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Apple Pro Training Series: Motion (Apple Pro Training)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9780321278265
Edition: Pap/Cdr
ISBN: 0321278267
Label: Peachpit Press
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: November 08, 2004
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Studio: Peachpit Press
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Editorial Review:
This Apple-authorized guide to Motion lifts the curtain on Apple's revolutionary new software for motion graphics design. A comprehensive book-DVD combo, it starts with motion graphics fundamentals and takes you step by step all the way through Motion's powerful advanced features, delivering comprehensive training-the equivalent of a three-day course-in one project-based book. Professional, hands-on projects help you learn as you go. All the files you need are on the DVD. Readers will harness the magic of Motion's Real-Time Design engine, behavior-based animation, and remarkable gesture-driven workflow using a graphics tablet. Topics covered include particle dynamics and behaviors, multi-layer composites using transfer modes, keying and compositing bluescreen elements, stylized title animation, and DVD motion menus, plus dozens of visual effects techniques using filters and transformations, and much more. Whether you're just entering the motion graphics field or are already an accomplished designer, this book will have you working in Motion in record time.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great
Taught me everything I needed to know about the software. Now it's just up to me and my creativity to create some ideas. A must have for anyone with the software.
Rating:  - Not bad, but not really helpful either
I was hoping for a "Dummies" type tutorial, but this is more complex than I was hoping. It is easy to understand as far as following along in the book and working with the project provided, but it didn't give me a clue as to how to start a project of my own from scratch. I learned how to replicate a bunch of butterflies from a single image, but it's near impossible to figure out something as simple as a "24" type multi screen (easy enough to do in Final Cut, but should be CAKE in Motion). I am ... Read More
Rating:  - New to Motion
Being that I am new to motion this book was not an easy read. It actually does not give the novice a leg to stand on nor does it provide the detailed information needed to create the projects that you want. What it does do, however, is provide additional knowlege almost a part 3 of a 5 part series to motion. If you are new to motion I would suggest you look elsewhere for your instruction but if you are already familiar with motion and its intricacies then by all means put your money down. Even ... Read More
Rating:  - Great for begginers to learn Motion
I used to watch those video based tutorials, and I thought that I was learning a lot of stuff from them, but the reallity was other... I just watched them and in a month or so, I couldnt remember many things. That happened to me with motion video based tutorials, until I bought this book, the excercises are very cool and very easy to understand, there are included many files to work with in the cdrom and some inconclused excersices for you to finish them if you've fallen behind.
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Rating: - Very Good Tutorial book
I've used a number of tutorial books for vaious applications over the years, including the Final Cut 5 one by Diana Weynand, but this has got to be the easiest, clearest one I've come across.
The lessons are interesting, they move along at a good clip and provide detailed explanations without being too weighty. And there are no serious discrepancies between what's in the book and the program, meaning no scratching your head because something isn't working. Well done.
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