Adobe after Effects 7. 0 Studio Techniques

by Christiansen, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780321385529
• ISBN10: 0321385527
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback w/Disk
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: ADOBE PRESS

Summary

An under-the-hood, in-depth guide to Adobe's updated motion graphics and effects powerhouse: After Effects 7.0

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Section I Working Foundations	1	(160)
The 7.0 Workflow	3	(54)
Workspaces and Panels	5	(5)
Making the Most of the UI	10	(10)
Settings: Project, Footage, Composition	20	(11)
Previews and OpenGL	31	(14)
Effects & Presets	45	(2)
Output: The Render Queue	47	(7)
Study a Shot like an Effects Artist	54	(3)
The Timeline	57	(46)
Organization	59	(9)
Animation Methods	68	(2)
Keyframes and The Graph Editor	70	(15)
Uber-mastery	85	(3)
Transform Offsets	88	(2)
Motion Blur	90	(3)
Manipulating Time Itself	93	(8)
In Conclusion	101	(2)
Selections: The Key to Compositing	103	(32)
The Many Ways to Create Selections	104	(4)
Compositing: Science and Nature	108	(3)
Alpha Channels and Premultiplication	111	(5)
Masks	116	(3)
Combining Multiple Masks	119	(3)
Putting Masks in Motion	122	(2)
Blending Modes: The Real Deal	124	(8)
Track Mattes	132	(3)
Optimizing your Projects	135	(26)
Navigating Multiple Compositions	137	(4)
Precomposing and Nesting	141	(7)
Adjustment and Guide Layers	148	(4)
Understanding Rendering Order	152	(6)
Optimizing After Effects	158	(2)
Onward to Effects	160	(1)
Section II Effects Compositing Essentials	161	(254)
Color Correction	163	(46)
Optimizing Plate Levels	165	(27)
Color Matching	192	(15)
Beyond the Basics	207	(2)
Color Keying	209	(38)
Good Habits and Best Practices	211	(2)
Linear Keyers and Hi-Con Matter	213	(6)
Blue-Screen and Green-Screen Keying	219	(9)
Understanding and Optimizing Keylight	228	(10)
Fixing Typical Problems	238	(7)
Conclusion	245	(2)
Rotoscoping and Paint	247	(28)
Articulated Mattes	249	(7)
Working Around Limitations	256	(4)
Morphing	260	(5)
Paint and Cloning	265	(9)
Conclusion	274	(1)
Effective Motion Tracking	275	(36)
The Essentials	277	(15)
Optimizing Tracking Using 3D	292	(9)
Extending a Track with Expressions	301	(2)
Tracking for Rotoscoping	303	(2)
Using 3D Tracking Data	305	(4)
Conclusion	309	(2)
Virtual Cinematography	311	(38)
2.5D: Pick Up the Camera	313	(13)
Storytelling and the Camera	326	(6)
Camera Blur	332	(5)
The Role of Grain	337	(6)
Film and Video Looks	343	(4)
Conclusion	347	(2)
Expressions	349	(32)
Logic and Grammar	351	(2)
Muting Keyframes	353	(2)
Linking Animation Data	355	(6)
Looping Animations	361	(4)
Smoothing and Destabilizing	365	(3)
Offsetting Layers and Time	368	(4)
Conditionals and Triggers	372	(6)
Tell Me More	378	(3)
Film, HDR, and 32 Bit Compositing	381	(34)
Film 101	385	(3)
Dynamic Range	388	(2)
Cineon Log Space	390	(3)
Video Gamma Space	393	(1)
Battle of the Color Spaces	394	(4)
Floating Point	398	(2)
32 Bits per Channel	400	(14)
Conclusion	414	(1)
Section III Creative Explorations	415	(110)
Working with Light	417	(38)
Light Source and Direction	419	(7)
Creating a Look with Color	426	(6)
Backlighting, Flares, Light Volume	432	(9)
Shadows and Reflected Light	441	(4)
HDR Lighting	445	(8)
Conclusion	453	(2)
Climate: Air, Water, Smoke, Clouds	455	(28)
Particulate Matter	457	(6)
Sky Replacement	463	(3)
The Fog, Smoke, or Mist Rolls In	466	(3)
Billowing Smoke	469	(6)
Wind	475	(3)
Water	478	(4)
Conclusion	482	(1)
Pyrotechnics: Fire, Explosions, Energy Phenomena	483	(24)
Firearms	486	(6)
Sci-Fi Weaponry	492	(2)
Heat Distortion	494	(4)
Fire	498	(7)
Explosions	505	(1)
In a Blaze of Glory	506	(1)
Learning to See	507	(18)
Stu Maschwitz
Why Doesn't This Shot Look Real?	509	(4)
All Hail Reference	513	(9)
Rolling Thine Own	522	(1)
Not a Conclusion	523	(2)
Index	525	(22)
What's On the DVD	547