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Offers real-world explanations of how AfterEffects works with dozens of inspiring examples to help you create through to new heights of creativity and proficiency. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

Foreword

viii

Harry Marks

Introduction

xi

How to Use This Book

xiv

CD Roadmap

1

(1)

PART 1 Getting Started, Animation

How After Effects Thinks

2

(6)

Customs and Immigration

8

(14)

Creating a Composition

22

(18)

A Matter of Time and Space

40

(26)

A Trio of Transformations

66

(12)

The Anchor Point

78

(8)

Our Trusty Assistants

86

(10)

PART 2 Layers -- The Next Level

The Layer Essentials

96

(10)

Trimming the Fat

106

(6)

Stretch, Reverse, and Blend

112

(6)

Motion Blur

118

(2)

PART 3 Modes, Masks, and Mattes

Transfer Modes

120

(12)

All About Masking

132

(24)

All About Track Mattes

156

(20)

Stencils and the ``T''

176

(6)

PART 4 Building Hierarchies

Nesting Compositions

182

(12)

Precomposing

194

(8)

Collapsing Transformations

202

(6)

PART 5 All About Effects

Applying Effects 101

208

(8)

Adjustment Layers

216

(4)

That Ol' Black Solid

220

(4)

Compound Interest

224

(10)

Standard Effects Round-Up

234

(22)

Production Bundle Effects Round-Up

256

(14)

The Blue Riders

270

(14)

PART 6 Type, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Plugging in Type

284

(10)

Inside Illustrator

294

(2)

Working with Illustrator

296

(8)

Working with Photoshop

304

(4)

PART 7 Working with Audio

Audio Basics and Effects

308

(14)

PART 8 Time and Tracking

Time Remapping

322

(6)

Time Games

328

(8)

On Stable Ground

336

(9)

Motion Tracking

345

(9)

Motion Fun

354

(18)

PART 9 Format Issues and Rendering

Interpret Footage

372

(6)

Playing the Field

378

(10)

3:2 Pulldown

388

(6)

Working with D1/DV NTSC

394

(8)

Working with D1/DV PAL

402

(4)

Working with Widescreen

406

(8)

Working at Film Resolution

414

(14)

Join the Queue

428

(16)

Prerendering and Proxies

444

(4)

The Road Home

Afterword: CoSA Lives

448

(6)

Bonus Tutorials

454

(12)

Artist Credits

466

(1)

Index

467

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