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After Effects 7 for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickPro Guide

by: Bolante, Antony

After Effects 7 for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickPro Guide

by: Bolante, Antony

ISBN 13:
9780321383549
ISBN 10:
0321383540
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/18/2006
Publisher: Peachpit Press

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Summary

This completely revised best-seller is the fastest and easiest way to master Adobe After Effects 7.0!

After Effects: The Big Picture

(24)

The QuickPro Series

(1)

Adobe's Video Bundle

(1)

Minimum Requirements

(1)

Suggested System Features

(1)

Professional System Additions

(1)

New Features

(1)

After Effects Standard and Professional

(1)

Mac vs. Windows

(1)

Workflow Overview

(1)

Interface Overview

(6)

Setting a Workspace

(2)

Customizing the Workspace

(6)

Using Viewers

(2)

Importing Footage into a Project

(54)

Creating and Saving Projects

(2)

Opening and Closing Projects

(2)

Choosing a Time Display

(4)

Specifying Color Settings

(1)

Importing Files

(4)

Setting Still-Image Durations

(2)

Importing Still-Image Sequences

(2)

Importing Files with Alpha Channels

(6)

Photoshop and Illustrator Files

(1)

Importing a Layered File as a Single Footage Item

(3)

Importing a Layered File as a Composition

(2)

Importing Premiere Pro and After Effects Projects

(3)

Importing With Adobe Bridge

(5)

Interpreting Interlaced Video

(2)

Motion Footage

(1)

Setting the Frame Rate

(2)

Looping Footage

(1)

Removing Film 3:2 Pulldown and 24Pa Pulldown

(5)

Pixel Aspect Ratios

(3)

Setting the EPS Options

(2)

Managing Footage

(38)

Displaying Information in the Project Panel

(2)

Finding Items in a Project

(1)

Sorting Footage in the Project Panel

(4)

Organizing Footage in Folders

(2)

Renaming and Removing Items

(3)

Proxies and Placeholders

(6)

Viewing Footage

(2)

Opening Footage in the Original Application

100

(2)

The Footage Panel

102

(1)

Cueing Motion Footage

103

(1)

Magnifying an Image

104

(2)

Viewing Safe Zones and Grids

106

(2)

Rulers and Guides

108

(3)

Snapshots

111

(2)

Channels

113

(1)

Viewing Transparency

114

(1)

Correcting for Pixel Aspect Ratios

115

(2)

Compositions

117

(38)

Creating Compositions

118

(2)

Choosing Composition Settings

120

(1)

Specifying Composition Presets

121

(10)

Specifying Advanced Composition Settings

131

(5)

Setting a Comp's Background Color

136

(2)

The Composition and Timeline Panels

138

(2)

Setting the Time

140

(2)

Adding Footage to a Composition

142

(2)

Adding Layers Using Insert and Overlay

144

(3)

Creating Solid Layers

147

(4)

Creating Adjustment Layers

151

(2)

Nesting Compositions

153

(2)

Layer Basics

155

(18)

Selecting Layers

156

(2)

Changing the Stacking Order

158

(2)

Naming Layers

160

(2)

Switching Video and Audio On and Off

162

(4)

Locking a Layer

166

(1)

Basic Layer Switches

167

(1)

Making Layers Shy

168

(1)

Continuously Rasterizing a Layer

169

(3)

Quality Setting Switches

172

(1)

Layer Editing

173

(34)

Viewing Layers in the Timeline and Layer Panels

174

(2)

The Time Graph

176

(2)

Navigating the Time Graph

178

(2)

The Layer Panel

180

(3)

Trimming Layers

183

(3)

Moving Layers in Time

186

(1)

Showing Numerical Editing Controls

187

(2)

Changing a Layer's Speed

189

(2)

Performing a Slip Edit

191

(1)

Sequencing and Overlapping Layers

192

(3)

Removing a Range of Frames

195

(3)

Duplicating Layers

198

(1)

Splitting Layers

199

(2)

Using Markers

201

(6)

Properties and Keyframes

207

(40)

Layer Property Types

208

(1)

Viewing Properties

209

(3)

Setting Global vs. Animated Property Values

212

(1)

Viewing Spatial Controls in the Comp Panel

213

(3)

Transform Properties

216

(7)

Orienting Rotation to a Motion Path Automatically

223

(3)

Specifying Property Values

226

(2)

Nudging Layer Properties

228

(1)

Viewing an Audio Waveform

229

(1)

Using the Audio Panel

230

(3)

Animating Layer Properties with Keyframes

233

(6)

Cueing the Current Time to Keyframes

239

(1)

Selecting and Deleting Keyframes

240

(2)

Moving Keyframes

242

(1)

Copying Values and Keyframes

243

(2)

Using Animation Presets

245

(2)

Playback, Previews, and RAM

247

(36)

Rendering and RAM

248

(2)

Previewing to a Video Device

250

(2)

Setting the Region of Interest

252

(1)

Using the Time Controls

253

(2)

Using the Live Update Option

255

(2)

Specifying a Fast Preview Option

257

(1)

Using Adaptive Resolution

258

(2)

Using OpenGL

260

(3)

Suppressing Panel Updates

263

(1)

Scrubbing Audio

264

(1)

Comparing Preview Options

265

(1)

Setting the Work Area

266

(2)

Previewing Audio Only

268

(5)

Previewing Wireframes

273

(2)

Rendering RAM Previews

275

(5)

Saving RAM Previews

280

(2)

Purging the RAM Cache

282

(1)

Keyframe Interpolation

283

(48)

Understanding Interpolation

284

(4)

Interpolation Types

288

(8)

Specifying the Default Spatial Interpolation

296

(1)

Specifying Spatial Interpolation in the Motion Path

297

(4)

Using the Graph Editor: An Overview

301

(2)

Understanding Value and Speed Graphs

303

(4)

Viewing Property Graphs

307

(2)

Specifying the Graph Type

309

(1)

Viewing Optional Information in the Graph Editor

310

(2)

Resizing Property Graphs Automatically

312

(1)

Analyzing Value and Speed Graphs

313

(3)

Moving Keyframes in the Graph Editor

316

(2)

Adding and Removing Keyframes in the Graph Editor

318

(2)

Setting a Keyframe's Temporal Interpolation Type

320

(2)

Adjusting Temporal Interpolation Manually

322

(4)

Adjusting Temporal Interpolation Numerically

326

(1)

Applying Keyframe Assistants

327

(2)

Smoothing Motion with Roving Keyframes

329

(2)

Mask Essentials

331

(42)

Viewing Masks in the Layer and Comp Panels

332

(1)

Viewing Masks in the Layer Outline

333

(1)

Hiding and Showing Mask Paths

334

(1)

Targeting Masks

335

(1)

Comparing Mask Creation Methods

336

(1)

Comparing Closed and Open Paths

337

(1)

Understanding Mask Anatomy

338

(2)

Creating Simple Mask Shapes

340

(1)

Building a Standard Mask with the Pen

341

(2)

Creating a RotoBezier Mask

343

(2)

Converting Masks

345

(1)

Changing the Shape of a Mask

346

(1)

Selecting Masks and Points

347

(2)

Moving and Deleting Control Points

349

(1)

Adding and Deleting Control Points with the Pen Tool

350

(2)

Converting Control Points in a Standard Mask

352

(3)

Adjusting RotoBezier Mask Tension

355

(1)

Opening and Closing Paths

356

(1)

Scaling and Rotating Masks

357

(2)

Using Masks from Photoshop and Illustrator

359

(1)

Converting Mask Paths into Motion Paths

360

(2)

Moving Masks Relative to the Layer Image

362

(3)

Adjusting Other Mask Properties

365

(3)

Inverting a Mask

368

(1)

Mask Modes

369

(4)

Effects Fundamentals

373

(36)

Effect Categories

374

(1)

Using the Effects & Presets Panel

375

(6)

Applying Effects

381

(2)

Viewing Effect Property Controls

383

(2)

Removing and Resetting Effects

385

(1)

Disabling Effects Temporarily

386

(2)

Adjusting Effects in the Effect Controls Panel

388

(1)

Setting an Effect Point

389

(3)

Saving and Applying Effect Presets

392

(5)

Copying and Pasting Effects

397

(1)

Applying Multiple Effects

398

(1)

Applying Effects to an Adjustment Layer

399

(2)

Understanding Compound Effects

401

(1)

Using Compound Effects

402

(3)

Animating Effects

405

(4)

Creating and Animating Text

409

(66)

Setting the Workspace for Text

410

(2)

Creating Type

412

(8)

Editing Type

420

(4)

Formatting Characters

424

(16)

Setting Options for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Text

440

(2)

Blending Characters

442

(1)

Making Text Follow a Path

443

(3)

Formatting Paragraph Text

446

(6)

Animating Text

452

(1)

Animating Source Text

453

(2)

Using Text Animation Presets

455

(3)

Understanding Animator Groups

458

(2)

Animating Type with Animator Groups

460

(4)

Creating Animator Groups

464

(2)

Choosing Animator Group Properties

466

(2)

Choosing a Range Selector

468

(1)

Specifying a Range

469

(2)

Understanding Range Selector Options

471

(2)

Using Multiple Selectors and Selector Modes

473

(1)

Specifying Wiggly Selector Options

474

(1)

Painting on a Layer

475

(42)

Using the Paint and Brush Tips Panels

476

(2)

Specifying Paint Stroke Options

478

(4)

Painting with the Brush Tool

482

(3)

Erasing Strokes

485

(3)

Using Brush Tips

488

(6)

Customizing Brush Tips

494

(2)

Using Brush Dynamics

496

(2)

Adjusting Strokes

498

(3)

Animating Strokes

501

(6)

Cloning

507

(5)

Using the Clone Stamp Tool

512

(2)

Overlaying the Clone Source

514

(1)

Saving Clone Stamp Settings

515

(2)

More Layer Techniques

517

(36)

Using Frame Blending

518

(3)

Using Motion Blur

521

(3)

Understanding Time Remapping

524

(2)

Controlling Time Remap Values in the Layer Panel

526

(2)

Using Time Remapping

528

(7)

Using Blending Modes

535

(2)

Blending Mode Types

537

(11)

Preserving Underlying Transparency

548

(1)

Track Mattes

549

(4)

3D Layers

553

(48)

Using 3D

554

(1)

Viewing 3D Layers in the Comp Panel

555

(3)

Adjusting Views with Camera Tools

558

(3)

Using Comp Panel Layouts

561

(3)

Using Axis Modes

564

(2)

Using 3D Position

566

(1)

Using 3D Orientation and Rotation

567

(3)

Auto-Orienting 3D Layers

570

(2)

Using 3D Material Options

572

(2)

Using Cameras

574

(2)

Choosing Camera Settings

576

(8)

Using Lights

584

(3)

Choosing Light Settings

587

(2)

Using the Point of Interest

589

(4)

Moving Cameras with Camera Tools

593

(4)

Previewing 3D

597

(1)

Understanding 3D Layer Order

598

(3)

Complex Projects

601

(40)

Nesting

602

(4)

Rendering Order

606

(2)

Subverting the Render Order

608

(3)

Synchronizing Time

611

(2)

Using the Flowchart View

613

(3)

Precomposing

616

(2)

Collapsing Transformations

618

(2)

Setting Recursive Switches

620

(1)

Prerendering

621

(1)

Parenting Layers

622

(4)

Using Null Objects

626

(1)

Specifying Guide Layers

627

(1)

Using Expressions

628

(4)

Viewing Expressions

632

(1)

Using the Expression Language Menu

633

(3)

Writing Expressions

636

(5)

Output

641

(40)

The Render Queue Panel

642

(2)

Making a Movie

644

(3)

Using the Render Queue Panel

647

(1)

Pausing and Stopping Rendering

648

(1)

Assigning Multiple Output Modules

649

(1)

Choosing Render Settings

650

(6)

Choosing Output-Module Settings

656

(4)

Creating Templates

660

(5)

Saving Single Frames of a Composition

665

(2)

Exporting to SWF Format

667

(4)

Setting Overflow Volumes

671

(2)

Movie Files and Compression

673

(5)

Using the Adobe Media Encoder

678

(3)

Index

681

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After Effects 7 for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickPro Guide

9780321383549

0321383540

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

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After Effects 7 for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickPro Guide

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0321383540

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Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

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