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Apple is now offering a 30-day trial of Motion, its high-performance motion graphic design and production application. Apple notes that Motion requires “a fast computer with ample memory.” The company officially recommends a dual 2GHz Power Mac G5, 2GB of RAM or more, Mac OS X v10.3.5 or later, and an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card or better. To verify if your setup can run the application, Apple has created the Motion Compatibility Checker.

Apple has released Motion 1.0.1, the first update to its high-performance motion graphic design and production application. Version 1.0.1, which is “strongly recommended” for all Motion users, addresses issues that could cause the original version to quit unexpectedly.

Peachpit Press today announced the release of “Apple Pro Training Series: Motion” (US$44.99) by Damian Allen. “This Apple-authorized guide to Motion lifts the curtain on Apple’s revolutionary new software for motion graphics design. A comprehensive book-DVD combo, it starts with motion graphics fundamentals and takes you step by step all the way through Motion’s powerful advanced features, delivering comprehensive training–the equivalent of a three-day course–in one project-based book.

ESPN.com has launched a Mac-compatible version of its Motion video player, which was previously only available for Windows users. The Web browser-based player allows Mac users to watch high quality sports content, create custom video playlists, and does not require you to download additional software. ESPN.com recommends viewing clips in Safari, Netscape, Mozilla and Firefox. The Flash 6 plug-in is required.

Apple today announced it has begun shipping Motion, a new application that delivers high-performance, real-time motion graphics design. Motion offers the creative freedom and power for artists to deliver professional quality results, quickly and intuitively, with real-time previews, procedural behavior animation and integration with both Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro 3, for a price of US$299. Read More

Apple today introduced Motion, a new application that “redefines motion graphics by giving artists the creative freedom and power to deliver stunning professional quality results faster and more intuitively than ever before at a breakthrough price of US$299.” Motion features interactive animation of text, graphics and video, with instant previewing of multiple filters and particle effects, and introduces “Behaviors” that allow artists to add natural looking movement to type and graphics, such as gravity and wind, without the use of complex keyframes.