Here's a new split screen effect that uses a 4-way split in pretty much every combination you could hope for, without you having to do any of the complicated work. In my view, an asymmetrical layout looks much more interesting than a straight split.






There are 12 different layout options, as well as a plain symmetrical version, all selectable from a pop-up menu.

There are controls for positioning and scaling your source images, as well as controls for border color and width.

Also included is the option to tint any or all of the boxes a different colour which again adds a lot more visual appeal to a split screen enabling you to emphasize or de-emphasize particular images.



Please note that the drop zones are identified as letters A through D, working clockwise from the top left corner.

As always, please let me know your ideas for improvements or enhancements.

This last plugin you have done is awesome Simon.It is just perfect, very well thinking, easy to work...well, PRO is the word
Thanks for sharing it for free with us

Glad you like it

If I get some more time, I plan on adding an option for turning the images black & white in addition to the tint option, as I think this also works well as a design device.

you'r right Simon but please save your time, turning clip in B&W takes 2 seconds, so you did already miracles all the time for us, please let us some things to do ourself

Simon ...again , thanks ...
Do ever considered joining forces with www.fcpeffects.com/ ? They are recruiting ! I would pay for some of the templates. Of course , if it is reasonable priced ...
anyway....
a hug , my friend , if you allow me ...

i wouldn't pay for what they are actually selling.Their transitions looks like the ones we have 20 years ago for our family videos.
Labalbi, i'm not sure that Simon needs to ear what he should do !
Your invitation looks like you are one of their friends or maybe someone from there
Anyways, what i could suggest to you is to PM Simon and make him an offer if you want to pay him for a work but please next time don't make your publicity and do not ask great artists from here to move on vintage teams.
Thanks

First, I am not connected anyway with fcpeffects.
Second, I am not trying to move anyone from here.
I do apologize do the forum if I broke any rules with my message.

Anyway, I wont consider any of your words about Simon, 'cos you are not him. Simply put.

You are too aggressive , Vader. But I remember what happens to you in the end . You'll be back to the "light"side of the Force....

Calm down boy ....
Stress can kill you...

a hug

Hi Simon
Excellent effect - exactly what i was looking for, I did have a bit of a fiddle with the 3 way one in Motion (to try and learn) but only managed to change the background colour from green to black as a standard I will continue to try and learn Motion.
Thanks again
Cheers
Paul

labalbi: Though I appreciate the kind words about FCPeffects.com, I'd like it if you would let me do my own recruiting and promotion.

Simon: As always, beautiful work! It's true, I'd be glad to have you develop for FCPeffects.com. But please don't feel pressured in any way; if you're not interested in having your stuff on my site (fee or paid), I respect that fully.

Vader: I hope to build a catalogue of products that are up to your standards. I agree that many of my products now are a bit dated & cheesy looking. That's precisely why I need artists like Simon on my team

I created FCPeffects.com to be a marketplace for users & creators, I never thought my personal Motion talents would carry the site

Have a great day everyone!

FCPeffects
i agree at 100% with all of your comments.
Good luck with your new challenge and may the force be with you

Simon , soon I ll post a video using your split screen effect, but I would like to do something not possible today.
Im using the layout with 3 little squares above and 1 rectangle below. I would to be able to freeze the videos in the squares above the main part (rectangle). I keyed the small parts so they enter in the screen one by one . That was easy. But I cant freeze any video while the "big"video is going below ...
Do you understand ?

Hi labalbi

I'm not sure what you are trying to do or how you are going about achieving it - how are you "freezing" your pictures?

Have you filled up all the source wells with new pictures or did you leave one of them as the original clip? I don't know whether this would cause a problem but it might.

Sorry not to have an instant answer

I just wish to freeze the video in the end ...the video enters and then freezes ...cant do that , right ?

I could probably do you a control that enables a"hold" or freeze frame after a number of frames that you could control - would that be the answer?

that would be awesome

Sadly, I spoke too soon, forgetting that it isn't possible to have retiming behaviors inside a Motion 5 Effect (Generators do allow this but that's another story and won't work here). So not possible to give you a "hold"/freeze option, as I see it.

I'll keep thinking to see if there's a way - but I can't see one yet, sorry:(

What about if you make the effect on the timeline then use the razor at the point where you want the shots "held" then "Modify" "Retime" "Hold" that last section.
Just an idea.
Cheers
Paul

But I cant edit clips that are introduced using the drop zones. The effect I want I can do manually but would be a time saver if I could use a template ...

another bad thing in FCP is that I cant blend many previously cut clips so I can use this new single clip as one clip in the split screen .

The solution to your problem is to use Compound Clips which would enable you to do everything you need, albeit with a few extra steps.

For each "box", make a compound clip of the same length with your clips edited exactly as you want them, including any freezes or other timing effects, and complete with any grading or other fancy stuff you want to add.

Then instead of selecting a single clip from the Browser (or the Timeline), select the relevant compound clip off the timeline. When you are done you can hide or delete the original compound clip - it might be better to hide it in case you want to go back and make changes.

I hope that makes sense - let me know if you have difficulties. I have tried it out and it works fine, and this would be the way I would work if using anything involving Drop Zones, mainly because I would want to be able to grade my pictures, but also for the reasons you have raised.

Best.

Simon

I got . Trying now .
Thanks again for your support.