Here to get (intend) filmmakers, Web designers, broadcasters, and digital artists of all (every) kinds up to speed (pace) on After Effects CS4—and in time (instance) to meet (foregather) their next (incoming) deadline—is everyone's favorite (selection) task-based guide. Through step-by-step instructions, enhanced by tips, sidebars, and plenty (plentitude) of visual (seeable) aids, veteran (stager) video editor (application) Antony Bolante shows readers how to effectively and efficiently (expeditiously) import and manage (control) footage, view (analyse) and edit (modify) layers, apply (administer) effects, animate (enliven) type, and more. They'll learn (see) about key features with real (actual) world examples of how and when features should be used, including what's new (newborn) in After Effects CS4: the addition (constituent) of Imagineer System’s Mocha for Adobe After Effects, which allows users to do motion (change) tracking for difficult (arduous) shots; the ability (knowledge) to export (goods) rich media compositions from After Effects to Adobe Flash; searchable timelines and projects, plus (nonnegative) easier composition (essay) navigation; the ability (knowledge) to import (goods) Photoshop 3D layers; independent (autarkical) keyframing of X, Y, and Z axis positions; the new (newborn) Cartoon effect (gist) for creating an animated (enlivened) look to live (springy) footage; and many (some) more enhancements.
Product DetailsPaperback: 528 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (December 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321591526
ISBN-13: 978-0321591524
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
