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MGFest SF: Master Motion's Camera in San Francisco this Friday 7/30

Mark Spencer — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:25:22 +0000

As part of MGFest, I'm teaching a one-day hands-on class on Mastering Motion's Camera this Friday in San Francisco. 10 spots only! Get the nitty gritty here and come have some fun!

MacBreak Studio: AE & Motion Share & Compare

Mark Spencer — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:45:26 +0000

Steve Taylor joins me in a spirited discussion about you can work with cameras in both After Effects and Motion. Watch it in iTunes here or on the web here.

Mastering Motion's Camera Excerpt

Mark Spencer — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:03:40 +0000

Motion 4 has some great features for controlling the camera. In this excerpt from my Mastering Motion's Camera tutorial, I show you how to change the camera's angle of view to create interesting visuals. You can also play this movie on your iPad.

Motion 4 - Using Angle of View (Movie)

Learn Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color, and DVD Studio Pro

Mark Spencer — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:43:18 +0000

If you are a Final Cut Pro user who has yet to dive into the other applications included with Final Cut Studio, have I got the class for you. For the fourth year in a row, I'm teaching a one-week intensive Final Cut Studio Integration class for Digital Media Academy at Stanford University this summer. Dates are Monday July 12 to Friday July 16. There are only a few spots left. Check out the details here.

New Motion Tutorial: Mastering Motion's Camera

Mark Spencer — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:30:38 +0000

Just released this evening, my latest Motion tutorial! This is an intermediate to advanced tutorial that explores how to use Motion's camera in 3D space, in-depth. For details, table of contents, and movie excerpts, head on over to Rippletraining.com.

MacBreak Studio: Morphing in Motion

Mark Spencer — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:53:26 +0000

On MacBreak Studio I show Brian a cool morphing effect you can do in Motion using Optical Flow. Thanks to Zak Peric, who runs the very cool site Embryo, for this tip. See it in iTunes here, or on the web here.

MacBreak Studio: Ok Go Effect

Mark Spencer — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:47:14 +0000

Back on MacBreak Studio, I show Brian Gary how to create the effect used in the OK Go Video. to see it in iTunes click here; to see it in a browser, click here.

New Template Pack from finalcutprotemplates.com

Mark Spencer — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:09:32 +0000

The smart folks at finalcutprotemplates.com have released a new pack of templates - called Drop Zones Volume 2, they are "in and out" templates that work as transitions. Very cool. Check them out here.

Intro to Motion 1-day class in San Francisco

Mark Spencer — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:32:12 +0000

If you are brand new to Motion and want to get a good grounding, this may be just the class for you - if you live in the Bay Area, anyway. Use discount code "Motion" at checkout - take advantage of it.

New Motion Designer Template - "Screenplay"

Mark Spencer — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:38:51 +0000

Today Ripple Training has released our newest Motion template called "Screenplay" - it is our first true 3D template - this means that Final Cut Pro editors can add a customizable 3D template to their project without opening another application - truly incredible. The template comes in 5 different animation styles and 3 different formats for each. Check out the details here.