After Effects apprentice : real-world skills for the aspiring motion graphics artist /
Meyer, Trish, 1961-
After Effects apprentice : real-world skills for the aspiring motion graphics artist / Trish & Chris Meyer. - 2nd ed. - Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, c2009. - xii, 323 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. + 1 computer disc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 316) and index.
Pre-roll: exploring the After Effects landscape --
Basic animation: building your first animation while you learn a typical After Effects workflow --
Advanced animation: manipulating keyframes to create more refined animations --
Layer control: learning how to trim layers and enhance them using Blending Modes and effects --
Creating transparency: using masks, mattes, and stencils to cut out portions of a layer --
Type and music: animating text and working with music are essential to motion graphics design --
Parenting and nesting: grouping layers to make them easier to coordinate --
Expressions and time games: using expressions and playing with time --
3D space: adding a new dimension to your animations --
Track and key: tackling several essential skills for creating special effects --
Paint and puppet: exploring Paint, the Puppet Tools, and Brainstorm --
Shape layers: creating and animating vector-based shapes --
Final project: using 3D space plus effects to create a show's opening title --
Appendix: rendering: unleashing your creations on the world.
"Fully updated to cover After Effects CS4, this book presents a professional perspective on the most important features a motion graphics artist needs to learn in order to use this program effectively. You'll learn to creatively combine layers, animate eye-catching titles, manipulate 3D space, key and stabilize a shot to place it in a new environment, and use effects to generate excitement or enhance the realism of a scene. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions take you through each technique, including projects that encourage you to express your own creativity. You'll learn more than just the tools; you'll learn skills that you can immediately put to work in your own productions."--BOOK JACKET.
9780240811369 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0240811364 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009000499
Adobe After Effects.
Cinematography--Special effects--Data processing.
Computer animation.
Computer graphics.
TR858 / .M48965 2009
778.592 / T.M.A
After Effects apprentice : real-world skills for the aspiring motion graphics artist / Trish & Chris Meyer. - 2nd ed. - Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, c2009. - xii, 323 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. + 1 computer disc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 316) and index.
Pre-roll: exploring the After Effects landscape --
Basic animation: building your first animation while you learn a typical After Effects workflow --
Advanced animation: manipulating keyframes to create more refined animations --
Layer control: learning how to trim layers and enhance them using Blending Modes and effects --
Creating transparency: using masks, mattes, and stencils to cut out portions of a layer --
Type and music: animating text and working with music are essential to motion graphics design --
Parenting and nesting: grouping layers to make them easier to coordinate --
Expressions and time games: using expressions and playing with time --
3D space: adding a new dimension to your animations --
Track and key: tackling several essential skills for creating special effects --
Paint and puppet: exploring Paint, the Puppet Tools, and Brainstorm --
Shape layers: creating and animating vector-based shapes --
Final project: using 3D space plus effects to create a show's opening title --
Appendix: rendering: unleashing your creations on the world.
"Fully updated to cover After Effects CS4, this book presents a professional perspective on the most important features a motion graphics artist needs to learn in order to use this program effectively. You'll learn to creatively combine layers, animate eye-catching titles, manipulate 3D space, key and stabilize a shot to place it in a new environment, and use effects to generate excitement or enhance the realism of a scene. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions take you through each technique, including projects that encourage you to express your own creativity. You'll learn more than just the tools; you'll learn skills that you can immediately put to work in your own productions."--BOOK JACKET.
9780240811369 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0240811364 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009000499
Adobe After Effects.
Cinematography--Special effects--Data processing.
Computer animation.
Computer graphics.
TR858 / .M48965 2009
778.592 / T.M.A