Motion graphics is the animating of digital images to create new looks, sophisticated special effects, and network logos. Adobe After Effects is the leading software application for creating motion graphics. From animating background images to creating film-style title sequences, After Effects does it all. After Effects 5.5 is sold in two editions, the standard version, which this book addresses, and the professional edition, which will be covered in a subsequent volume. This colour-packed book reveals expert techniques for creating compelling motion graphics. Step-by-step tutorials demonstrate the concepts, processes and technical details of the latest version of After Effects, including its new features of 3D Space, cameras, lights, parenting, and expression. A new lesson has been added to serve as an introduction and tour of the program for new users.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Illustrationen
colour illustrations and photographs, index
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Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 189 mm
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978-1-57820-114-3 (9781578201143)
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Foreword by Harry Marks, the former Vice President and Creative Director for On-Air Promotions for ABC and CBS as well as a consultant to NBC. Acknowledged by many as the father of modern broadcast motion graphics, Marks is an Apple Master and first recipient of the Broadcast Designers Association Lifetime Achievement Award. Trish and Chris Meyer are the creative forces behind CyberMotion, an award-winning motion graphics studio that has created imagery for NBC, ABC, HBO Fox, TLC, and New Line among others. Both teach at the American Film Institute in Hollywood, and write the Motion Graphics column in DV Magazine.
Part 1 Getting started, animation: a guided tour; how after effects thinks; creating a composition; a matter of time and space; a trio of transformations; the anchor point. Part 2 Managing layers: the layer essentials; trimming the fat; stretch, reverse, blend, blur, and posterize time. Part 3 Working in 3D: an introduction to 3D space; cameras; lights. Part 4 Modes, masks, and mattes: transfer modes; all about masking; all about track mattes; stencils and the 'T'. Part 5 Building hierarchies: nesting compositions; precomposing; collapsing transformations; basic parenting skills. Part 6 Effects - the basics: applying effects; managing effects; adjustment layers. Part 7 Illustrator and photoshop basics: inside illustrator; working with illustrator files; working with photoshop files. Part 8 Express yourself: expressions made easy. Part 9 Ins, outs, and preferences: state your preference; customs and immigration; interpret footage; join the queue.
