blancmanUK
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Q: printed manual ?

Hi...does Motion 5 come with a printed manual or just a downloadable version ? If it's the latter what actual paper ( remember printed books software makers ?? ) book would users recommend for a total novice ?

Cheers Blancman

Posted on Jul 15, 2016 9:35 AM

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  • by Luis Sequeira1,Helpful

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 15, 2016 11:53 PM in response to blancmanUK
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    Jul 15, 2016 11:53 PM in response to blancmanUK

    I personally cannot recommend an actual book on paper.

    Books like those are a rare breed and with good reason. To write a good book on Motion is gigantic endeavor, and for sure one that is bound to become obsoleted before it is complete. To print a 1000+ page book like that, which would cost far more than the application itself, and be obsolete before it came out of the printing presses... well, not a great idea.

     

    That said, the Motion manual (online) is excellent and very easy to navigate.

    Give it a look: Apple - Support - Manuals

  • by Karsten Schlüter,Helpful

    Karsten Schlüter Karsten Schlüter Jul 15, 2016 11:53 PM in response to blancmanUK
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    Jul 15, 2016 11:53 PM in response to blancmanUK

    The only printed material I'm aware of is the official

    Apple Pro Training Series. Motion 5

    Peach Pit, written by <sigh > Mark Spencer

    (yep the one from rippeltraining)

     

    avail at amazon et all

  • by BenB,

    BenB BenB Jul 16, 2016 6:10 AM in response to blancmanUK
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    Jul 16, 2016 6:10 AM in response to blancmanUK

    The Peachpit book is a mess, it is horrible, it isn't even used by Apple anymore (they dropped Motion training).

    The user manual is available as an ebook and online.

    http://finalcutprox.guru/support/supportlinks/

     

    There's not really much "good" out for Motion in book form.

  • by Karsten Schlüter,

    Karsten Schlüter Karsten Schlüter Jul 16, 2016 7:35 AM in response to BenB
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    Jul 16, 2016 7:35 AM in response to BenB

    BenB wrote:

    The Peachpit book is a mess, it is horrible, ...

    … in your opinion.

    Mileage will vary …

     

    BenB wrote:

    ...it isn't even used by Apple anymore (they dropped Motion training).

    ... because of the book??

    egg, hen ...

  • by BenB,

    BenB BenB Jul 18, 2016 2:29 PM in response to Karsten Schlüter
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    Jul 18, 2016 2:29 PM in response to Karsten Schlüter

    I've taught that book more times than you can imagine.  It is the worst way to learn Motion.  Most of us trainers, when Motion course was offered, deviated from that book a lot.  I speak from teaching hundreds of students from that same book.  Ripple videos are way better.  Avoid the book, it can be very confusing.