyzation and render times were actually quite fast. However - same dropped frame problem I was getting with Motion. Exact same problem. My system is beefy enough for this, right? I have 2 GB of RAM - I had 5 GB but AJA had me remove 3GB so that I could capture Prores HQ (apparently the Kona 3 with v 4.0 software has a bug that won't allow it to work well on systems with over 2GB of RAM - i.e. couldn't capture prores without dropping frames)
I'm trashing prefs and restarting my system. If this doesn't work I'm going to try updating everything unless anyone out there knows what might be the culprit.

Send to Motion - audio and video not in sync

I'm using FC Studio 1 on a new iMac 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo with 2Gb memory. I've noticed that when I send to 'motion', my audio slips, losing the first second or so resulting in an un-synced clip.
Does anyone know why this is happening and what I could do to rectify it. At the moment I'm working on a project where i'm only dealing with the text etc on picture, so the sound sync is not a huge problem, but would be nice to know why it's doing it and what can be done.
Thanks

Um ... some useful data?
OS/CPU/RAM/GPU/vRAM ... version of PrPro ... and other programs or plugi-ins/3rd-party apps involved ... footage type/codec/wrapper ... such things would be very useful.
Neil

Send to motion option greyed out in FCP 7.0.3

Hi I have just bought Motion 5 in order to use the optical flow tool. When I select a clip in my timeline in FCP the option send to motion is greyed out. I only get the options send to soundtrack pro multitrack, soundtrack pro and shake.
Can anyone help me please?

Ah, bad decision without doing the research first.
Forget Motion 5 for now until you make the leap to FCPX.
Learn Motion 4 and learn Optical Flow in the FCS3 package.
bogiesan

Sending from motion back to FCP

I highlight a sequnce or clip and SEND TO "Motion" and choose inbed content,
I make my effects and FILE<SAVE in motion and FCP reads a change. The video i sent was anamorfic DV 16/9. In motion I edited the fotage in 16/9 . when FCP reads the saved motion project it makes the clip squeeze to 4/3 in FCP. then i have to go into item properties and check the anamorfic box. Is there a setting that stops this switch of ASPECT RATIO's?
Does everybody have to do this when working in anamorfic DV?

I've heard this a number of times - You've just gotta set the anamorphic flag by hand. If you report it in FCP/Motion feedback, perhaps it'll get bumped up in priority...
Patrick

No "Send to Motion" in FCPX

I'm using Final Cut ProX (ver 10.2.4) and Motion 5 (ver 5.1.2) and trying to "import" video files into Motion 5. I do not have a "Send to Motion" option within FCPX. And I can't seem to find a way to import video files directly into Motion 5.

1. There is no send to Motion in FCPX.
2. Depending on what you need (source clips, section of the edit, timeline range). You can use the Share options to export the clip to a format like ProRes422 or 4444, and then import those clips into Motion. When you are done in Motion, export back out to a high quality codec and add the render into your Final Cut project.
See the "Share projects, clips, and ranges" section of the "Share your project" chapter in the user manual.
3. In some cases, you may be able to achieve what you need by using Final Cut Effects/Titles/Generators and just add the effects onto your clip in FCP.

Final Cut Express HD send to motion?

I'm confused here why Final Cut Express HD says I can send to Motion? When theres Motion doesn't sell separately? Did it use to sell separately before?
Thank you!
Luis

Yes. It was later bundled into Final Cut Studio.

Best way to "send to motion"

hi...
i have a question for which the answer may be obvious, but i'm not seeing it in either the motion or the fcp user manual. if i want to work between fcp and motion (specifically to use fcp for time remapping of clips, but motion for all filters and behaviours) what is the most efficient way of moving material from one program to another. if i use the "send to motion" option in fcp, will all further fcp time remapping changes then show up automatically in the motion project as i continue working?, or would i have to wait until i have a final version of the remapped clip before i send the clips to motion. i know that fcp recognizes changes and updates made in motion projects each time the project is saved, but i'm not sure if the reverse applies. thanks for your help.

lambg wrote:
if i use the "send to motion" option in fcp, will all further fcp time remapping changes then show up automatically in the motion project as i continue working?
No I don't think so.
lambg wrote:
would i have to wait until i have a final version of the remapped clip before i send the clips to motion.
Yes but a better strategy would be to just use Final cut to edit with and use Motion for your effects and titling.
TonyTony

FCP Send to Motion - clips missing in Motion

I have a sequence I'm sending to Motion for tweaking and rendering. The FCP sequence has Templated transitions at chapter markers (templates I built in Motion) that work fine in the sequence. When I send the sequence I don't get the option to embed the Motion transitions unless I select all the clips in the sequence first - when I do that the Motion project only contains the first transition - none of the other clips in the FCP sequence appear. If I send the sequence from the project bin then all the clips arrive in Motion, except for the Motion templates.
A few other details. The FCP sequence is a chopped up screen recording session at 1024 x 768 in the Animation codec. All the clips have been conformed to 29.97 and play fine in FCP. I'm sending them to Motion as they are intended for 640 x 480 MPEG on DVDs. Some of the clips are time remapped in FCP and play fine but render terribly. Motion does a great job of scaling and time remapping the clips (unlike FCP) otherwise I'd just render from FCP.
Anyone have a solution?

Thanks Peter,
I can't find anything in User Prefs that would apply. After pushing the Send to Motion button in the "Export Selection to Motion Project" pane, if I leave "Embed 'Motion' Content" selected, it fires up Color. If I deselect the check box, and leave the clips as is on the timeline, it fires up Motion. It seems like an XML transfer bug. But I seem to be the only bonehead getting it. Which suggests user error.
Thanks again,
Bear

How to I get FCP to "send to" motion 4 rather then motion 5?

Hello,
I have FCP 7 and both motion 4 & 5. When I try to "send to motion" from FCP 7 it opens motion 5 and I'd much rather have it go to motion 4. Any suggestions would be greatly apreciated.

The legacy apps should all be in a folder to hide the new apps from the old apps.
If you have FCS on your system and then download one of the new apps, a Final Cut Studio folder will automatically be created and the apps moved to it.
Here are the steps (the second, single partition method), I've never understood the open Motion 4 first step, but I've had to do several installs and I do it – just to be obedient I guess.
Good luck.
Russ

FCP clip send export Motion

I have a series of short clips that I want to place a title over. When I click export to editor from FCP - Motion can't open the clip file. So I tried send to motion and the filters are lost.
What gives? How do you all work this?

Create the title as a single file... then import it into FCP and let FCP marry it to the background. You can use the export as a temp file to place the title with... then delete that background, save the motion project, and import that projedt into FCP and just place it over the clips in the timeline.
Jerry

Send to Motion and Open in Editor

Send to Motion and Open in Editor starts up Color.
Any ideas? I can work around it easily, but it's pretty annoying.

Thanks Peter,
I can't find anything in User Prefs that would apply. After pushing the Send to Motion button in the "Export Selection to Motion Project" pane, if I leave "Embed 'Motion' Content" selected, it fires up Color. If I deselect the check box, and leave the clips as is on the timeline, it fires up Motion. It seems like an XML transfer bug. But I seem to be the only bonehead getting it. Which suggests user error.
Thanks again,
Bear

Motion Stabilizer vs Shake Smooth Cam

Hello all,
I am a Final Cut Express user that is looking to take some camera jitter out of a few clips I've taken. I know that FCE has and image stabilizer filter but for the life of me I can not seem to get good results by using it. This may or may not be operator error but in my defense I have done some research on using it. I also have access to Motion as well as Shake and in my research I've discovered that these apps also have tools for image stabilization.
I've also discovered iStabilize which is much more consumer based (probably a good thing based on my sklills) but it would require purchasing it and it mostly likely will not provide the results of Motion or Shake (if I can figure out how to use them).
To remove the video camera shake, which app will most likely produce better results and what additional considerations should be noted?
Keep in mind that I have a decent background with FCE but virtually no background in Shake or Motion. I have however reviewed the manuals and watched a few demos. I've also launched both apps and have taken a stab at both (again with limited results). In motion I was able to apply the Stabilizer behavior and actually export the clip but I'm pretty confident I'm not utilizing it to the fullest as my clip is still very shaky. In Shake I was able to start a new script and add the Smooth Cam node but I could not figure out how to export the clip. Can I export as a quicktime file so I can easily put it back into my FCE project?
So I guess my main questions are:
Which app will remove camera shake better?
How do I actually do it?
Before I switched to Mac I used a very basic app for image stabilization. It was not a pro app but it was easy to use and produced decent results. I liked the fact that it had a split screen view where I can compare the clip before and after. From my poking around in Motion and Shake I can't seem to find a similar view.
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!
ps. Here is an example of the videos I make. Its non-professional but I do like my projects to look decent. If I can learn a little about Motion or Shake and successfully have a good workflow for removing camera shake I will be thrilled. Thanks!
http://www.splitboard.com/vids/somewhere.mov
Message was edited by: bcrider

YOU DA MAN captain mench!
That was just the type of thing I was looking for. It really helped bring the pre-existing knowledge I've gathered from my readings and 1st attempt into scope. I've now got the motivation and confidence to get back into shake and try it again. Thanks!
In regards to the camera and video. Thanks and glad you liked it. I shot it with the Canon HV10. The video I posted wasn't so much an example of the camera jitter as much as it was just an example of what I do. Thanks for the advice either way. I'm looking forward to doing more color correction in my projects too. Up until now I've settled for less. As I learn the apps I'm more interested in making the absolute best I can. I'm sure I don't have to tell you it's a work in progress.
Thanks again. I'll be back if I need more help.
ps. Does color correcting the clip first have any effect on how well Shake and SmoothCam will remove jitter? Also, when I send from FCP to Shake does it remove the interlacing? I noticed that SmoothCam only works with de-interlaced footy. Thoughts?

Problem using the Send to motion item in FCP 5

Everytime I send a clip from my timeline in FCP to Motion 2 the clip's aspect ratio gets changed. I am using the Apple Intermediate Codec HDV 1080|60. My preset in Motion is to HDV 1080|60.
It appears that the clip is being stretched along the horizontal axis (it is wider when brought into Motion this way).
Help!!
Thanks in advance
G5 Quad Mac OS X (10.4.7) 2 GB RAM, Apple 30" Display

I am having the same kind of problem as I export fro fcp to motion and then back, it looses the anamorphic flag and I reset it, however, even after doing that my clip does not correct itself. I also tried exporting the clip to quicktime movie and importing it to fcp, but even then it does not maintain the aspect ratio of my project. Could there be an underlying bug under the hood, or is there a sequence of steps to properly do this?
Thanks
QuadG5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Effect or script to smoothly center a layer after motion stabilization

Suppose I've used the motion tracker to perfectly stabilize a feature of interest. As a result, the feature is dead still within the frame. What I'm trying to achieve is to stabilize the jerky motion but preserve the overall motion of the feature around the frame.
For example, suppose that at the start of the footage, the feature is in the left half of the frame, then moves to the right, and then to the top. After stabilization, the feature is stationary while the layer is shifted to the right, then to the left, then to the bottom to compensate. What I'd like to see instead is that it stays generally in the left half, then generally in the right, then at the top, like it did initially, only with sudden jerks smoothed out.
To do what I want, I'm now thinking of having the (stabilized) layer get gently "pulled" towards the center of the frame, so that sudden shifts due to the stabilization are still there, but overall the layer returns to the center eventually.
Another way of looking at this is that I'd like to apply a high-pass filter to the tracked path, removing low-frequency motion from the path.
Does anyone know of a ready-made effect or script to achieve this?

You're overthinking this. Retaining smooth motion while remove jerky motion is built into the Warp Stabilizer effect. You don't need to run a script afterward or anything. I show how to remove jerks while retainng a camera pan in this video:
http://www.video2brain.com/en/lessons/overview-of-warp-stabilizer-effect
I strongly recommend that you work your way through these materials before trying to use the Warp Stabilizer effect:
http://blogs.adobe.com/toddkopriva/2011/04/warp-stabilizer-in-after-effects-cs5-5.html

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