Adobe After Effects CS4 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques:

Adobe After Effects CS4 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques

Product Description

This is the only book in the After Effects market to focus exclusively on the creation of visual effects, and is a one-stop resource for anyone who wants in-depth explanations that demystify the realm of visual effects and how they were created, thanks to veteran author Mark Christiansen’s friendly and accessible style. A thoroughly packed, informative read, this masterful guide focuses on explaining the essential concepts, features, and techniques that are key to creating seamless movie-quality visual effects. Users who are comfortable with After Effects will find a helpful review of After Effects fundamentals—managing footage, viewing and editing layers, animating type, and more—so they can learn how to work smarter and more efficiently. Readers of all levels will learn core techniques for effects compositing including color matching, keying, rotoscoping, motion tracking, emulating the camera, and concluding with using expressions in After Effects, written by contributor and expert Dan Ebberts. The final section of the book delves into creative explorations, demonstrating professional effects that readers might want to re-create.

Readers will also find comprehensive coverage of all that’s new and makes this version of Adobe’s effects program such a boon to video pros of all stripes: searchable timelines and projects, Photoshop 3D layers import, the Cartoon effect, Imagineer Systems’ Mocha for Adobe After Effects, improved workflow for mobile devices, and more.

Throughout the book, beautiful full-color examples demonstrate what’s possible, while the companion DVD offers demos of After Effects CS4, sample footage, and software plug-ins.

About the Author

Mark Christiansen has created visual effects and animations for feature films, network television, computer games, and an array of high technology companies. Recent clients include Adobe Systems Inc., Evil Eye Pictures, The Orphanage, History Channel, and HBO as well as Seagate, Sun, Intel and Medtronic. Feature credits include The Day After Tomorrow, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, and films by Robert Rodriguez. He is the author of the previous editions of Adobe After Effects Professional Studio Techniques.

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Video Copilot – Serious Effects & Compositing:

Trainer: Andrew Kramer | Advanced Techniques for After Effects Pro

Best-Selling After Effects Training DVD! In this exciting end-to-end tutorial DVD, you’ll discover real world techniques and timesaving procedures not found in the manual. Each full-length video tutorial covers a specific objective from start to finish. Download the files immediately before they delete the files.

Features:
• 10 Video Tutorials for AE Pro 6.5, 7 CS3
• Includes Project Files and Source Footage (AE7+)
• Valuable Bonus Product Included
• Over 3 Hours of Training Fun!

Complete List of Lessons:

01. Getting Started & New Features (15 min)
• Introduction to many new features
• Overview of After Effects 7.0
• Introduction to tools; such as Tracking, Parenting, Transfer Modes & Switches

02. Basic Color Keying (13 min)
• Learn to perform a clean key with DV footage
• Edge adjustments for green screen footage
• Comprehensive color correction techniques
• Create shadows that follow talent

03. 3D Silhouette (36 min)
• Create human silhouette from live action footage
• Composite groups of people from 1 person
• Create 3D Camera Moves
• Utilize multi-view workspace when 3D compositing

04. Cruise Control (11 min)
• Create the illusion of a car driving
• Advanced compositing techniques
• Add realistic reflections & a light wrapping effect
• Use advanced studio masking techniques

05. Creating Advanced Muzzle Fire (14:20 min)
• Create realistic Muzzle Fire with AE’s built in tools
• Create Flashes and learn to randomize effect
• Composite a smoke element with fire
• Utilize Turbulent Displacement and CC Radial Blur

06. Blown Away (25:30 min)
• Composite actors in front of a large explosion
• Create camera shake
• Add a nice displacement scene effect
• Use parenting, null objects, and transfer modes

07. Floating Text (9:15 min)
• Advanced 4-point motion tracking
• Create the look of 3D tracking inside AE
• Make text appear to be floating over video
• Technique works on less stable footage

08. DVD Menu Creation I & II (27:15 & 12: min)
• Create a DVD Menu with transitions
• Advanced use of the fractal noise filter
• Basic tour of Encore
• Create button transitions during authoring

09. The Teleporter (12:15 min)
• Composite character onto background
• Use an opacity track matte with the fractal noise
• Overlay pre-rendered particle effect
• Enhance using transfer modes

10. Selective Color Correction (12:15 min)
• Increase color density in specific areas
• Motion Track footage to fix certain areas
• Fix slightly overexposed Footage
• Use subtraction masks to get desired effects

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