Résumé
Applying Adobe After Effects 4 Technique is for the
digital video specialist who says, " I saw this neat effect
in a television commercial. How do I do that?" The answer
is in this book. Each chapter covers a specific technique
along with the appropriate screenshot for each step. Each
technique not only shows how but when to use a technique.
And each technique is independent of others within the book
so you can zero in on a specific technique. A Technical
Questions Answered section at the end of the book gives
expert answers to the most common questions you have about
After Effects.
- Focuses squarely on the intermediate market and provides techniques rather than introductory material
- Reviewed for technical accuracy by Beth Roy, former After Effects Specialist at Adobe
- CD-ROM contains all the graphics and source files for each technique in the book, and third-party plug-ins
- Section I - Transfer Modes
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- Chapter 1: Creating a Corporate Presentation Opening from a Multi-layer Photoshop File
- Techniques Learned:
- Importing Photoshop files as a composition
- Working backwards in time
- Animating Photoshop layers
- Applying Photoshop Transfer Modes
- Creating a dissolve transition
- Turning particles into text
- Chapter 2: Creating Cartoon Cel Animation from a Multi-layer Illustrator File
- Techniques Learned:
- Importing Illustrator files as a composition
- Fixing gradients imported from Illustrator
- Animating rotating wheels
- Copying settings between layers
- Creating seamlessly looping scenery
- Chapter 3: Adding Special Effects to a Multi-layer Premiere File
- Techniques Learned:
- Importing Premiere files as a composition
- Re-linking lost media
- Replacing effects that don't import
- Applying a Luma Matte to video
- Section II - Text and Numbers Effects
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- Chapter 4: Creating Floating Text on Water
- Techniques Learned:
- Adding basic text inside of After Effects
- Applying Displacements Maps
- Adding drop shadows
- Chapter 5: Making Text Follow a Complicated Path
- Techniques Learned:
- Creating a path with the pen tool
- Creating and animating a mask
- Animating with the Path Text plug-in
- Working with opened and closed masks
- Chapter 6: Creating an Animated Signature
- Techniques Learned:
- Creating New Solids
- Parameter settings for the Write-on effect
- Using Alpha Mattes
- Chapter 7: Creating an Animated Numerical Gauge
- Techniques Learned:
- Applying the Numbers plug-in
- Animating numbers higher than 1000
- Understanding linear acceleration graphs
- Applying the Keyframe Assistant
- Changing Velocity controls
- Adding blurs and glows
- Section III - Web Effects
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- Chapter 8: Creating an Animated Web Banner
- Techniques Learned:
- Setting and animating the position of Photoshop layers
- Presenting a call to action
- Saving to the animated GIF format
- Setting Color Palette, Transparency, Dithering and Looping options
- Exporting as still images
- Section IV - Video Effects
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- Chapter 9: Giving Animation a Handheld Camcorder Look
- Techniques Learned:
- Using The Wiggler
- Creating controlled chaos
- Using The Smoother
- Lessening your render time
- Chapter 10: Quick and Easy Promo Creation
- Techniques Learned:
- Applying a Linear Wipe transition
- Using a lens flare to reveal type
- Reversing video in After Effects
- The best keyboard shortcut in After Effects
- Section V - Background Effects
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- Chapter 11: Making a Waving Flag from a Still Photo
- Techniques Learned:
- Using the Displacement Map effect
- Creating a mask
- Pre-composing a layer
- Using Mask Feather
- Applying a displacement to only a portion of the image
- Section VI - Particle Playground Effects
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- Chapter 12: Making Blood Drip from Text
- Techniques Learned:
- Applying the Basic Text effect
- Using the Pen tool to draw a mask
- Applying Particle Playground
- Animating a Producer Point
- Creating a Ramp
- Applying a track matte to a ramp
- Section VII - Motion Math Effects
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- Chapter 13: Down & Dirty Dynamic Logo Creation using Audio
- Techniques Learned:
- Applying stock video/animation as a texture
- Creating spinning text
- Assigning Transfer Modes
- Creating alpha mattes
- Animating a logo to the beat of the music
- Applying Motion Math
- Understanding the Comp Audio script
- Saving a file with audio
- Section VIII - Miscellaneous Effects
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- Chapter 14: Creating an Animated Jigsaw Puzzle
- Techniques Learned:
- Slicing an image into pieces
- Using the Color Key effect
- Animating the movement of individual pieces
- Pre-composing several sets of layers
- Chapter 15: Building and Animating an Opening Iris
- Techniques Learned:
- Using the Color Key effect
- Using the Matte Choker effect
- Using the Alpha Inverted Track Matte
- Rotating on Anchor Points
- Creating a portal mask
- Slicing an image and animating individual pieces
- Chapter 16: Creating an Animated Station ID
- Techniques Learned:
- Looping imported footage
- Using Title and Action Safe borders
- Using the Overlay Transfer Mode
- Using the Bevel Alpha effect
- Chapter 17: Revealing an Image in a Smokey/Watery Haze
- Techniques Learned:
- Applying Displacement Maps
- Animating Alpha Mattes
- Keyframing Opacity for an fluid look
- Copying values between layers
- Animating the amount of displacement
- Section IX - Evolution Effects
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- Chapter 18: Casting Shadows in 3D space with the Atomic Power Multiplane Plug-in
- Techniques Learned:
- Installing third party plug-ins
- Importing Illustrator files for use with Evolution
- Fixing gradients imported from Illustrator
- Setting up layers in 3D space
- Casting shadows correctly in 3D space
- Animating camera position in 3D space
- Adjusting various parameter settings in the Multiplane plug-in
L'auteur - Rod Harlan
Rod Harlan is Executive Director of the Digital Video Professionals Association (DVPA), the premiere organization of New Media enthusiasts devoted to promoting the growth, quality and education of the Digital Video Professional. As the Multimedia Editor for Mac Today Magazine (a print magazine for graphic designers using Macintosh computers), Rod regularly reviews and beta-tests many of the hottest hardware and software products before they are available to a mass market. A few of his many writing credits list him as the author of the Digital Video View and DV News columns in Mac Today Magazine, author of the DV Workshop column in Photoshop User Magazine, and co-author of the book Adobe Web Design and Publishing Unleashed, published by Macmillan Computer Press.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Sams |
| Auteur(s) | Rod Harlan |
| Parution | 01/01/2001 |
| Nb. de pages | 372 |
| Format | 20,3 x 25,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 1102g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780672318566 |
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