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Products. The Digital Media Training Series includes self-paced DVD and CD-ROM training products offering comprehensive, step-by-step training on creative software.Inside Motion. Learn Apple’s powerful new Motion Graphics application. Motion is the only motion graphics package with real-time previews, procedural behavior animation and Final Cut Pro HD integration.

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About this Training...Motion is the only motion graphics package with real-time previews, procedural behavior animation and Final Cut Pro HD integration...and Magnet Media's award-winning project based training will show you every one of the creative features: real-time design, interactive filters and effects, behaviors, particles, keyframing, and keying.


Motion is the only motion graphics package with real-time previews, procedural behavior animation and Final Cut Pro HD integration...and Magnet Media's award-winning project based training will show you every one of the creative features: real-time design, interactive filters and effects, behaviors, particles, keyframing, and keying.

 
 
 


Testimonials... “After watching the full training, I found I could easily locate a subject for review and scrub through the tutorial to the exact section I was looking for. In addition, Megan has an informal, conversational style that is easy to listen to. While explaining how to do various tasks in Motion, she manages to also explain why the specific task is useful for creating a certain type of look – in other words, she covers not just the how, but the why – which helps to make me, hopefully, a better motion graphics designer! ” - Mark Spencer, Editor/Producer, Day Street Productions, Inc.
 


“ After watching the full training, I found I could easily locate a subject for review and scrub through the tutorial to the exact section I was looking for. In addition, Megan has an informal, conversational style that is easy to listen to. While explaining how to do various tasks in Motion, she manages to also explain why the specific task is useful for creating a certain type of look – in other words, she covers not just the how, but the why – which helps to make me, hopefully, a better motion graphics designer!

- Mark Spencer, Editor/Producer, Day Street Productions, Inc.

 
 


This DVD’s Table of Contents...Lesson 1: Introduction; Lesson 2: Interface Tour; Lesson 3: Audio, Objects, and Animation; Lesson 4: Particles; Lesson 5: Filters and Blend Modes; Lesson 6: Masking; Lesson 7: Roundtripping; Lesson 8: Keying; Lesson 9: Gestures; Lesson 10: Output.


Lesson 1: Introduction

1. Introduction to the Training
2. Introduction to Motion Graphics
3. Hardware Set-Up

Lesson 2: Interface Tour
1. Launching Motion
2. The File Browser
3. The Library
4. The Canvas
5. The Inspector
6. The Dashboard
7. The Timing Panel
8. The Layers Tab
9. Motion Preferences

Lesson 3: Audio, Objects and Animation
1. Audio
2. Illustrating a Lower-Third Object
3. Positioning Objects in the Timeline
4. Basic Animation with Keyframes
5. Animating Using AutoKey
6. What are Behaviors
7. Animating Using Behaviors
8. Working in the Keyframe Editor
9. Behaviors vs Keyframes

Lesson 4: Particles
1. Understanding Particle Systems
2. Creating a Particle System
3. Designing a Multi-Cell Particle System
4. Customizing a Prebuilt Particle System
5. Performance Optimization Tips

Lesson 5: Filters and Blend Modes
1. Working with Markers
2. Filters
3. Adding Texture to Text *watch free video lesson
4. Blend Modes

Lesson 6: Masking
1. What is a Mask
2. Masking in Motion

Lesson 7: Roundtripping
1. Introduction to Roundtripping
2. Motion to Final Cut Pro
3. Final Cut Pro to Motion
4. Motion to DVD Studio Pro
5. Rountripping Tips

Lesson 8: Keying

1. Keying

Lesson 9: Gestures

1. Intro to Gestures
2. Using Gestures

Lesson 10: Output
1. Output
2. Conclusion

 
 
 


Instructor Bio. Megan Cunningham. Megan Cunningham is a writer, producer, editor and the Founder of Magnet Media. She began her freelance career at PBS, Nickelodeon and MTV. In 1997, Megan joined Virtual Media, where she educated and consulted with post- and production companies. As the Director of Business Development, she introduced emerging technologies to key accounts in the film and broadcast industry, including: Sound One, Manhattan Transfer, DuArt, Time Warner, Morgan Stanley, Clinica Estetica’s Jonathan Demme, and Woody Allen. In July 2000, she founded Magnet Media to serve the growing need for continuing education in the burgeoning digital media industry. In four years, the company has produced 3 documentary films and 20 educational media products, within the DMTS and Zoom In series. In 2005, the company will be releasing its first book, 'The Art of the Documentary: Conversations with Directors, Producers, Editors, and Cinematographers.' Megan serves on the Board of New York Women in Film and Television. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College.


Megan Cunningham

Megan Cunningham, founder of Magnet Media, has worked as an editor, producer and post-production consultant for ten years. She has trained many editors to use high-end graphics and effects systems, and has participated in Apple’s Motion beta program.

 
 
 



Bonus Features on this DVD...Project Files, Interactive Index, Learn Short Cut Keys.


Project Files
Interactive Index
Learn Short Cut Keys

 

 
 
 


Products Related to this DVD...looking to enhance your workflow? Try these related products: Inside Motion 2, Zoom In Motion Tutorial #1, Zoom In Motion Tutorial #2, Inside Final Cut Pro 5, Inside Soundtrack Pro, Inside DVD Studio Pro, Inside Final Cut Studio


Looking to enhance your workflow?

Try these related products:


Inside Motion 2
Zoom In Motion Tutorial #1
Zoom In Motion Tutorial #2
Inside Final Cut Pro 5
Inside Soundtrack Pro
Inside DVD Studio Pro 4
Inside Final Cut Studio

 
 
 
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LOOK INSIDE THIS DVD-ROM: Watch a Free Lesson! Read Testimonials. See the Table of Contents. Instructor Bio. Bonus Features. Related Products.
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Read Testimonials. Mark Spencer, Editor/Producer, Day Street Productions, Inc.
See Table of Contents. Lesson 1: Introduction; Lesson 2: Interface Tour; Lesson 3: Audio, Objects, and Animation; Lesson 4: Particles; Lesson 5: Filters and Blend Modes; Lesson 6: Masking; Lesson 7: Roundtripping; Lesson 8: Keying; Lesson 9: Gestures; Lesson 10: Output
Instructor Bio. Megan Cunningham. Megan Cunningham is a writer, producer, editor and the Founder of Magnet Media.
Bonus Features. Project Files, Table of Contents, Learn Short Cut Keys.
Related Products. Inside Motion 2, Zoom In Motion Tutorial #1, Zoom In Motion Tutorial #2, Inside Final Cut Pro 5, Inside Soundtrack Pro, Inside DVD Studio Pro, Inside Final Cut Studio


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