What's new in Motion 5.7
Dec 2, 2023
- See improved results when using the Object Tracker’s all-new machine-learning model to analyze the movement of faces and other objects on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
- Title template backgrounds are now disabled by default.
- Fixes an issue that caused FxPlug-based plug-ins to stop responding when you cancel an analysis.
New in Motion 5.6.7 (Oct 6, 2023)
- Fixes an issue that could cause an applied Align To behavior to display an incorrect animation.
New in Motion 5.6.6 (Sep 19, 2023)
- Take advantage of the flexibility and dynamic range of log-encoded video shot on iPhone 15 Pro.
- Improves performance when using the Align behavior.
- Fixes an issue where Motion could hang when playing back 3D titles at high quality.
New in Motion 5.6.5 (Jul 19, 2023)
- Improves stability with FxPlug 4 plug-ins.
- Improves stability when dragging a group that contains an FxPlug plug-in to the Favorites folder.
- Improves performance when using the Sequence Text behavior with Anchor Point set to Line (in the Layout pane of the Text Inspector).
New in Motion 5.6.4 (May 23, 2023)
- Use automatic color processing to create Motion projects that dynamically adapt to HDR or SDR timelines in Final Cut Pro.
- Precisely control the look of your image with HDR-optimized color processing sliders for exposure, contrast, highlights, midtones, shadows, and more.
- Isolate a foreground subject with updated, HDR-optimized Green Screen Keyer and Luma Keyer filters.
- Experience improved real-time playback and export speeds on Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers.
- Motion also includes these additional fixes and enhancements:
- Improves the Sliced Scale filter to prevent object offset when adjusting the Expand parameters.
- Improves stability when saving text styles in the Inspector.
- Improves stability when using the Stabilize behavior.
New in Motion 5.6.3 (Oct 25, 2022)
- Includes stability and performance improvements
New in Motion 5.6.2 (Aug 10, 2022)
- Fixes an issue where video frames may be out of order during playback or export
New in Motion 5.6.1 (Apr 13, 2022)
- Use the new Sliced Scale filter to divide an image into slices to prevent distortion when scaling
- Optimized playback and graphics performance for M1 Max and M1 Ultra on the new Mac Studio
- Adds Korean language support
- Includes stability improvements and bug fixes
New in Motion 5.6 (Oct 19, 2021)
- Automatically track objects in a scene, edit videos recorded in Cinematic mode, and experience workstation-class performance on the new MacBook Pro
- Object Tracker:
- Select the new Object mode in the inspector to automatically detect, track, and match the movement of faces or objects using machine learning
- Use object tracking with the Analyze Motion, Match Move, and Track behaviors
- Choose between different tracking analysis types
- Object tracking uses the Apple Neural Engine to accelerate video analysis on Mac computers with Apple Silicon
- Cinematic Mode:
- Edit videos recorded on iPhone 13 in Cinematic mode (Requires macOS Monterey)
- Use Cinematic controls in the inspector to modify the intensity of the depth effect, and add keyframes or behaviors to change the effect over time
- Choose to focus on faces or other objects by selecting them using the Cinematic tool in the viewer
- View or delete focus points in the video timeline
- Neon Filter:
- Easily add a neon glow to text, shapes, video, stills, and more
New in Motion 5.5.3 (Jul 9, 2021)
- Improves stability when exporting with certain macOS Language & Region preferences
- Improves stability when playing H.264 or HEVC media
New in Motion 5.5.2 (Jun 18, 2021)
- Includes stability improvements
New in Motion 5.5.1 (Mar 5, 2021)
- Adds a new Auto-Shrink option to the Text Layout tab of the Inspector to automatically reduce text size to fit in a paragraph, scroll, or crawl layout
- Includes UI refinements for macOS Big Sur
- Includes stability and reliability improvements
New in Motion 5.5 (Nov 13, 2020)
- Improved performance and efficiency on Mac computers with Apple silicon
New in Motion 5.4.6 (Aug 26, 2020)
- 3D object support
- Add 3D objects as elements in Title, Generator, Effect and Transition templates
- Animate a 3D object’s position, rotation, and scale using keyframes
- Use behaviors to easily add realistic and complex animations to 3D objects
- Use 3D objects with tools like replicators, emitters, lights or cameras
- Use a collection of 60 premade 3D objects in the Motion library
- Import USDZ objects from third-party websites and developers
- Adjust 3D object environment lighting in the project inspector
- Stroke filter
- Create a solid or gradient color outline around the edge of an object or clip based on its alpha channel
- Use the filter’s gradient tools to create multiple colored strokes
- Animate the stroke’s offset or apply multiple stroke filters to the same object to create stunning effects
New in Motion 5.4.5 (Dec 11, 2019)
- Fixes an issue in which the HUD would not appear when using the Grow/Shrink behavior
- Fixes an issue in which the Color Space Override menu option was not available when working in Wide Gamut HDR
- Fixes an issue in which 3D text with transparency could display artifacts
- Prevents an issue that could lead to visual artifacts appearing onscreen for systems with Nvidia graphic cards that have the Reduce Transparency accessibility preference enabled
- Improves stability when sharing
- Improves reliability when entering Korean text
New in Motion 5.4.4 (Oct 8, 2019)
- New Metal-based processing engine improves playback and accelerates graphics tasks including rendering, compositing, real-time effects, exporting, and more
- Enhances graphics performance with support for multiple GPUs including Radeon Pro Vega II and Radeon Pro Vega II Duo on Mac Pro
- Optimizes CPU performance with support for up to 28 CPU cores on Mac Pro
- Accelerates ProRes and ProRes RAW playback when using the Afterburner card on Mac Pro
- View, composite, grade, and deliver stunning HDR video on Pro Display XDR
- View High Dynamic Range video tone-mapped to compatible Standard Dynamic Range displays when using Motion on macOS Catalina
- Improved load balancing of graphics processing across multiple GPUs
New in Motion 5.4.3 (Mar 22, 2019)
- Detects media files that may be incompatible with future versions of macOS after Mojave
- Improves reliability when sharing video to YouTube
New in Motion 5.4.2 (Nov 18, 2018)
- Advanced color grading:
- Use color wheels in 1-up or 4-up layouts to quickly adjust hue, saturation, and brightness
- Apply professional color curves to make ultra-fine adjustments to color and contrast
- Hue/saturation curves let you select and change a specific hue or brightness level while leaving other parts of the image unchanged
- Use the eye dropper with the color and hue/saturation curves to quickly sample parts of an image for adjustment
- Apply custom LUTs from popular color grading apps and sites
- Adjust color corrections over time with precise keyframe controls
- Comic filter:
- Instantly turn any photo or video into a comic book illustration
- Choose from a variety of styles to create color, monochrome, or grayscale artwork
- Refine the comic book look with simple controls to adjust ink edges, fill, and smoothness
- Tiny Planet filter:
- Add the Tiny Planet filter when adding 360º video to a non-360° project to create interesting spherical looks
- Use the Z and X Rotation parameters to wrap your tiny planet effect into an infinite cylinder
- Adjust the Y Rotation parameter to move your subject horizontally within the tiny planet
- Animate the field of view to transition from a close up to a satellite view flying high above your footage
- Give generators and titles a powerfully warped look by applying the Tiny Planet filter
- Core Text engine:
- Core Text engine ensures accurate display of Arabic letters, Indic vowel signs in Devanagari, and Thai diacritics
- Correct rendering and animation of emoji, thin glyphs, capital letters in various point sizes, and vertical text are joined and tracked correctly
New in Motion 5.4.1 (Apr 10, 2018)
- ProRes RAW:
- Support for ProRes RAW files lets you design motion graphics using pristine RAW image data from the camera sensor
- Enjoy smooth playback and real-time graphics creation on laptop and desktop Mac computers
- Work natively with ProRes RAW or ProRes RAW HQ files created by ATOMOS recorders and DJI Inspire 2 drone
New in Motion 5.4 (Dec 15, 2017)
- 360 VR motion graphics:
- Import 360° video and design 360° titles, generators, and effects
- Output 360° video to a connected VR headset*
- Apply 360° effects including blurs, glows, and more
- Save any 360° motion graphic and access it immediately from the effects browser in Final Cut Pro
- Share 360° video directly to YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo
- Apply the Reorient filter to easily change the orientation of 360° video
- Create 3D scenes within a 360° project for ultra-realistic 360° environments
- Use the 360° Look Around view to preview your 360° scene without a VR headset
- Edit 360° video into a non-360° project and animate the pan, tilt, and zoom
- Place any graphic, still, or video into a 360° project, then reposition and resize to fit perfectly into the 360° scene
- Additional features:
- Easily convert between a Motion project, Final Cut Pro generator, Final Cut Pro title, Final Cut Pro effect, or Final Cut Pro transition at any time
- New Overshoot behavior creates realistic spring-loaded animations without the need for keyframes
- New Looks filters offer a variety of photographic-inspired looks
- Faster, higher quality Optical Flow analysis using Metal
- Import, playback, and editing of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC, also known as H.265) video clips and High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF) photos from Apple devices**
- Send to Compressor to export motion graphics projects in the HEVC format
- * Requires compatible VR headset, macOS High Sierra, and SteamVR
- ** HEVC and HEIF support requires macOS High Sierra
New in Motion 5.3.2 (Apr 14, 2017)
- Fill filter lets you quickly fill an entire layer without requiring a separate layer and mask
- Missing plug-ins are identified correctly when opening a project
- Midtones are represented accurately when using the Color Balance filter
- Improves stability when scaling shapes from or to zero
- Improves stability when working with duplicated rigged filters and behaviors
- Fixes a stability issue that could occur when using keyboard shortcuts while a keyframe is selected in the Keyframe Editor
- Improves stability when moving the cursor across markers during playback
New in Motion 5.3.1 (Jan 20, 2017)
- Improves stability when using multiple camera behaviors
- Improves performance when exporting H.264 files and changing frame rate
- Fixes a stability issue when using the Timecode text generator
- Fixes a stability issue when the cursor rolls over markers during playback
- Fixes a stability issue when using the nudge keyframe shortcut
New in Motion 5.3 (Oct 27, 2016)
- Redesigned dark interface puts the focus on your motion graphics
- Updated arrangement of icons streamlines the Motion interface
- Window layouts are now optimized for portable Mac computers and desktop displays
- Images are now viewable in wide color on supported Mac computers and external displays
- Import, edit, and deliver video in standard Rec. 709 or in wide Rec. 2020 color spaces
- Improved Link behavior lets you link attributes such as width and height to drive animation automatically
- New Align To behavior lets you easily connect and animate multiple objects without keyframing
- Improved environment reflection controls allow for more realistic 3D text rendering with anisotropy, which changes the appearance of an object based on angle of view
- More realistic brushed metal surfaces enhance 3D text
- Improved performance when playing and adjusting 3D text
- New arrow cursor shape
- Support for Stickers format when exporting image sequences
- Additional Stickers project templates
- Support for Live Photos
- Play Selection command
New in Motion 5.2.3 (Feb 4, 2016)
- 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 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
New in Motion 5.2.2 (Sep 4, 2015)
- Fixes render errors that may 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 may cause 3D text to appear dark when rendered
New in Motion 5.2.1 (May 16, 2015)
- Fixes an issue in which Photoshop files may be imported with an incorrect color profile
- Fixes an issue that may cause Motion to quit on launch
New in Motion 5.2 (Apr 14, 2015)
- 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 let you adjust environments, shadows, and more
- Instantly convert any 2D title 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
- 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 like Echo and Trails
- Camera formats:
- Panasonic AVC-Ultra codec family
- Sony XAVC-S
- JVC H.264 Long GOP
New in Motion 5.1.2 (Aug 20, 2014)
- Fixes reliability issues when burning a Blu-ray Disc or creating a Blu-ray disk image.
New in Motion 5.1.1 (Jun 28, 2014)
- Support for Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
- Improved Sequence Text behavior for animating characters, words, and lines
- Enhanced Contrast filter parameters for refined adjustments
New in Motion 5.1 (Dec 19, 2013)
- 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
New in Motion 5.0.7 (Mar 29, 2013)
- 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
New in Motion 5.0.6 (Dec 7, 2012)
- Fixes an issue where Image Units were removed when a project was saved
- Fixes issues when working with multiple documents on dual displays
New in Motion 5.0.5 (Oct 24, 2012)
- Improved anti-aliasing increases text sharpness for enhanced legibility
- Open multiple projects simultaneously to easily switch, copy and paste between them
- Accelerated loading of complex projects
New in Motion 5.0.4 (Jun 12, 2012)
- This update improves overall stability and is enhanced for the MacBook Pro with Retina display.
New in Motion 5.0.3 (Apr 11, 2012)
- This update improves overall stability and performance including:
- 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 could occur when deleting all characters with the Transform Glyph tool
- Corrects the pixel aspect ratio display of Anamorphic clips
New in Motion 5.0.2 (Jan 31, 2012)
- This update improves overall stability and performance including:
- Improved speed and responsiveness of text editing
- Ability to automatically add animation keyframes when recording is disabled
- Keyboard shortcut for re-positioning animation curves or paths
- Ability to adjust the pan and scale of an image in a drop zone
- Enhanced look of the Keyframe editor for easier keyframe viewing and editing
- The update is recommended for all users of Motion 5
New in Motion 5.0.1 (Sep 21, 2011)
- This update improves overall stability and performance including:
- 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.
New in Motion 5.0 (Jun 22, 2011)
- Motion 5 is a paid release that adds new functionality and addresses previous issues.
New in Motion 4.0.3 (Feb 8, 2011)
- Fixes an Optical Flow issue affecting Motion, Final Cut Pro, and Compressor on computers with more than 8 cores.
- Fixes a usability issue in the 3D Compass for the ATI Radeon HD 5xxx series graphics cards for iMac and Mac Pro.
New in Motion 4.0.1 (Oct 22, 2009)
- Depth of Field with an animated focal point:
- Quality and precision is increased when rendering a scene with an animated focal point, or in some cases with objects that were animated to vary in distance from the camera.
- Text characters now display properly for all languages:
- Some non-english languages that include Hebrew, Arabic, and potentially others, now properly maintain characters which could occasionally not display in Motion 4.0.
- Improved 3rd party FxPlug support:
- Addressed issues that could have resulted in image clipping, memory management, or image position and could have affected some 3rd party FxPlug filters.
- Rendering of Motion Projects within Compressor:
- Fixes an issue which caused Compressor jobs to not complete when they were tasked with processing older Motion projects.
- Text Rendering:
- Enhances rendering performance for certain flattened text objects.
- Multiple Instances of the Point at Behavior
- Resolves a performance issue experienced when combining multiple Point at Behaviors.
- Text Outlines:
- The Outline style element of text is no longer incorrectly scaled in size when the point size of the font of text object is manipulated or animated.
- Rendering of PDF Files:
- Resolves an issue where certain PDF file content was not rendered properly when rotated at certain angles in a 3D Motion project.
- Inspector Parameters:
- Certain parameters are no longer incorrectly hidden from view in the Inspector.
New in Motion 4.0 (Jul 23, 2009)
- Extends award-winning, easy to use animation tools so video editors can quickly create everything from basic titles to animated credit rolls to stunning motion graphics.
- Enhancing 3D compositions is faster than ever with new customizable features that add point and spot lights to cast realistic shadows or turn any shape, video plane or paint stroke into a reflective surface.
- Motion 4 gives editors the flexibility to adjust the depth of field within a 3D canvas by selectively highlighting a single object or using multiple objects to create a racking focus effect.
New in Motion 3.0.2 (Nov 15, 2007)
- This Motion 3.0.2 software update addresses specific customer issues and general performance issues, and improves overall stability.
- This update is recommended for all Motion 3 users.