After Effects and Photoshop (eBook)

Animation and Production Effects for DV and Film

Jeff Foster (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2006 | 2. Auflage
364 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-04204-5 (ISBN)

Infos

"Jeff Foster has created the one indispensable and definitiveproduction guide to two of the world's greatest symbiotic tools:After Effect and Photoshop."--Jack H. Davis, coauthor, the Photoshop Wow! books andHow to Wow: Photoshop for PhotographyNothing beats the tight synergy of After Effects and Photoshopfor creating professional-level effects, and nothing beats thisbook for showing you how Hollywood professionals really use theseprograms.In this second edition to his bestselling book, TV and moviegraphics veteran Jeff Foster provides all-new information on AfterEffects 7 and Photoshop CS2--plus expanded coverage ofblue/green screening and titling, beautiful new images, andinnovative real-world solutions for today's professionals. Betterthan ever, this must-have reference is still the only guide thatshows how to use these two superpower programs together to achieveprofessional results.The DVD includes production materials, third-party plug-ins andfilters, and stock video. You'll also find project files andfootage to go with every one of the book's projects, which requireAfter Effects 7 or later.Learn what the pros know, including how to:* Add depth to your animation by mimicking real motion* Grab your audience's attention with creative motiontitling* Shoot a clean blue/green screen* Apply 3D animation to 2D images* Remove backgrounds with blue-screen garbage mattes* Retouch frame by frame with rotoscoping* Construct realistic composites and locales with mattepainting* Make movies from stills by simulating 3D camera motion* Produce realistic effects such as noise, clouds, and smokeNote: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

Autor

Jeff Foster has authored and contributed to several Adobehow-to books, including the Photoshop Web Magic series andSpecial Edition: Using Photoshop series. He has appearedregularly as a member of the Instructor Dream Team atPhotoshopWorld and as a featured speaker at Macworld UserConferences and the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) PostProduction Conference. He has served as an instructor and coursecurriculum developer for Westwood College, and he has taught atseveral other colleges and universities around Southern California.He provides consulting, training, and design services for corporateclients, production studios, and TV stationsnationally.Foster has been creating traditional and digital images,photography, illustration, motion graphics, and special effects fordigital video and film for more than two decades. His vastportfolio includes clients such as McDonnell Douglas, Motorola,Spike TV, Fox Television, Universal Studios, and Disney.

Inhalt

Introduction.Part I: Connecting Photoshop, ImageReady, and AfterEffects.Chapter 1. Basic ImageReady Animation, Tweening, and LayerStyles.Chapter 2. Photoshop Layers and After Effects.Chapter 3. 3-D Layers From Photoshop Layers.Part II: Applying Animation Concepts.Chapter 4. Cause and Effect.Chapter 5. Exaggeration Equals Characterization.Part III: Clean-Up, Mattes, and Objects.Chapter 6. Blue-Screen Garbage Mattes.Chapter 7. Rotoscoping Techniques with Photoshop.Chapter 8. Shooting a Clean Blue/Green Screen.Chapter 9. Matte and Keying Plug-Ins.Chapter 10. Static Matte "Painting" in Photoshop.Chapter 11. Motion Matte "Painting" in Photoshop.Chapter 12. Making Movies From Stills.Part IV: Advanced Movie Magic.Chapter 13. Scale and Speed.Chapter 14. Color, Light, and Focus.Chapter 15. Atmosphere, Film, and Noise Effects.Chapter 16. Motion Titling Effects.Chapter 17. Custom Scene Transitions.Appendix: Adobe Photoshop and After Effects Resources.Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.6.2007
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Photoshop
• Schlagworte: Computer-Ratgeber • End-User Computing • Graphics & Design software (Non-Microsoft) • Graphik- u. Designsoftware (außer Microsoft) • Graphik- u. Designsoftware (außer Microsoft) • Photoshop
• ISBN-10: 0-470-04204-4 / 0470042044
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-04204-5 / 9780470042045