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. Readers will learn how to put After Effects to work to create the shots they need. 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: color matching, keying, rotoscoping, motion tracking, and emulating the camera. The final section of the book delves into creative explorations, demonstrating actual effects that readers might want to re-create. Readers will also find comprehensive coverage of all that's new in this upgrade. Throughout the book, beautiful full-color examples demonstrate what's possible, while the companion DVD offers plenty of sample footage and dozens of demos of the most useful After Effects plug-ins. .

"The official training workbook from Adobe Systems"--Cover.

Classroom in a Book(r), collection au succès mondial, vous aide à découvrir facilement et rapidement les fonctionnalités des logiciels Adobe. Elle apporte ce qu'aucun autre ouvrage ou programme de formation ne propose : des supports pour travaux pratiques conçus spécialement par des experts en produits Adobe. Les quatorze leçons de ce livre couvrent les bases du logiciel et fournissent une multitude d'astuces et de techniques pour améliorer votre productivité. Vous pouvez aussi bien les lire en continu que consulter ponctuellement les thèmes qui vous intéressent. Découvrez les nouvelles fonctionnalités de After Effects CS3 Professional : calques de forme, importation de styles de calque issus de Photoshop, animation du texte en 3D, outil de déformation Marionnette, test d'effets avec Brainstorm, commentaires Clip Notes dans un cadre collaboratif. Ce qu'il vous faut pour suivre les leçons : le logiciel Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional pour Windows ou Mac OS (non fourni avec le livre).

Visual effects and motion graphics pros of all stripes--from broadcast professionals to VFX supervisors to Web designers who need to produce occasional video segments--will welcome the dramatically accelerated features provided in the brand-new After Effects CS3 This best-selling book has been revised to cover all that's new in this upgrade: Shape layers, which enables users to easily create and animate shapes; Puppet tool, which you can use to animate a 2D image like a marionette; powerful integration with Photoshop CS3; new support for Flash designers; the new Brainstorm panel, which lets you preview an array of different visual possibilities in one gorgeous panel; complete color management workflow; Adobe Clip Notes, which lets you attach comments directly to a composition; Adobe Device Central CS3, which lets you preview and test animations for mobile devices, and more. Designed around a single complex project that's broken down into manageable lessons, this book-and-DVD package mimics a real-world workflow--but one that readers tackle at their own pace. The DVD contains all the lesson files and footage readers need to complete the lessons. Educational instructor notes-created to help teachers plan, organize, and time their lessons-are available for this book (and for other Classroom in a Book titles) at www.peachpit.com/instructorresources.

新機能とCS3重要項目だけを厳選してわかりやすく解説。After Effects CS3活用に必要な機能の目的や役割がひとめで理解でき、作成手順も図解しています。

This completely revised best-seller is the fastest and easiest way to master Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional.