Apple Motion 5 Cookbook: With this book you'll be able to fully exploit the fantastic features of Apple Motion. There are over 110 recipes with downloadable content for each chapter and stacks of screenshots. A video editor's dream.

Nicholas Harauz

€25.99 ~~€28.99~~

2.8 (11 Ratings)

eBook May 2013 416 pages 1st Edition

Nicholas Harauz

€25.99 ~~€28.99~~

2.8 (11 Ratings)

eBook May 2013 416 pages 1st Edition

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Easy to follow, hands-on instructions that simplify the learning process
Lots of in-depth information for FCPX users looking to integrate more motion graphics into their projects
Learn keyboard shortcuts that will save you hours and navigate Motion's interface like an expert

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Let's face it, people like images that move. Whether you see images on a moving billboard, walk into a bank with an LCD screen, watch TV, or surf the Web, motion graphics are everywhere. With an even greater demand to integrate motion graphics in just about every type of video or interactive content there is, this book will help you get there with Motion 5. It's all about creating eye-catching titles, transitions, and effects!"Apple Motion 5 Cookbook" contains exercises for the beginner and seasoned motion graphics user. You will learn how to navigate Motion's interface and quickly grasp the tools available to you while creating sophisticated and sleek animations in both 2D and 3D environments. Not forgetting visual effects, we will also explore motion tracking and green screen techniques that will help you composite like a pro. Let's launch the application, grab a cup of coffee, and get started on this exciting journey!The exercises will take you right from creating your very first Motion project through to export. You will learn how to navigate quickly and efficiently through Motion's complex interface and toolsets so that you can focus oncreating your masterpiece!You will learn how to create a new project and import material into that project from the File Browser and Motion's vast and rich content library. From there, you will learn to manipulate and animate these source files using Motion's behaviors, classic keyframing techniques, adding filters, and master the built-in tools such as particle systems that will knock your socks off! Last but not least, you will export your projects to a variety of different formats including DVD, as a Final Cut Pro generator, and the Web.The "Apple Motion 5 Cookbook" contains downloadable content for each chapter and is packed with screenshots and illustrations. After reading this book, you'll be creating motion graphics and visual effects in no time!

Who is this book for?

"Apple Motion 5 Cookbook" is designed for Final Cut Pro X video editors and Motion 5 users looking to gain more knowledge of how Motion works, and to get more of a ‚ÄòWOW' factor in projects. It's also aimed at designers and motion designers alike, who are looking to build on their skillsets.

What you will learn

Import Media using the File Browser including Photoshop and Illustrator files
Finish projects by using only what s available to you in Motion s vast content library
Build complex animations without ever having to add a keyframe
Create incredible particle systems from any source file with the click of a button
Add cameras, lights, reflection and depth of field to your scene
Make your text animate in seconds using one of several built-in behaviors
Use Motion s keyer on greenscreen clips with ease
Create beautiful transition, effects, and titles to use directly in FCPX

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Howard Gutowitz Aug 08, 2014

Have spent a couple days with this book now and I really like it. I'm a developer, not a designer. Having very detailed, step by stepinstructions such as these is exactly the way to get into it if you really want to do something with the program, as opposed to watching some instructional video which leaves you with no knowledge except "boy, that guy is good."It's designed so that you can pick it up just about anywhere and follow along, which I appreciate. It leads to a lot of repetition, e.g. "Press F7 to open the HUD," but that's a feature, not a bug. By the time you realize it's a repetition, you've actually learned that "F7 = open HUD" and know what the HUD is.It's not chatty, not trying to be your friend. Just trying to get you up to speed.I should add that both the book and the example code could use some careful proof reading. e.g. two projects so far depend on fonts that you have to go download and install. Or they start in a state slightly different from what is described in the text. In the text errors such as it's for its and a long for along.

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jq Dec 14, 2014

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C. J. White Jun 09, 2014

Actually I thought this book was a collection of different "recipes" of what you can do in Motion. In my opinion it's more of a how to book than a cookbook. Having gone through a couple chapters, this book is megatons better than any tutorial I have ever encountered. It breaks down Motion so that the average Joe could understand. It wasn't what I thought it was, but I'm happy that it wasn't. I actually am pleased with the way it guides me through the program. I so far have learned things about Motion that I didn't know previously having gone through two other tutorial programs. It's so clear and simple, I want to say thank you to the author for doing an excellent job!

David K. Bainbridge Dec 15, 2016

Good

MT Jan 29, 2014

It uses the author's own files and projects. I really need more of a reference book with how-tos that are not tied to a specific case.

Apple Motion 5 Cookbook: With this book you'll be able to fully exploit the fantastic features of Apple Motion. There are over 110 recipes with downloadable content for each chapter and stacks of screenshots. A video editor's dream.

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