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High-res Motion templates at motionVFX
motionVFX, a new source of templates for Apple Motion, is offering 2d and 3d templates prepped at 1920x1080 and 24fps. The 10 second clips are downloadable for $10, so I took one for a spin.
There are rare circumstances when I would use a template for a finished piece, and motionVFX has a relatively small (but growing) starting selection which limits the chances that I'll find anything "perfect" for a current project. However, I love getting inside of other people's work to figure out new ways of doing things and the template I picked was well done, well organized and I did actually learn some new tricks.
The site navigation is mostly intuitive, but lacking in a few features. The previews are quick and helpful, but I miss the "lightbox" functionality found on most stock sites. Maybe they'll get to that as the collection grows. Checkout with Paypal is great for me, but the offsite credit card processing breaks from the overall professional look of the site. The fact that I was quite happy with my purchase made that a moot point for me, though.
motionVFX is offering TUAW lovers a special discount... 25% off of your purchase, including their high-res stock photos, with unlimited use through the end of February. Just enter the coupon code "J2LGR7" at checkout. And because I care about our readers, I tested that too. It works.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joe said 10:34AM on 1-31-2008
It looks like it would be a nice resource if the site was better designed and you could see what the templates really looked like. Right now, it appears that all you get is an oversized box when you mouseover the template, and one button to buy it. I'd need see what the animation is first. How about a flash player at a lower resolution?
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Joe said 10:37AM on 1-31-2008
Never mind, it does show a preview in that oversized box. But there are no player controls, and it is attached to the mouse. I guess it's functional, just a bit confusing.