On the Fast Track with Apple's Motion 5 - Chapter 1, Lesson 1: Getting Started

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On the Fast Track with Apple's Motion 5 - Chapter 1, Lesson 1: Getting Started

Apple's Motion is one of the best compositing applications on the market today, the problem is it is easily the most misunderstood as well. In the first chapter of our "Fast Track" with Apple's Motion 5, we're going to look at creating a lower third animation, that will give you all the basics you need to move onto more complex projects. In Lesson 1, Kevin P McAuliffe is going to walk you though launching the application, what you need to understand in the project window, and importing your footage to work with. Most of what you are going to learn in Chapter 1 can be applied to Motion 4 as well.

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Kevin McAuliffe's Review Series: GenArts Sapphire Edge

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Kevin McAuliffe's Review Series: GenArts Sapphire Edge

Color grading is something that editors do on a daily basis, and there are a few third party plug-in packs out there to address just this need. In this video review, Kevin P McAuliffe gives you an overview of GenArts new Sapphire Edge plug-in pack, and breaks down his likes and dislikes of this new entry into the Color Grading world.

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After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 5 - Text

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After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 5

In many cases, the first time someone new to Motion Graphics opens Adobe's After Effects, it's to do something with text, and although it might be simple to put letters on the screen, you always find yourself needing to do more. In this lesson we look at text, and examine all the parameters in the "Character" tab, and even look at some presets that you might not have even realized were there.

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After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 3 - Keyframing

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After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 3

In this lesson of a continuing training series for AE, Kevin P. McAuliffe introduces the most important concept when using After Effects. Keyframing. Not only does he show the basics of keyframing, but he also gets in and shows come common techniques that are normally held back until more advanced tutorials. He also shows how to preview your composition to make sure you're happy with what you created before you render.

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After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 2 - Navigation & Clip Based Effects

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After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 2

In this second lesson of a complete training series for Adobe After Effects, we look at working with clips in your composition, as well as learning about clip based effects, and how you will build on these "basic" effects into more complex animations in AE.

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After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 1 - Getting Started and Interpreting Footage

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After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 1

 This is the beginning of a complete training series for Adobe's After Effects. In Chapter 1, we cover the basics of learning how to create a lower third, but also build a foundation for new users to advance their skills quickly to move onto more intermediate projects.

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