In some cases, after installing Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard and Final Cut Studio 3, Motion 4 projects can be created and saved, but these projects cannot be opened. Motion projects from any previous version will also not open. [...]
When you import an image file into a Motion project that was previously exported from Motion, the image may appear too pale or too bright. Motion 4.0 Programs Solution To maintain compatibility with Final Cut Studio applications, Motion assumes that all images are [...]
When you open a project from an earlier version of Motion in Motion 4, your project may not display as expected. Programs Motion 4.0 Solution Motion 4 works with new color models to optimize image quality for broadcast and web viewing [...]
Anamorphic DV format clips intended to be displayed in 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio may appear in 4:3 aspect ratio (SD fullscreen) if you use Send to Motion Project in Final Cut Pro. Specifically, this can happen if you send a DV clip to Motion from the [...]
When you import titles created with LiveType into Final Cut Pro, the graphics may not appear as good as expected when viewed on a computer screen. Although Final Cut Pro supports RBG editing, this may occur depending on your settings. Solution If a [...]
When rendering to 2K Cineon, 2K DPX or 2K RED files, the files will be saved as if they were 1K. This occurs when the Render Proxy setting is set to half resolution, which is the default Render Proxy setting in Color 1.5. Note: This will only affect DPX and Cineon files, if you have [...]
When you apply a blur node to a proxy clip in the Color FX room, and increase the blur dispersion value, the dark border effect will appear around the edges of the frame. Programs Color 1.5 Solution To solve this problem, click the Geometry Room tab or press (Command + 6) [...]
When rendering from RED 2K files to DPX, be aware that render times are longer than in Color 1.x. Color 1.5 Programs Solution The REDCODE RAW high-quality de-Bayer encoder causes an increase in processing time when rendering a RED 2K file to DPX. Ensure that [...]
Rendering PAL material to ProRes 4444 exhibits a change in gamma in the resulting video file. Programs Color 1.5 Solution Avoid rendering PAL material to ProRes 4444 in Color, as it may cause unexpected results. [...]
Follow these best practices when exchanging metadata between Cinema Tools and Final Cut Pro. Programs Final Cut Pro, Cinema Tools Avoid exporting a Batch List from Final Cut Pro to import into Cinema Tools to create a Cinema Tools database. This [...]