How to Cheat in After Effects, 2nd Edition

Description

In How to Cheat in After Effects, Second Edition seasoned AE expert Chad Perkins provides dozens of concise, step-by-step tutorials and lavish 4-color illustrations to get you on the fast track to producing amazing motion graphics and visual effects.
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Chad Perkins, Adobe Certified Instructor, Renton, WA, USA.

Market: motion graphics artists, postproduction professionals, visual effects artists, students in all 3 areas

Key Features:

* Conquer your After Effects challenges quickly and creatively with dozens of concise, step-by-step tutorials for performing advanced-level techniques
* Lavish 4 color illustration and humorous presentation provide inspiration and keep you engaged in each project
* DVD features project files and tutorial videos, allowing you to watch instruction and recreate the exact projects in the book immediately

Get the most from the most widely used application in the postproduction field! Gain the insider tips you need to compose eye-catching, imaginative Adobe After Effects projects quickly and effectively.

In How to Cheat in After Effects, Second Edition seasoned AE expert Chad Perkins provides dozens of concise, step-by-step tutorials and lavish 4-color illustrations to get you on the fast track to producing amazing motion graphics and visual effects. Updated for CS6, this new edition has been revised to include:

• A brand new chapter on the most popular 3rd party effects including Trapcode Particular and Video Copilot’s Element 3D
• New cheats on professional compositing, expressions, and high end visual effects
• Tons of cool light tricks and lessons on how to use Video Copilot’s Optical Flares
• A thorough explanation of the Ray-trace 3D engine introduced in After Effects CS6
• An all new companion DVD with project files allowing you to work alongside the exercises in the book, as well as QuickTime movies displaying techniques

There’s no time to waste! Whether you are an intermediate After Effects user in need of its more advanced tools or a novice looking for techniques to up your game, this book will bring your motion graphics, visual effects, and graphic compositions to the next level.

For customers who buy an electronic version of the book, all the DVD project files are available for download at www.focalpress.com/9780415661065

“Chad Perkins’ How to Cheat in After Effects, Second Edition is an entertaining, visual cookbook of easy-to-follow recipes, featuring the most coveted effects. Whether you’re just learning After Effects or a seasoned user wanting to quickly add new skills to your repertoire, this inspiring book is the ideal reference.”

– Michele Yamazaki, Pluginologist, Toolfarm.com and author of Plug-in to After Effects

Contents:

More Thrilling 3D; Creating Better Composites; Animating with Realism; Let There Be Light Tricks!; Mastering Masks and Shapes; Becoming a Speed Demon; Perfecting Particles; Killer Color Correction; Creating Animated Backgrounds; Motion Tracking; Using Expressions and the Demo Palette; Controlling Effects with Maps; Working with Other Apps; AE- Your Backup NLE; Helpers You Might Have Missed; Understanding Technical Issues