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Adobe after Effects CS6 Learn by Video

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ISBN-10: 0321840380

ISBN-13: 9780321840387

Edition: 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Angie Taylor, Video2brain Staff, Todd Kopriva

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This innovative product from Adobe Press and video2brain combines interactive video and a full--color printed reference to teach the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects CS6. Experienced instructors present 10 hours of high quality HD video, complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes and review materials. The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows the viewer to jump to any topic and also bookmark individual sections for later review. The unique Watch--and--Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow the student to work alongside in InDesign. Project files used in the lessons are included on the disc so viewers can practice what they’ve learned, and interactive…    
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Book details

List price: $69.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Adobe Press
Publication date: 7/27/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 48
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Introducing After Effects CS6
What Is Adobe After Effects and Where Does It Come From?
Course Introduction
What's New in After Effects CS6
Don't Worry, It's Only a Dialog Box
Basic Workflow and Terminology Overview
Interface Tour
The Project Panel and Flowchart Panel
The Composition Panel and the Layer Panel
The Timeline Panel
The Preview Panel
The Effects & Presets Panel, Bridge, and the Effect Controls Panel
Colors, Channels, and Color Bit Depth
Modifying Preferences and Keyboard Shortcuts
Configuring the User Interface
Creating Compositions and Layers
Creating Compositions and Changing Composition Settings
Creating Text with the Character Panel
Controlling Blocks of Text with the Paragraph Panel
Creating Shape Layers
Working with Solids
Importing Footage
Importing Movies
Importing Still Images and Image Sequences
Importing Photoshop and Illustrator Files
Importing Projects
Interpreting and Managing Footage
Interpreting Footage Manually and Automatically
Fields and Interlacing
Pixel Aspect Ratios
Trimming Footage and Layers
Animation Basics
Animating Transform Properties
Working with Motion Paths
Using Motion Sketch to Record Motion
Fine-Tuning Animation
Working in the Layer Panel
Anchor Point Animation
Keyframe Types
Keyframe Assistants
The Graph Editor
Animating Text Layers
Importing Photoshop Text
Applying Animators
Combining Animators
Animation Presets
Fun with Shape Layers
Ways to Create Shapes
Shape Layers for Text Effects
Basic Compositing
Blending Layers with Blending Modes
Alpha Channels and Transparency
Isolating a Subject with a Mask
Color Keying
Motion Tracking and Rotoscoping
The 3D Camera Tracker
Effects
Understanding Effect Categories
Animating Effect Properties
Brainstorming
Using Compound Effects
"Fixer" Effects
Layer Styles
Effect Presets
Adjustment Layers (Force Motion Blur)
Time
Frame Rates
Time Stretching and Time Remapping
Slowing Motion, Freezing a Frame, and Reversing Time
Grouping and Linking
Nesting
Pre-Composing
Parenting
Using Nulls
Expressions
Introduction to 3d
Working with 3D Layers
Axis Modes
Bending Layers
Extruding Shapes
Cameras
Lights
Material Options(Environment Layers)
Depth of Field
Environment Layers
Memory and Performance
Setting Up After Effects for Optimum Performance with 64-Bit Systems
RAM and Disk Caching
Render order and Collapsing Transformations
Standard Render Order and the Transform Effect
Collapsing Transformations
Output Options
Rendering and Exporting with the Render Queue
Exporting with the Adobe Media Encoder
Collecting Files
Project Explorations and Recap
Preparing Cinema 4D Projects for After Effects
Compositing C4D Multipass Renders in After Effects
Using a Simple Effect and Duplicate Layers for Creative Results
Using Basic Color Correction and Light Wrap for Compositing
Closing Thoughts