This site was created and is maintained by me, Mark Spencer. I am a San Francisco Bay Area producer, freelance editor, and Apple-certified Trainer for Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, and Motion.

My hope is that this site will serve as a useful guide for all things Motion.

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I am the primary author on two books about Motion. Both are about Motion, but the Effects books also includes a chapter on effects in Final Cut Pro and a chapter on LiveType. The Effects book is more for editors looking to add better motion graphics to their projects; the Motion 3 book is more for folks who really want to focus on learning the Motion application. But there is a lot of overlap.

I am also the author of two in-depth tutorials on Motion from Ripple Training that you can get on DVD or as a download. These movies are full-screen and come with the projects and media so you can watch and the do the projects. If you prefer this method of learning over books, these tutorials are for you.