Lessons and Tutorials?

Hi all,

I see that Peachpit Press hasn't yet published their Motion book yet and the Inside Motion tutorial that is selling at the LAFCPUG store hasn't shipped yet either.

The tutorial that was included with the program was kinda short and didn't go into too much depth. I was wondering if anyone out there has a reccomendation for a book or step by step tutorial that is already out on the market. I am champing at the bit to get started and don't want to poke around in the dark, so to speak.

Right now, not much of anything out there. It's a 1.0 release though. Call me crazy, but I love 1.0. Nothing like being there at the start when the features are few and the future is bright.

I am sure many are being written this very minute!

::evil laugh::

-Alex

I have an idea. What about we write a short tutorials or quick tips by ourself and share in this forum ? Also, shared the reason why we love or hate "Motion".

Happy Sharing.
Antonio Hui

Did you go through the two extra Tutorials you can download from the Motion website? (and pick up your bonus filters/generator?)

Where does one find the extra tutorials and bonus filters/generator?

[www.apple.com]

-Alex

Thanks.

I will try and post some excerpts in the next few days from the Motion PowerStart that will be helpful. It is almost finished.

[www.dvcreators.net]

I just wanted to thank you all for the suggestions, especially the free lessons on the apple website. I've been spending the day working on them and am actually having one of those "ah-ha" moments when the software finally starts to make sense. Motion is fun.

I am keeping a list of Motion resources here, which includes an article I wrote for Ken Stone's site on using Motion keyboard shortcuts:

[www.applemotion.net]

-Mark Spencer
Author, Motion Visual Quickstart Guide from Peachpit Press (coming soon)
Apple-certified instructor, FCP and Motion

Does anyone know if the PDF file of "Motion Help" comes in a hard copy that one can purchase? This has always been a bit of a pet peeve with me. Why can't they just charge us an extra $30 and include it with the software? Printing some 800 pages seems rather daunting and reading a how-to from a computer screen is kind of a drag.

It's not $30, it's $60. But you can order one from this place:

[store.vervante.com]

Excellent Tutorial at:

[www.creativemac.com]

If you can put up with the every page change Cinewave pop up add....this tutorial makes a lot of things clear - Andy

If you download the (free) Pro Apps Hub from [proapps-hub.com]
you can go into the articles area and sort by application and find every currently published Motion article. updated more than twice a week. The articles load into the Hub software so you can work along with them. Four are listed right now, but by the end of my current work period it will be at least three more.

Easy enough to find now, but the finding will get better late next week.

Cheers

Philip