Learning Motion. Options?

[Noah Kadner]

I.e. free? Well there are lots of decent tutorials on Youtube. I kinda taught myself Motion just using it…

Noah

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[Arnie Schlissel]

[Nick Smith] “I did this with Final Cut Pro and the Apple Certified Training Textbook, which was fantastic. But the cost was restrictive…”

If the cost of a $40 book is restrictive, how do you plan to buy hard drives, stock music & footage, tape stock, or even lunch, for that matter?

There are a lot of free tutorials online at applemotion.net. And there are some tutorials on your FC Studio install disks.

Arnie
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[Brad Jordan]

MacProVideo tutorials. They cost money, but I believe the time saved is worth it. Free? It’s tough to find “free” unless you are looking for inspiration which is usually what I do before creating a project.

MacProVideo dot com. I’m not affiliated with them, but love their tutorials.

[Zane Barker]

The Apple Certification books published by Peachpit are really the best way to go other then a class.

40-50 bucks for those books is really not a bad deal at all, in fact it is quite a deal considering they come with a DVD that contains project files and media assets to work with.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!

[Arnie Schlissel]

[Zane Barker] “40-50 bucks for those books is really not a bad deal at all, in fact it is quite a deal considering they come with a DVD that contains project files and media assets to work with. “

That’s right. You should think of it as an investment. You’ve presumably invested $1200 in FC Studio, and maybe another couple of grand in a Mac, spending $40-50 now to learn how to use that previous investment is nothing.

Arnie
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[Winston A. cely]

I used the Apple Certified book, and though there are small things missing here and there, it increased my productivity – and therefore my quality – by a substantial amount.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
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[Jason Diebler]

Definitely use the book, it comes with exercise files on DVD.

Lynda.com is also an investment worth considering. Its not free, but it “pays” off if you use it.