After Effects Apprentice is aimed at those who want to get up to speed quickly. This 336-page full-color book contains a series of 12 lessons with numerous step-by-step exercises that will introduce you to the core features in After Effects, including how to use them in the real world. You'll learn how to tap this program's vast potential - whether you want to create motion graphics for network television, corporate communications, or your own work.
Fully updated to cover After Effects CS4, this book presents a professional perspective on the most important features a motion graphics artist needs to learn in order to use this program effectively. You'll learn to creatively combine layers, animate eye-catching titles, manipulate 3D space, key and stabilize a shot to place it in a new environment, and use effects to generate excitement or enhance the realism of a scene. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions take you through each technique, including projects that encourage you to express your own creativity. You'll learn more than just the tools; you'll learn skills that you can immediately put to work in your own productions.

Year: 2009
Manufacturer: Focal Press
Web: http://www.focalpress.com
Authors: Trish & Chris Meyer
Length: 1:29:11
Distributed by type of material: Video Clips
Language: English

Contents
User Interface
Effects & Presets
Text Basics
Text Animators
Expression Basics
3D Axis Arrows
3D Camera Tools
Tracker Controls
Shape Layers
Render Queue

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