Motion 5.2.3
Before installing an update to Motion from the Mac App Store, be sure to backup your important files, including projects, media, and the version of Motion that you’re updating.
New in Motion 5.2.3:
- Improves stability when adding Photoshop files to a project
- Improves stability when searching in iTunes and photo libraries
- Improves stability when using the Undo command after ungrouping a parent group
- Correctly saves percentage-based parameters in the Checkerboard generator after closing and reopening a project
- Correctly saves the preview movie for Motion templates created in German, Japanese, and Chinese
- Fixes an issue in which points on a Bezier shape could incorrectly switch from Linear to Smooth
- Fixes an issue in which some objects within Motion templates could render with soft edges
- Adds iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Pro, and Apple TV (4th generation) to the Apple Devices compatibility list in the Share window
Previous versions
Motion 5.2.2
- Fixes render errors that might occur when using reflective materials with 3D text
- Improves stability when swapping materials on 3D text with published parameters
- Improves performance when loading text styles
- Motion Title templates with published text layout parameters now export correctly
- Fixes an issue that could cause 3D text to appear dark when rendered
Motion 5.2.1
- Fixes an issue in which Photoshop files could be imported with an incorrect color profile
- Fixes an issue that could cause Motion to quit on launch
Motion 5.2
Before installing an update to Motion from the Mac App Store, be sure to backup your important files, including projects, media, and the version of Motion that you’re updating.
Introducing 3D titles
- Beautifully animated and easily customizable 3D text
- Simple templates to get started quickly
- Cinematic templates with built-in backgrounds and animations
- Save any 3D title and access it instantly in Final Cut Pro X
- Large collection of text styles to create stunning looks in one click
- Customize your titles with hundreds of combinations of materials, lighting, and edges
- Additional controls adjust environments, shadows, and more
- Instantly convert 2D titles to 3D
- Create advanced 3D looks with multiple materials and edges on each character
- Flexible surface shading with options for texture maps, diffuse and specular reflection, and bump mapping
- Cast shadows from 3D text onto itself and other objects in a 3D scene
- Add multiple lights, cameras, and tracking to any 3D title
- In-camera glint effects
- Support for sequencing 3D text animations
- Over 90 built-in materials including metals, woods, plastics, and more
- Combine layers of materials to create unique looks
- Customize any material and save as a new preset
- Easily add real-world attributes including paints, finishes, distress, and more
Camera formats
- Panasonic AVC-Ultra codec family
- Sony XAVC S
- JVC H.264 Long GOP
Additional features
- 12 new generators, including Manga Lines, Sunburst, and Spiral Graphics
- Improved keyframing, including copy and paste in the Timeline
- Improved mask and shape creation for rectangles and circles, plus conversion to bezier shape for more control
- Easily monitor background Share operations from within Motion
- Improved performance on Intel-based GPUs
- Better performance of FxPlug plug-ins and built-in effects that use multiple frames, such as Echo and Trails
Motion 5.2 also includes the following:
- Improved stability when loading projects with missing filters or fonts
- Choosing a smooth option on an already smooth point no longer changes the curve
- Checkbox parameters display in the curve editor
- Double-clicking to add a new keyframe in the Curve Editor no longer changes interpolation of subsequent keyframes
- The Keyframe Editor vertical scroll bar displays the entire graph
- Keyframe Editor time scale is consistent
Motion 5.1.2
- Motion 5.1.2 fixes reliability issues when burning a Blu-ray Disc or creating a Blu-ray disk image
Motion 5.1.1
- Support for Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
- Improved Sequence Text behavior for animating characters, words, and lines
- Enhanced Contrast filter parameters for refined adjustments
This update also includes the following:
- Updated preset text styles
- General stability improvements
Motion 5.1
- Optimized playback and rendering using dual GPUs in the new Mac Pro
- FxPlug 3 with custom plug-in interfaces and dual-GPU support
- Faster project loading, especially for complex projects
- Share directly to YouTube at 4K resolution
- Spanish language localization
This update improves overall stability and performance including:
- Fixes a stability issue with splitting clips on the timeline
- Fixes a stability issue when dragging media to a layer that is being edited
- Fixes a stability issue when adding a point to an animated shape
- Fixes a stability issue when quitting Motion while copying a text character
- Fixes an issue where objects could appear to be missing in the Layers List
- Fixes an issue with rendering XAVC media
For information on the security content of this update, please visit Apple security updates.
Motion 5.0.7
- Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during render
- Resolves performance issues that could occur with certain titles and effects
- Fixes a stability issue when splitting layers in the timeline
- Fixes an issue where launching a plug-in with a check box could require multiple clicks
- Fixes a stability issue with CoreMelt plug-ins
Motion 5.0.6
- Fixes an issue with Image Units being removed when you saved a project
- Fixes issues that occurred when working with multiple documents on dual displays
- Fixes an issue with uploading clips that are larger than 1 GB to Vimeo
Motion 5.0.5
- Improved anti-aliasing increases text sharpness for enhanced legibility, especially with small fonts and animated text
- Open multiple projects simultaneously to easily switch, copy, and paste between them
- Accelerated loading of complex projects
- Ability to edit and export audio files with sample rates above 44kHz
- Resolves a stability issue that could occur when applying the Keyer filter with the Inspector open
- Resolves a stability issue that could occur when pressing Escape after accessing the Colors window in the Text Inspector
Motion 5.0.4
Motion version 5.0.4 improves overall stability and is enhanced for the MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012).
This update also resolves issues in FxPlug 2 where some images were returned at half height or upside down.
Motion 5.0.3
- Improves loading time for projects
- Improves performance of text editing in the Canvas
- Fixes issues with Fill Opaque enabled in images converted to Drop Zones
- Resolves a stability issue that occurred when deleting all characters with the Transform Glyph tool
- Corrects the pixel aspect ratio display of Anamorphic clips
- Improves speed of Save Current Frame
- Resolves a stability issue when adjusting motion blur controls in the Project Properties Inspector
- Resolves a stability issue when modifying media files while Motion is running in the background
Motion 5.0.2
- Improves the speed and responsiveness of text editing
- Ability to automatically add animation keyframes when recording is disabled
- Keyboard shortcut for repositioning animation curves or paths
- Ability to adjust the pan and scale of an image in a drop zone
- Improves the look of the Keyframe Editor for easier keyframe viewing and editing
- Improves support for timing-related FxPlug effects
- Improves stability and performance when working with drop zones
- Resolves a stability issue caused by clicking in the Canvas outside an object after repositioning the object
- Resolves a stability issue that could result from clicking on the Photos folder in the Library pane
- Keyframe Editor shows only animated parameters when the Animated display option is selected
Motion 5.0.1
- Adds support for dual displays
- Fixes an issue with the import and playback of multichannel audio
- Resolves a stability issue when navigating to keyframes at a negative time
- Fixes an issue with incorrect text positioning when the Inspector is open
- Provides for correct kerning between characters when applying adjustments
- Resolves stability issues when entering an empty string in a title while in Draft Mode