Motion Reviews & Product Details

Apple Motion works pretty well with Final Cut Pro X, my mainly video edit software. Using both programs let me create great templates that makes my life way easier while editing. Another great point is that the interface looks a lot like FCPX, so it is very intuitive for professionals like me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I fell Motions can bring some of the effects from Final Cut Pro, once I needed to recreate the "bad tv" effect since it just doesn't exist in Motion. Also I miss a lot some key features that I can find on After Effects, mainly for complex animations. I know that there are some tools for that but they are not intuitive. Another problem that I found using Motion was on sharing my projects: I couldn't find a way to let people with older versions of Final Cut Pro use my presets... I would love to see ways to export for any Final Cut Pro X version. Last but not least, sometimes while I am editing my templates on Final Cut, I find the app crashing, it clearly happens because of the file I created on Motion, but I can't figure out how to fix that; most of the times I find myself exporting twice to check if the second file will be out of crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Motion is by far the easiest software for making great motion graphics without a lot of fuss. It isn't quite as robust as After Effects, but it isn't trying to be. It is great at being a simple, easy to learn solution for motion graphics. Default settings are very simple and you have the option of diving much deeper as your needs/desired require. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The worst thing about Motion is that it often crashes. Since it's made by the same company that made the hardware and the operating system, I would expect the software to runs much more consistently than others in its class. Sadly, that isn't the case here. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am able to download and listen to almost all the music in the iTunes catalog. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No dislikes for the most part besides cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As an Apple product, Motion features a beautiful modern design that makes it easy to use and compliments many of the other Apple or Adobe programs you would use it alongside. Updates over the years have improved functionality and added useful new features. I've been happy with how many great third party templates and stock graphics are available to use with Motion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Layering can be tricky to figure out, as with all software of this nature. I have run into playback issues on videos with longer runtimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The simplicity of the program, I understand that a lot of people hated it when Apple started breaking up the Studio apps, but for someone who occasionally needs motion tracking or chroma keying, it's a great program. Because it's now a self-contained application, it also allows me to use it without stopping work in other programs like FCP and its able to take advantage of more RAM and processing as a standalone program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do wish it was designed to work along side the other editing apps from Apple(Audacity, Final Cut, etc...), especially chroma keying because I'd love to not have export all the clips and just alter the source video with Motion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

i like the 3d text treatments is can create which isn't available in after effect Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it's very limited compared to after effects and not as user-friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Motion makes editing videos quick and easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is missing templates I prefer to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very easy to use and has a lot of variations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything is satisfactory when using motion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that you can preview files before adding them to a project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The files are viewable in too many locations once imported Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple to use even for beginners. Hassle free navigation of site Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So far so good. I haven't been working with it long enough to find any issues just yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.