Steve Martin

Steve Martin is the president and founder of Ripple Training. Steve has over 16 years of experience as an editor, producer and trainer. He has taught workshops at NAB, Macworld, DV Expo, and the American Film Institute. He is also a post-production consultant for Disney, Fox Sports and Canon to name a few, and is a lead instructor for Apple's Certified Training (ACT) program.

Brian Gary

An award winning writer, producer and director, Brian Gary is founder and CEO of Flying Chaucer Films LLC of Los Angeles and Flying Chaucer Productions LLC in New Orleans. Under those shingles, Brian Gary has created a wide array of content for television, theatrical release and the Web. Accomplished editor rounds out his filmmaker's skill-set and he lectures nationwide as a certified Final Cut Pro instructor.

Mark Spencer

Mark Spencer is a bay area-based producer, editor, teacher and writer. He runs a website dedicated to Motion users (www.applemotion.net). Mark is also an Apple-certified instructor teaching regularly at BAVC, Stanford University and MacWorld. Mark is the author of the Apple Pro Training Series book Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio, contributing author of the APTS Motion book, and author of the Motion Visual Quickstart Guide, all from Peachpit Press.

Andrew Balis

Anrew Balis is a cinematographer, editor, post production consultant and Apple certified instructor teaching classes in Final Cut Pro to industry professionals at Moviola Education. He is the author of Ripple Training's Color Correction in Final Cut Pro and Color Grading in Color DVD-ROM.


Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Motion 5: Top 5 New Features

Mark Spencer | 06/21- 04:52 AM

Everything has changed - and nothing has changed

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The new Motion 5 has arrived - and here’s the funny thing: while it looks radically different, contains features that represent a completely new paradigm, and will change the way motion graphics are created - it is at the same time no different at all. How can that be? Read on for summary of what I consider the 5 biggest changes in Motion 5, and why they change everything - and nothing at all.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

50 Ways To Pig Out on Motion

Mark Spencer | 11/22- 06:59 PM

MacBreak Studio breaks 100 and Motion breaks 50 episodes

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MacBreak Studio recently aired it’s 100th episode covering topics related to Final Cut Studio, production and post. And just this week, we hit our 50th Motion-specific episode. At about 10 minutes apiece, there are enough Motion tips and tricks to keep you full until the new year. To make them easier to digest, I’ve collect them all on one page which you can view here. Enjoy, but don’t over-do it!

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Friday, August 13, 2010

Custom Shape Styles in Motion

Mark Spencer | 08/13- 07:55 AM

This week on MacBreak Studio

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On this week’s episode of MacBreak Studio, host Brian Gary and I discuss the different uses for custom “shape styles” in Motion. Think of them as ways to create your own “brushes” that you can animate in a variety of ways. Great stuff.

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Saturday, August 07, 2010

MacBreak Studio: Frenetic Text

Mark Spencer | 08/07- 08:22 AM

Learn how to use Motion to create this popular animated text effect

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I talk with MacBreak Studio host Brian Gary about how to create a constantly evolving text animation effect.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

After Effects and Motion Share and Compare

Mark Spencer | 07/21- 07:25 AM

MacBreak Studio Special Episode

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On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I host Steve Taylor - an LA-based motion graphics designer who’s tool of choice is After Effects. I thought it would be fun and interesting to compare how After Effects and Motion handle different motion graphics tasks and so this is the first of a series of “share and compare” sessions that looks at cameras and null objects in both After Effects and Motion. Enjoy.

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Friday, July 02, 2010

Mastering Motion’s Camera

Mark Spencer | 07/02- 10:42 AM

Working with Angle of View

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In this excerpt from Ripple Training’s newest tutorial Mastering Motion’s Camera, host Mark Spencer explains how to work with the camera’s Angle of View.

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Creating the “OK Go” Effect in Motion

Mark Spencer | 06/21- 05:40 PM

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A quick look at how to create the look of one of OK Go’s videos.

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Friday, March 26, 2010

Adjustable Final Cut Pro Master Templates

Mark Spencer | 03/26- 11:14 AM

An outstanding “hack” to make your Master Templates flexible

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On this MacBreak Studio episode, I show Steve Martin a fantastic trick from fellow Motion Guru Patrick Sheffield’s new book How to Cheat in Motion that lets you adjust different parts of your Motion template - but directly inside Final Cut Pro. This is a great tip for anyone who works with Master Templates in Final Cut Pro.

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