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Odd Motion 4 XML error on multiple line text objects
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  • Subject: Odd Motion 4 XML error on multiple line text objects
  • From: Martin Baker <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:35:25 +0000

I'm seeing unexpected "Media Missing in Motion File" errors with Motion 4 when we create motns with multiple lines in text objects and open them in QT. Motion itself just crashes when the generated file is opened. The same file (hacked for backwards compatibility) opens absolutely fine in Motion 3.

Have made a reference motn in Motion and done a FileMerge comparison and the differences appear to be just XML white space and the alternative formatting of childless nodes, so I can't work out why Motion is throwing up the error. e.g.

===================
SINGLE LINE TEXT CREATED BY AUTOMOTION - WORKS FINE
<styleRun style="1" offset="0" length="19"/>
<text>2007 BMW 750i Sport</text>
<object value="50"/><object value="48"/><object value="48"/><object value="55"/><object value="32"/><object value="66"/><object value="77"/><object value="87"/><object value="32"/><object value="55"/><object value="53"/><object value="48"/><object value="105"/><object value="32"/><object value="83"/><object value="112"/><object value="111"/><object value="114"/><object value="116"/><override>0</override>

===================
TWO LINE REFERENCE FILE CREATED BY MOTION - WORKS FINE:
<styleRun style="1" offset="0" length="20"/>
<text>2007 
BMW 750i Sport</text>
<object value="50"/>
<object value="48"/>
<object value="48"/>
<object value="55"/>
<object value="32"/>
<object value="10"/>
<object value="66"/>
<object value="77"/>
<object value="87"/>
<object value="32"/>
<object value="55"/>
<object value="53"/>
<object value="48"/>
<object value="105"/>
<object value="32"/>
<object value="83"/>
<object value="112"/>
<object value="111"/>
<object value="114"/>
<object value="116"/>
<override>0</override>

===================
TWO LINE TEXT CREATED BY AUTOMOTION - GIVES MISSING MEDIA ERROR IN QT
<styleRun style="1" offset="0" length="20"/>
<text>2007 
BMW 750i Sport</text>
<object value="50"/><object value="48"/><object value="48"/><object value="55"/><object value="32"/><object value="10"/><object value="66"/><object value="77"/><object value="87"/><object value="32"/><object value="55"/><object value="53"/><object value="48"/><object value="105"/><object value="32"/><object value="83"/><object value="112"/><object value="111"/><object value="114"/><object value="116"/><override>0</override>

===================

We are using LF for the new line inside the Text node. I've also tried with CR but it still throws up the error.

thanks

Martin Baker 
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