Pearson Education Book/DVD: Apple Pro Training Series: Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio 2 by Mark Spencer

Apple Pro Training Series: Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio 2 - This practical book focuses on just the parts of Final Cut Studio that editors and designers need to create motion graphics in their daily work. Using footage from the BBC archives along with Motion, Final Cut Pro, and Live Type (all included in Final Cut Studio), you'll build broadcast-quality titles, motion menus, show bumpers, and news opens.

As with the other titles in the Apple Pro Training Series, each chapter in this Apple-authorized guide represents a complete lesson - with projects to complete and a review section to reinforce the lessons. Author and video editor/producers Mark Spencer and Jem Schofield begin by introducing the basics of creating an animated title sequence with Final Cut Pro.

From there, you'll learn everything from text animation, compositing, and keyframing to 3D set creation and camera animation. Step-by-step exercises and a DVD with project and media files will have you creating stunning motion graphics in no time.

About the Author: Mark Spencer, a San Francisco-based film and video editor and producer, has been editing with Final Cut Pro since its introduction in 1999. He owns Day Street Productions, a production and post studio focused on corporate video, with customers such as Trend Micro, Applied Biosystems, and YCI-TV. Mark also has experience cutting documentaries (Girl Beat), short films (Tripoli Sun) and animation (Alligator Planet). He is an Apple Certified instructor in Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, and Motion, and the author of Motion Visual Quick Start Guide. Mark holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Jem Schofield is a producer and creative director and the owner of Buttons Productions, a production house that produces video, motion graphics, DVD, and audio projects. Jem is also an Apple Certified Trainer who consults on and teaches production and post-production solutions throughout the United States. He is a contributing writer to Video Systems and Studio Monthly magazines.