Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 3
by Damian Allen, Mark Spencer, Bryce Button, Tony Huet
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Author: Bryce Button, Damian Allen, Mark Spencer, Tony HuetEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-09
ISBN: 0321509102
Number of pages: 552
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Book Reviews of Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 3
Book Review: Needs improvement, but will suffice
Summary: 3 Stars
First and foremost, I feel the lesson dealing with 3D movement should have been placed later in the book, to better acquaint the reader with Motion's interface and the various effects, instead of trying to teach its most complicated tool so early. Since I was learning from scratch, I found myself going through the steps without really understanding what was causing the effect.
Also, as others have pointed out, there are mistakes and occasional lapses in the description of steps which sometimes could produce the wrong result. After following the steps meticulously (I thought), I found myself seriously stuck at least once.
Other than those complaints, the book does provide a good overview of Motion's abilities, and having gone over the lessons multiple times, I feel it is likely the best guide to Motion available, but I do hope future editions will improve on the shortcomings.
Summary of Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 3
In this guide to Apple?s revolutionary motion graphics software, commercial artists Damian Allen, Bryce Button, and Mark Spencer teach you to create cutting-edge animations, show opens, promos, logos, and effects while you learn Motion 3. As with the other titles in the Apple Pro Training Series, each chapter represents a complete lesson with a commercial-quality project to work through as you learn. The authors begin with generators and quickly move on to Motion?s behavior-based animations, particles, filters, effects, replicator, tracking, and matchmoving. The best-selling book is fully revised to take advantage of the software?s new features: you?ll create sophisticated 3D environments, design painterly elements using customizable brushes and strokes, automatically create motion paths from moving images without tedious frame-by-frame keyframing, remove camera shake, and animate text with 3D effects. Includes companion DVD with project and media files.General Books
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