The After Effects Illusionist: All the Effects in One Complete Guide, 2nd Edition

Description

Harness the full power of After Effects by mastering its native plug-in effects.
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Chad Perkins, Adobe Certified Instructor, Renton, WA, USA

Market: Approximately 1.5 million After Effects users.

Key Features:

– Must-have 4c book for any AE user wishing to harness the full power of the native plug-in effects for After Effects
– CD-ROM includes tutorial project files, bonus chapters, and more
– The only book that provides comprehensive coverage of AE’s native plug-in effects, showing you step-by-step how, why and when best to use the shatter effects, the 3D channel extract effect, the Colorama effect and much more

Harness the full power of After Effects by mastering its native plug-in effects. Author Chad Perkins breaks down the creation and application of each native plug-in effect available in the After Effects toolset. He also shows you how each can be used optimally in your own media project, when and why it makes sense to use each, and how to “break the rules” by using effects in unconventional ways.

Completely updated for CS6 and revised to include coverage of Keylight and the Cycore effects, you will learn every effect from color correction to distortion to simulation and all in between, putting the full power of After Effects in your hands. Included is instruction for using, among others:

• The 3D Camera Tracker
• The Cycore effects
• Matte tools, including Keylight and Refine Matte
• Color correction tools
• A wide array of pattern generating tools

The DVD includes project files, allowing you work hand-in-hand with the lessons contained in the book.