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MotionVFX is becoming a part of Apple. 🤯

https://fcp.cafe/news/20260317/

[britim]

This is a welcome surprise. Motion VFX offers some of the best plug-ins and templates I do truly hope Apple liberates them from the subscription paywall.

I bought a bit of plugins from Motion VFX in the past and never had an issue with their quality.

I was considering a few M VFX plug ins a couple of weeks ago but turned away when I saw that they did not offer even the option to buy plug ins anymore.

I already don't like subscriptions but Plug ins in particular are really not a good fit for that model particularly if one must restore an old project and have to resubscribe to a site just to render an effect used. As Steven Jobs once said "a bag of hurt."

As you mentioned, I imagine this will be used to add considerable value to the Apple Creator Studio but I truly hope they make the plug-ins available for purchase or we might be into the same "hurt bag" already mentioned.

And yes- I think Motion VFX engineers could potentially add a certain spice FCP and Motion can use.

Kind of messed up letting go of the Resolve team. FCP is my editor of choice but why not keep the love already shared to others.

[latenitefilms]

Kind of messed up letting go of the Resolve team. FCP is my editor of choice but why not keep the love already shared to others.

I'm not actually sure that's correct anyway... as they still have this website:

https://www.motionvfx.com/store/davinci-resolve

I'll update the post.

[latenitefilms]

My prediction... MotionVFX will remain a standalone company/brand - they'll continue to do Resolve & Adobe Motion Templates.

All the current products will remain on a MotionVFX subscription but eventually Apple will also allow you to buy individual Motion Templates via an in-app store, directly in Final Cut Pro. This online store will also be available to third parties, so that the Dylan Bates for example, can sell his plugins directly in FCP, with Apple taking a 15-30% cut.

All the FxPlug effects will be bundled in FCP for free in the next major FCP update.

The MotionVFX team will make NEW templates, specifically for Final Cut Pro Creator Studio subscribers - these will be all new/modern Motion Templates. At some point this year, they'll release Motion Templates for iPad, and all of the free templates that come bundled will be created by the MotionVFX team.

M03 will be included natively in Motion.

We'll see!