Magic Motion - Motion Designer Power Director 15

RJK

Newbie Joined: Mar 03, 2017 12:31 Messages: 8 Offline

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Mar 05, 2017 17:53

Hi all,

I want to bring life to my photos using the Motion Designer. Does anyone have any tutorials on how to use the designer? I can't seem to figure it out. I want to customize zoom in and out. The presets that magic motion gives doesn't produce the results I want. I need to know how to use the designer.

Thanks!

Rob

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Mar 06, 2017 02:39

Hi Rob -

These are not definitive tutorials covering every aspect of Magic Motion, but if they don't get you started there's something wrong.

Cheers - Tony
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RJK

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Mar 06, 2017 09:33

Quote Hi Rob -

These are not definitive tutorials covering every aspect of Magic Motion, but if they don't get you started there's something wrong.

Cheers - Tony

Thanks again Tony! The only problem I am running into is that the button for 'add a keyframe at current location' in the motion designer is greyed out. So I can't add keyframes. Any thoughts?

Kind regards.

Rob

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Mar 06, 2017 15:16

Hmm -

Typically if that button is greyed out, it means there's already a keyframe at that point (see MM1 attached). If the scrubber is moved to a different point, does the button become active? (see MM2 atached)

Cheers - Tony


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RJK

Newbie Joined: Mar 03, 2017 12:31 Messages: 8 Offline

Mar 07, 2017 10:01

Quote Hmm -

Typically if that button is greyed out, it means there's already a keyframe at that point (see MM1 attached). If the scrubber is moved to a different point, does the button become active? (see MM2 atached)

Cheers - Tony

Thanks once again Tony! I found the issue. I just have a hard time setting up the keyframes to make the motion I want.

Rob