Those creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects CS5 choose Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in After Effects CS5 and how to work efficiently and deliver in the widest possible range of media types. In addition to learning the key elements of the After Effects interface, this completely revised CS5 edition covers 64-bit performance; new Mocha, Color Finesse 3, and Digieffects FreeForm plug-ins; Roto Brush; AVC-Intra and expanded RED camera support; and more.“The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” –Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain TrainingClassroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.Note from the publisher:FREE Adobe After Effects CS5.5 updates are available for this title. Simply register your product at www.peachpit.com/register and you will receive the updates when they become available.
Author(s): Adobe Creative Team
Edition: 1
Publisher: Adobe Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 401
CONTENTS......Page 5
Prerequisites......Page 12
Optimizing performance......Page 13
Copying the lesson files......Page 14
How to use these lessons......Page 15
Additional resources......Page 16
Adobe certification......Page 18
Lesson overview......Page 21
Creating a project and importing footage......Page 23
Creating a composition and arranging layers......Page 28
Adding effects and modifying layer properties......Page 31
Animating the composition......Page 37
Previewing your work......Page 44
Rendering and exporting your composition......Page 46
Customizing the workspace......Page 47
Controlling the brightness of the user interface......Page 48
Finding resources for using After Effects......Page 49
Checking for updates......Page 50
Review questions and answers......Page 51
Lesson overview......Page 53
Getting started......Page 55
Importing footage using Adobe Bridge......Page 56
Creating the composition......Page 58
Working with imported Illustrator layers......Page 61
Applying effects to a layer......Page 63
Applying an animation preset......Page 65
Adding transparency......Page 68
Rendering the composition......Page 69
Review questions and answers......Page 74
Lesson overview......Page 75
Getting started......Page 77
Creating and formatting point text......Page 79
Using a text animation preset......Page 82
Animating with scale keyframes......Page 85
Animating using parenting......Page 86
Animating imported Photoshop text......Page 88
Animating text using a path animation preset......Page 92
Animating type tracking......Page 94
Animating text opacity......Page 95
Using a text animator group......Page 96
Cleaning up the path animation......Page 100
Animating a nontext layer along a motion path......Page 101
Adding motion blur......Page 103
Exporting to Adobe Flash Professional CS5......Page 104
Review questions and answers......Page 105
Lesson overview......Page 107
Getting started......Page 109
Adding a shape layer......Page 111
Creating custom shapes......Page 113
Creating stars......Page 120
Incorporating video and audio layers......Page 124
Applying a Cartoon effect......Page 125
Adding a title bar......Page 127
Using Brainstorm to experiment......Page 130
Review questions and answers......Page 133
Lesson overview......Page 135
Getting started......Page 137
Animating the scenery using parenting......Page 138
Adjusting an anchor point......Page 142
Masking video using vector shapes......Page 143
Keyframing a motion path......Page 147
Animating additional elements......Page 150
Applying an effect......Page 154
Creating an animated slide show......Page 158
Adding an audio track......Page 163
Zooming in for a final close-up......Page 165
Review questions and answers......Page 167
Lesson overview......Page 169
Getting started......Page 171
Simulating lighting changes......Page 175
Duplicating an animation using the pick whip......Page 177
Animating movement in the scenery......Page 179
Adjusting the layers and creating a track matte......Page 183
Animating the shadows......Page 187
Adding a lens flare effect......Page 189
Animating the clock......Page 191
Retiming the composition......Page 193
Review questions and answers......Page 199
Lesson overview......Page 201
Getting started......Page 203
Creating a mask with the Pen tool......Page 206
Editing a mask......Page 207
Replacing the content of the mask......Page 211
Adding a reflection......Page 214
Creating a vignette......Page 217
Adjusting the color......Page 220
Review questions and answers......Page 221
Lesson overview......Page 223
Getting started......Page 225
About the Puppet tools......Page 228
Adding Deform pins......Page 229
Defining areas of overlap......Page 230
Stiffening an area......Page 231
Animating pin positions......Page 232
Recording animation......Page 236
Review questions and answers......Page 238
Lesson overview......Page 239
Getting started......Page 241
Creating a segmentation boundary......Page 243
Fine-tuning the matte......Page 248
Creating a transition from the full clip to the foreground......Page 250
Creating the logo......Page 251
Animating text......Page 256
Adding a background image......Page 258
Adding audio......Page 259
Review questions and answers......Page 260
Lesson overview......Page 261
Getting started......Page 263
Adjusting color balance......Page 266
Replacing the background......Page 268
Removing unwanted elements......Page 272
Correcting a range of colors......Page 274
Warming colors with the Photo Filter effect......Page 276
Review questions and answers......Page 278
Lesson overview......Page 279
Getting started......Page 281
Building a 3D object......Page 283
Working with a null object......Page 293
Working with 3D text......Page 294
Creating a backdrop for 3D animation......Page 298
Nesting a 3D composition......Page 300
Adding a camera......Page 301
Completing the scene......Page 304
Review questions and answers......Page 306
Lesson overview......Page 307
Getting started......Page 309
Animating 3D objects......Page 310
Adding reflections to 3D objects......Page 311
Animating a camera......Page 314
Using 3D lights......Page 315
Adding effects......Page 319
Adding motion blur......Page 323
Previewing the entire animation......Page 324
Review questions and answers......Page 327
Lesson overview......Page 329
Using motion stabilization......Page 331
Using single-point motion tracking......Page 339
Using multipoint tracking......Page 344
Creating a particle simulation......Page 348
Retiming playback using the Timewarp effect......Page 358
Review questions and answers......Page 363
Lesson overview......Page 365
Getting started......Page 367
Creating templates for the rendering process......Page 368
Creating templates for output modules......Page 372
Exporting to different output media......Page 377
Review questions and answers......Page 387
Appendix: Color Management in After Effects CS5......Page 388
A......Page 389
C......Page 390
I......Page 391
O......Page 392
R......Page 393
T......Page 394
Z......Page 395
