Adobe After Effects 6.0 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team, Sandee

• ISBN13: 9780321193797
• ISBN10: 0321193792
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-10
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

Tired of having your creative process held up as you wait for your computer to "think" (i.e.,render)? Wait no longer! Whether you're a broadcast pro, marketing specialist, or Web designer, if you work with video, you'll welcome the dramatically accelerated 2D and 3D rendering afforded by the brand-new After Effects 6.0 ($699, Standard Edition; $999, Professional Edition). Here to help you dive right into Adobe's motion-graphics and effects powerhouse isAdobe After Effects 6.0 Classroom in a Book.The team at Adobe has thoroughly revised the best-selling previous edition to cover all that's new in this upgrade. Designed around a single complex project that's broken down into manageable lessons, this book-and-CD package mimics a real-world workflow--but one you tackle at your own pace! The CD contains all the lesson files needed to complete the lessons.

Author Biography

The Adobe Creative Team of designers, writers, and editors has extensive, real world knowledge of Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Creating 2D Elements from Hexagons

Building Elements from Squares

Animating Circles

Building Star-like Elements

Working with Text and Numbers

Building 3D Hexagon Elements

Combining 2D Elements in a Composite

Beginning the 3D Composite

Finishing the 3D Composite

Building the Final Animation

The Render Queue and Output Formats

Index

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