Motion 5.8 project can't be opened / corrupt Motion project
I have been working on a project for almost two weeks. Recently I ran in a problem that I wan't able to export my project. After quitting Motion I couldn't open the project anymore. I was able to open an older backup file and recreated all what was missing and I ended up with the same result. I contacted Apple Support and had a remote desktop session with a specialist and He couldn't find a solution and passed the case to other department, but He said it may take longer for them to come back to me. My client is waiting for this updated version and I don't know what to do.
The strange thing is that the corrupt project files are much bigger (27MB) in size compared to the backup files that can be opened (4MB). And the changes in between the versions are relatively minor (like 5%), so there is no reason for such a bump in size.
I was using a lot of Adobe Illustrator files and PDF files in this project and I suspect that some of those files may be causing the problem, but the question is how to find out what is causing the problem and how to repair the project file and open it.
Any ideas?
I'm working on a M1 Max Mac Studio, running the latest Mac OS 14.5 and latest version of Motion 5.8.
Just that You know what we tried already:
-deleting Motion preferences
-removing all plug-ins (titles, transitions, generators ...)
-moving the project files to another location
-reinstalling Motion two times
-using different accounts
-restarting
-I tried even running an antivirus
-I tried to run some kind of XML validation, but the file was too big for the app and it didn't work
Mac Studio