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Adobe after Effects 7. 0 Studio Techniques

by: Christiansen, Mark

Adobe after Effects 7. 0 Studio Techniques

by: Christiansen, Mark

ISBN 13:
9780321385529
ISBN 10:
0321385527
Edition: DVD
Format: Paperback w/Disk
Copyright: 01/01/2006
Publisher: ADOBE PRESS
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Summary

An under-the-hood, in-depth guide to Adobe's updated motion graphics and effects powerhouse: After Effects 7.0

Introduction

xiii

Section I Working Foundations

(160)

The 7.0 Workflow

(54)

Workspaces and Panels

(5)

Making the Most of the UI

(10)

Settings: Project, Footage, Composition

(11)

Previews and OpenGL

(14)

Effects & Presets

(2)

Output: The Render Queue

(7)

Study a Shot like an Effects Artist

(3)

The Timeline

(46)

Organization

(9)

Animation Methods

(2)

Keyframes and The Graph Editor

(15)

Uber-mastery

(3)

Transform Offsets

(2)

Motion Blur

(3)

Manipulating Time Itself

(8)

In Conclusion

101

(2)

Selections: The Key to Compositing

103

(32)

The Many Ways to Create Selections

104

(4)

Compositing: Science and Nature

108

(3)

Alpha Channels and Premultiplication

111

(5)

Masks

116

(3)

Combining Multiple Masks

119

(3)

Putting Masks in Motion

122

(2)

Blending Modes: The Real Deal

124

(8)

Track Mattes

132

(3)

Optimizing your Projects

135

(26)

Navigating Multiple Compositions

137

(4)

Precomposing and Nesting

141

(7)

Adjustment and Guide Layers

148

(4)

Understanding Rendering Order

152

(6)

Optimizing After Effects

158

(2)

Onward to Effects

160

(1)

Section II Effects Compositing Essentials

161

(254)

Color Correction

163

(46)

Optimizing Plate Levels

165

(27)

Color Matching

192

(15)

Beyond the Basics

207

(2)

Color Keying

209

(38)

Good Habits and Best Practices

211

(2)

Linear Keyers and Hi-Con Matter

213

(6)

Blue-Screen and Green-Screen Keying

219

(9)

Understanding and Optimizing Keylight

228

(10)

Fixing Typical Problems

238

(7)

Conclusion

245

(2)

Rotoscoping and Paint

247

(28)

Articulated Mattes

249

(7)

Working Around Limitations

256

(4)

Morphing

260

(5)

Paint and Cloning

265

(9)

Conclusion

274

(1)

Effective Motion Tracking

275

(36)

The Essentials

277

(15)

Optimizing Tracking Using 3D

292

(9)

Extending a Track with Expressions

301

(2)

Tracking for Rotoscoping

303

(2)

Using 3D Tracking Data

305

(4)

Conclusion

309

(2)

Virtual Cinematography

311

(38)

2.5D: Pick Up the Camera

313

(13)

Storytelling and the Camera

326

(6)

Camera Blur

332

(5)

The Role of Grain

337

(6)

Film and Video Looks

343

(4)

Conclusion

347

(2)

Expressions

349

(32)

Logic and Grammar

351

(2)

Muting Keyframes

353

(2)

Linking Animation Data

355

(6)

Looping Animations

361

(4)

Smoothing and Destabilizing

365

(3)

Offsetting Layers and Time

368

(4)

Conditionals and Triggers

372

(6)

Tell Me More

378

(3)

Film, HDR, and 32 Bit Compositing

381

(34)

Film 101

385

(3)

Dynamic Range

388

(2)

Cineon Log Space

390

(3)

Video Gamma Space

393

(1)

Battle of the Color Spaces

394

(4)

Floating Point

398

(2)

32 Bits per Channel

400

(14)

Conclusion

414

(1)

Section III Creative Explorations

415

(110)

Working with Light

417

(38)

Light Source and Direction

419

(7)

Creating a Look with Color

426

(6)

Backlighting, Flares, Light Volume

432

(9)

Shadows and Reflected Light

441

(4)

HDR Lighting

445

(8)

Conclusion

453

(2)

Climate: Air, Water, Smoke, Clouds

455

(28)

Particulate Matter

457

(6)

Sky Replacement

463

(3)

The Fog, Smoke, or Mist Rolls In

466

(3)

Billowing Smoke

469

(6)

Wind

475

(3)

Water

478

(4)

Conclusion

482

(1)

Pyrotechnics: Fire, Explosions, Energy Phenomena

483

(24)

Firearms

486

(6)

Sci-Fi Weaponry

492

(2)

Heat Distortion

494

(4)

Fire

498

(7)

Explosions

505

(1)

In a Blaze of Glory

506

(1)

Learning to See

507

(18)

Stu Maschwitz

Why Doesn't This Shot Look Real?

509

(4)

All Hail Reference

513

(9)

Rolling Thine Own

522

(1)

Not a Conclusion

523

(2)

Index

525

(22)

What's On the DVD

547

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