Preamble Apple Motion 3.02 G5 FCP 6.02
Apple Motion prefs have been trashed again and again

Control Scene

Cloud Generator
with the Words (created in Motion) "Test"

Mask works as expected on ALL frames

Failed Scenario #1
Cloud Generator with mask (word "Test" created in Truetype

...works on frame 0, but not on any other frame,
whether of not hold frames true or false

Failed Scenario #2
Cloud Generator with test mask as tiff,png, tga, or psd from photoshop PC 5.5
Mask doesn't work at all (alpha shows on all clips when soloed)

Test Tiff, png, tga or psd from PC Photoshop CS4
Cloud Generator
with test mask

Results works on Frame Zero but not any other frame!!!!!!!


Very strange


Another note on the scanarios where it only works on frame zero, the image mask text greys itself out on all non-working frames.