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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'sÂ 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. November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 Complete Archives Category Archives Keyframe Stretching in Motion Getting the Most out of Motion Don’t Forget Apple It’s All In the Cards Dipping Your Toes into Motion Motion Tip: Blend Modes and Pass Through Motion Quick Tip: Cleaning Up With Crop Troubleshooting Motion Animating Photoshop Layers in Motion Redux No Jacket Required The Future of Visual Effects Remove the Jitters Graphic Design from Poetry Match Frame Speed Changes In the Spotlight Find Your Voice Color Workflows With Different Video Formats Photoshop & Motion Stock Footage Options Continue To Expand Motion and the OoO, Part 2 The HD Survival Handbook Motion and the OoO, Part 1 What Inspires You? Great Motion Graphics Could This Be The Card We’ve Been Waiting For?	Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Color Workflows With Different Video Formats Andrew Balis \| 07/22- 12:29 PM Getting Video In and Out of Color One of the most confusing issues that comes up frequently with new users of Color is how to get in and out of Color with different types of video formats. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to clear up the confusion by presenting the four main workflows Color can utilize, as well as how each format can be handled by Color. This article relates to users of Color version 1.0.2 or later. We’ll look at how to handle video formats captured via capture card, as well as how to work with “native” formats captured via FireWire such as DV, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD and HDV. more » Post Production • (2) Comments • Most recent comments by: Steve Hullfish, Shawn, • Permalink Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Photoshop & Motion Mark Spencer \| 07/15- 05:13 AM Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together Here’s a free video tutorial that shows you how to quickly create an engaging animation by arranging the layers of a Photoshop file in 3D space in Motion, and then flying a camera through them. To see it, click here. (4) Comments • Most recent comments by: Lee Berger, Mark Spencer, Chase, Mike Greenberg, • Permalink Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Stock Footage Options Continue To Expand Mark Spencer \| 07/09- 07:44 AM It’s getting cheaper and easier to find stock footage for your project istockphoto.com used to be my primary source for inexpensive stock photography and video. But just this past week I’ve come across two new stock video competitors that provide some interesting alternatives. more » (0) Comments • • Permalink Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Motion and the OoO, Part 2 Mark Spencer \| 07/02- 07:08 AM A Two-Part Motion Tip In Part 1 of our exploration of Motion’s Order of Operations, or OoO (which you can find here), we looked at a situation where a drop shadow applied to a layer would rotate with the layer because transformations are calculated after effects. Today, we’ll look at another common issue that can arise when working with still images. more » (0) Comments • • Permalink Tuesday, July 01, 2008 The HD Survival Handbook Brian Gary \| 07/01- 08:58 AM Philip Hodget’s Tome on All Things High Definition Philip Hodgets has released a PDF (download) handbook via his Pro Apps Tips website that basically covers everything a digital video artist needs to enter into the High Definition video world. more » (0) Comments • • Permalink Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Motion and the OoO, Part 1 Mark Spencer \| 06/24- 07:30 AM A Multi-part Motion Tip The OoO? Some sort of secret society? Almost - OoO stands for Order of Operations, and if you’re not familiar how Motion calculates the changes you make to layers and groups, you might not get the results you want. Let’s take a closer look. more » (2) Comments • Most recent comments by: asboyhgz, ri, • Permalink Wednesday, June 18, 2008 What Inspires You? Mark Spencer \| 06/18- 12:55 PM Motion Graphics and Creative Inspiration You are deep in the middle of a complex project, racing to beat a tight deadline, and you’re stuck. Where do you find that creative spark? For me, the last place in the world is in front of a computer. I find that when I’m sitting at the computer, it’s time for perspiration, not inspiration. In other words, if my idea is already at least partially formed, I can get busy executing and problem solving. But coming up with a new approach? Never happens in front of a screen for me. more » (2) Comments • Most recent comments by: Mark Spencer, ri, • Permalink Friday, June 13, 2008 Great Motion Graphics Mark Spencer \| 06/13- 03:54 PM Apple Does It Again - But Where Have I Seen This Before? Apple’s new iTunes ad featuring Coldplay performing Viva la Vida is IMHO just outstanding. The work gets better and better. You can see a hi-def version of the ad here. They continue the general them of silhouettes of live actors on colorful backgrounds, but they reveal more features of the band, and the background is composed of richly saturated blues, cyans, purples and pink light shining through smoke, floating bokeh-like particles, and streaks that fly off the performers. The style and the way the background interacts with the band and the music is all just...yummy. But you know, I just felt like I’d seen it before....after looking at my Leopard desktop, I realized why: By the way, there are already a couple of online tutorials on how to imitate the look in Photoshop: here and here (3) Comments • Most recent comments by: Mark Spencer, jim g, jim g, • Permalink Page 3 of 4 pages « First < 1 2 3 4 >	3D Audio Budgeting Business Cameras Distribution Editing Hardware Interactive Lighting Motion Graphics NAB '08 Pre-Production Production Post Production Training Visual Effects The Top Ten Things After Effects Users Love and Hate about Motion Mark Spencer \| 12/03- 07:07 AM I teach Motion to a lot of After Effects users. 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