Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

After Effects 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide

by: Bolante, Antony

After Effects 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide

by: Bolante, Antony

ISBN 13:
9780201750430
ISBN 10:
0201750430
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback w/CD
Copyright: 01/01/2002
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Newer Edition

Rent

Sorry, this item is currently unavailable.

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Extend or Purchase Your Rental at Any Time

Need to keep your rental past your due date? At any time before your due date you can extend or purchase your rental through your account.

Summary

Adobe After Effects offers a comprehensive set of tools for creating motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, CD/DVD, or the Web. The latest version offers exciting new features, such as 3D compositing, expressions for creating live relationships between layer properties, vector paint tools, and 16-bit color channel capability. After Effects 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide uses practical, task-based, visually formatted lessons to lead intermediate-level digital filmmakers through all the features of After Effects 5. The companion CD-ROM includes a variety of demo software and sample files that illustrate many of the techniques explained in the book.

After Effects: The Big Picture

(18)

The QuickPro Series

(1)

Adobe's Dynamic Media Suite

(1)

Minimum Requirements

(1)

Suggested System Features

(1)

Professional System Additions

(1)

New Features

(1)

The Standard Version vs. the Production Bundle

(1)

Mac vs. Windows

(1)

Work Flow Overview

(2)

Interface Overview

(4)

Grouping Related Windows

(1)

Using Tabbed Windows and Palettes

(5)

Importing Footage into a Project

(50)

Creating a Project

(3)

Choosing a Time Display

(4)

Choosing the Bit-Depth Mode

(2)

Importing Files

(5)

Importing Unrecognized Files

(2)

Setting Still-Image Durations

(4)

Importing Files with Alpha Channels

(6)

Importing Photoshop and Illustrator Files

(3)

Importing Premiere Projects

(1)

Importing an After Effects Project

(1)

Importing Audio

(1)

Importing Motion Footage

(4)

Setting the Frame Rate

(2)

Looping

(1)

Film 3:2 Pulldown

(3)

Pixel Aspect Ratios

(3)

Setting the EPS Options

(1)

Interpretation of Footage

(2)

Managing Footage

(38)

Displaying Information in the Project Window

(3)

Finding Items in the Project

(1)

Sorting Footage in the Project Window

(4)

Using Labels

(2)

Organizing Footage in Folders

(2)

Renaming and Removing Items

(3)

Proxies and Placeholders

(3)

Proxies in the Project Window

(2)

Viewing Footage

(2)

Opening Footage in the Original Application

(1)

The Footage Window

(1)

Cueing Motion Footage

(1)

Magnification and Safe Zones

(1)

Video-Safe Zones and Grid

(4)

Rulers and Guides

100

(4)

Snapshots

104

(2)

Channels

106

(1)

Compositions

107

(36)

Creating Compositions

108

(2)

Choosing Composition Settings

110

(1)

Selecting Composition Presets

111

(10)

Advanced Composition Settings

121

(4)

Background Color

125

(1)

The Composition and Timeline Windows

126

(3)

Setting the Time

129

(3)

Adding Footage to a Composition

132

(2)

Adding Layers Using Insert and Overlay

134

(3)

Solid and Adjustment Layers

137

(4)

Nesting Compositions

141

(2)

Layer Basics

143

(18)

Selecting Layers

144

(2)

Stacking Order

146

(2)

Naming Layers

148

(2)

Layer Numbers and Labels

150

(1)

Switching Video and Audio On and Off

151

(3)

Locking a Layer

154

(1)

Basic Layer Switches

155

(2)

Shy Layers

157

(1)

Continuously Rasterizing a Layer

158

(2)

Quality Setting Switches

160

(1)

Layer Editing

161

(30)

Viewing Layers in the Time Graph and Layer Windows

162

(2)

The Time Graph

164

(2)

Navigating the Time Graph

166

(2)

The Layer Window

168

(2)

Trimming Layers

170

(3)

Moving Layers in Time

173

(1)

The In/Out Panel

174

(3)

Performing a Slip Edit

177

(1)

Sequencing and Overlapping Layers

178

(3)

Other Editing Functions

181

(4)

Using Markers

185

(6)

Properties and Keyframes

191

(32)

Layer Property Types

192

(1)

Viewing Properties

193

(1)

Setting Global vs. Animated Property Values

194

(1)

Viewing Spatial Controls in the Comp Window

195

(2)

Transform Properties

197

(8)

Using Scrubbable Hot-Text Controls

205

(2)

Alternative Controls for Setting Properties

207

(1)

Nudging Layer Properties

208

(1)

Audio Properties

208

(1)

Viewing an Audio Waveform

209

(1)

Using the Audio Palette

210

(3)

Animating Layer Properties with Keyframes

213

(7)

Moving Keyframes

220

(1)

Copying Values and Keyframes

220

(3)

Playback, Previews, and RAM

223

(26)

Cache Flow

224

(1)

Setting the Region of Interest

225

(1)

Using the Time Controls

226

(2)

Setting Video Preferences

228

(1)

Dynamic Resolution

229

(2)

Wireframe Interactions

231

(2)

Suppressing Window Updates

233

(1)

Scrubbing Audio

234

(1)

Previewing

235

(4)

Setting the Work Area

239

(7)

Managing RAM

246

(3)

Mask Essentials

249

(40)

Viewing Masks in the Layer Outline

250

(1)

Viewing Masks in the Layer and Comp windows

251

(1)

Hiding and Showing Mask Paths

252

(1)

Targeting Masks

253

(1)

Drawing Mask Shapes

254

(4)

Control Points and Segments

258

(1)

Building a Path

259

(3)

How Mighty Is Your Pen?

262

(4)

Selecting Masks and Points

266

(3)

Setting Custom Mask Colors

269

(1)

Opening and Closing Paths

270

(1)

Scaling and Rotating Masks

271

(2)

Changing the Shape of a Mask

273

(1)

Path Editing Tools

274

(4)

Using Masks from Photoshop and Illustrator

278

(1)

Inverting a Mask

279

(1)

Locking and Hiding Masks

280

(2)

Moving Masks Relative to the Layer Image

282

(2)

Feathering Mask Edges

284

(2)

Mask Modes

286

(3)

Effects Fundamentals

289

(34)

Standard Effect Categories

290

(1)

Applying Effects

291

(2)

Viewing Effect Property Controls

293

(1)

Using the Effect Controls Window

294

(2)

Removing and Resetting Effects

296

(1)

Effect Information and Options

297

(1)

Disabling Effects Temporarily

298

(2)

Adjusting Effects in the Effect Controls Window

300

(1)

Setting Color in the Effect Controls Window

301

(2)

Setting Values in the Effect Controls Window

303

(1)

Setting the Angle in the Effect Controls Window

304

(2)

Setting an Effect Point

306

(3)

Using Favorite Effects

309

(2)

Copying and Pasting Effects

311

(1)

Applying Multiple Effects

312

(1)

Applying Effects to an Adjustment Layer

313

(2)

Compound Effects

315

(1)

Using Compound Effects

316

(3)

Animating Effects

319

(4)

Standard Effects in Action

323

(42)

Adjust Effects

324

(1)

Using the Levels Effect

324

(5)

Audio Effects

329

(1)

Using the Stereo Mixer

330

(4)

Blur and Sharpen Effects

334

(1)

Using the Compound Blur Effect

335

(2)

Channel Effects

337

(1)

Using the Blend Effect

338

(2)

Distort Effects

340

(3)

Image Control Effects

343

(1)

Perspective Effects

343

(1)

Using Bevel Alpha

344

(1)

Render Effects

345

(1)

Using the Audio Waveform Effect

346

(4)

Using Simulation Effects

350

(1)

Stylize Effects

350

(1)

Text Effects

351

(2)

Using Path Text

353

(4)

Time Effects

357

(1)

Using the Echo Effect

357

(2)

Transition Effects

359

(1)

Using the Gradient Wipe

360

(2)

Video Effects

362

(3)

More Layer Techniques

365

(22)

Frame Blending

366

(2)

Motion Blur

368

(2)

Layer Modes

370

(2)

Layer Mode Types

372

(9)

Preserving Underlying Transparency

381

(1)

Track Mattes

382

(5)

Keyframe Interpolation

387

(44)

Spatial and Temporal Interpolation

388

(2)

Interpolation Types

390

(4)

Viewing Motion Paths and Spatial Interpolation

394

(2)

Comparing Motion Paths and Mask Paths

396

(1)

Spatial Interpolation in the Motion Path

397

(3)

Default Spatial Interpolation

400

(1)

Mastering Spatial Interpolation

401

(2)

Auto-Orient Rotation

403

(2)

Converting Mask Paths into Motion Paths

405

(2)

Using a Value, Speed, or Velocity Graph

407

(2)

Viewing Property Graphs

409

(2)

Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

411

(2)

Viewing Speed in the Motion Path

413

(1)

Changing Property Values in a Value Graph

414

(2)

Recognizing Temporal Interpolation

416

(1)

Adjusting Temporal Interpolation in the Value Graph

417

(2)

Adjusting Temporal Interpolation in the Speed and Velocity Graphs

419

(3)

Mastering Temporal Interpolation

422

(2)

Adjusting Temporal Interpolation Numerically

424

(1)

Keyframe Assistants

425

(1)

Roving Keyframes

426

(2)

Changing Interpolation

428

(3)

3D Layers

431

(36)

Using 3D

432

(1)

Viewing 3D Layers in the Comp Window

433

(3)

Using Axes Modes

436

(1)

Using 3D Position

437

(2)

Using 3D Orientation and Rotation

439

(4)

Auto-Orienting 3D Layers

443

(1)

Using 3D Material Options

444

(1)

Using Cameras

445

(9)

Using Lights

454

(4)

Using the Point of Interest

458

(4)

Using Camera Tools

462

(2)

Previewing 3D

464

(1)

Understanding 3D Layer Order

465

(2)

Complex Projects

467

(36)

Nesting

468

(4)

Rendering Order

472

(2)

Subverting the Render Order

474

(2)

Synchronizing Time

476

(2)

Using the Flowchart View

478

(3)

Pre-composing

481

(3)

Collapsing Transformations

484

(3)

Recursive Switches

487

(1)

Pre-rendering

488

(1)

Parenting Layers

489

(3)

Using Null Objects

492

(1)

Using Expressions

493

(4)

Viewing Expressions

497

(1)

Using the Expression Language Menu

498

(2)

Writing Expressions

500

(3)

Production Bundle Techniques

503

(44)

Keying Effects

504

(2)

Using a Garbage Matte

506

(1)

Using the Color Difference Key

507

(6)

Matte Tools

513

(1)

Using the Simple Choker

514

(1)

Production Bundle Audio Effects

515

(1)

Using Parametric EQ

516

(2)

Production Bundle Visual Effects

518

(4)

Using the Displacement Map Effect

522

(3)

Using the Glow Effect

525

(3)

Using Other Glow Settings

528

(1)

Using Vector Paint

529

(2)

Revealing a Layer with Vector Paint Strokes

531

(4)

Simulating Handwriting with Vector Paint

535

(3)

Using the Wiggler Plug-In Palette

538

(2)

Keyframe Assistants

540

(1)

Using Motion Math

541

(1)

Included Motion Math Scripts

542

(1)

Understanding the Motion Math Dialog Box

543

(1)

Running a Motion Math Script

544

(3)

Output

547

(32)

The Render Queue Window

548

(2)

Making a Movie

550

(3)

Using the Render Queue Window

553

(1)

Pausing and Stopping Rendering

554

(1)

Assigning Multiple Output Modules

555

(1)

Choosing Render Settings

556

(3)

Choosing Output-Module Settings

559

(3)

Creating Templates

562

(3)

Saving Single Frames of a Composition

565

(1)

Exporting to SWF Format

566

(4)

Setting Overflow Volumes

570

(1)

Movie Files and Compression

571

(5)

QuickTime Video Codecs

576

(1)

Video for Windows Codes

577

(2)

Index

579

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

After Effects 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide

After Effects 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide

9780201750430

0201750430

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

Write a Review

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

After Effects 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide

After Effects 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide

9780201750430

0201750430

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

Write a Review

Related Products