After Effects apprentice : real-world skills for the aspiring motion graphics artist / Trish & Chris Meyer.

By:

Meyer, Trish, 1961-

Contributor(s):

Meyer, Chris, 1961-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xii, 323 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. + 1 computer discContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780240811369 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0240811364 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

778.592 22 T.M.A

LOC classification:

TR858 .M48965 2009

Online resources:

Abstract

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library B10	Computers & Information Technology ( Digital Media Tech. )	778.592 T.M.A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00010789

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.

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