Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 3 by Damian Allen, Mark Spencer, Bryce Button, Tony Huet
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Book Reviews of Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 3
Book Review: Great Way to Learn
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the second in the series of Apple Pro Training books that I have learned from. Now that I know more about Final Cut Pro after the first training book, much easier and enjoyable to go through this book. The videos included in the CD are interesting and leave opportunities for the user to play with the effects at each step. If you want to learn Motion without spending $1K or more on a class, then purchase this book.Book Review: An excellent guide for Apple Motion 3!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book has some really practical examples and tutorials. It's written in a direct way which makes it easier to follow and understand all the steps since English is not my first language and is really pleasing to read through this manual, and be able to easily accomplish the goals. Really helpful, regardless of your previous experience with the program, and worth recommending.Book Review: want to master motion? the perfect guide is here
Summary: 5 Stars
this book is very good. the explanation is very clear. nothing beats this book. just follow the tutorials and by the end of this book you will excel at motion. easy step by step system will not only teach you basics of motion but you will pick up shortcuts on the way naturally. quickly become comfortable with motion as if you were using it for years.Book Review: great book
Summary: 5 Stars
Motion is a terrific program and I encourage everyone to learn how to use it. This book is a great starting point.Book Review: Decent starter's guide to Motion
Summary: 4 Stars
I just worked through the entire book over the long weekend. There are definitely some major typos that suggest the wrong keyboard shortcut (and therefore unintended effect), but if you were paying attention earlier in the lesson, you should be able to figure out "Oh, he meant Shift-Cmd-drag, not Opt-Cmd-drag..." or "Uh, he never talked about the Far Fade parameter, so he must mean the Far Plane parameter..." Still, the proofreading / testing needed some work.
At no point did I just flat-out get stuck because of a problem with the lessons or anything like that, though I found it a bit tedious at times when the book would (in the spirit of encouraging you to try different filters, etc) say something like, "Step 10: Try this filter. Step 11: Undo that filter. Step 12: Now try another filter. Step 13: Okay, just kidding. Undo." I could see how if you weren't super careful, you will lose track of which effect to undo, and ultimately end up with elements that make your project mismatch what's in the book. I imagine the "If you have fallen behind, open sample_mid-project23.motn" instructions were supposed to help with this kind of stuff, but I actually never needed it.
Definitely wish there were more examples/lessons. This book was a decent start, but I want more, especially to distinguish this book's lessons from the Motion projects in Apple Pro Training Series: Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio 2!