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 Training Classroom 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.
Author(s): Adobe Creative Team
Edition: 1 Pap/Dvdr
Publisher: Adobe Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 400
CONTENTS......Page 6
Prerequisites......Page 13
Optimizing performance......Page 14
Copying the lesson files......Page 15
How to use these lessons......Page 16
Additional resources......Page 17
Adobe certification......Page 19
Lesson overview......Page 22
Creating a project and importing footage......Page 24
Creating a composition and arranging layers......Page 29
Adding effects and modifying layer properties......Page 32
Animating the composition......Page 38
Previewing your work......Page 45
Rendering and exporting your composition......Page 47
Customizing the workspace......Page 48
Controlling the brightness of the user interface......Page 49
Finding resources for using After Effects......Page 50
Checking for updates......Page 51
Review questions and answers......Page 52
Lesson overview......Page 54
Getting started......Page 56
Importing footage using Adobe Bridge......Page 57
Creating the composition......Page 59
Working with imported Illustrator layers......Page 62
Applying effects to a layer......Page 64
Applying an animation preset......Page 66
Adding transparency......Page 69
Rendering the composition......Page 70
Review questions and answers......Page 75
Lesson overview......Page 76
Getting started......Page 78
Creating and formatting point text......Page 80
Using a text animation preset......Page 83
Animating with scale keyframes......Page 86
Animating using parenting......Page 87
Animating imported Photoshop text......Page 89
Animating text using a path animation preset......Page 93
Animating type tracking......Page 95
Animating text opacity......Page 96
Using a text animator group......Page 97
Cleaning up the path animation......Page 101
Animating a nontext layer along a motion path......Page 102
Adding motion blur......Page 104
Exporting to Adobe Flash Professional CS5......Page 105
Review questions and answers......Page 106
Lesson overview......Page 108
Getting started......Page 110
Adding a shape layer......Page 112
Creating custom shapes......Page 114
Creating stars......Page 121
Incorporating video and audio layers......Page 125
Applying a Cartoon effect......Page 126
Adding a title bar......Page 128
Using Brainstorm to experiment......Page 131
Review questions and answers......Page 134
Lesson overview......Page 136
Getting started......Page 138
Animating the scenery using parenting......Page 139
Adjusting an anchor point......Page 143
Masking video using vector shapes......Page 144
Keyframing a motion path......Page 148
Animating additional elements......Page 151
Applying an effect......Page 155
Creating an animated slide show......Page 159
Adding an audio track......Page 164
Zooming in for a final close-up......Page 166
Review questions and answers......Page 168
Lesson overview......Page 170
Getting started......Page 172
Simulating lighting changes......Page 176
Duplicating an animation using the pick whip......Page 178
Animating movement in the scenery......Page 180
Adjusting the layers and creating a track matte......Page 184
Animating the shadows......Page 188
Adding a lens flare effect......Page 190
Animating the clock......Page 192
Retiming the composition......Page 194
Review questions and answers......Page 200
Lesson overview......Page 202
Getting started......Page 204
Creating a mask with the Pen tool......Page 207
Editing a mask......Page 208
Replacing the content of the mask......Page 212
Adding a reflection......Page 215
Creating a vignette......Page 218
Adjusting the color......Page 221
Review questions and answers......Page 222
Lesson overview......Page 224
Getting started......Page 226
About the Puppet tools......Page 229
Adding Deform pins......Page 230
Defining areas of overlap......Page 231
Stiffening an area......Page 232
Animating pin positions......Page 233
Recording animation......Page 237
Review questions and answers......Page 239
Lesson overview......Page 240
Getting started......Page 242
Creating a segmentation boundary......Page 244
Fine-tuning the matte......Page 249
Creating a transition from the full clip to the foreground......Page 251
Creating the logo......Page 252
Animating text......Page 257
Adding a background image......Page 259
Adding audio......Page 260
Review questions and answers......Page 261
Lesson overview......Page 262
Getting started......Page 264
Adjusting color balance......Page 267
Replacing the background......Page 269
Removing unwanted elements......Page 273
Correcting a range of colors......Page 275
Warming colors with the Photo Filter effect......Page 277
Review questions and answers......Page 279
Lesson overview......Page 280
Getting started......Page 282
Building a 3D object......Page 284
Working with a null object......Page 294
Working with 3D text......Page 295
Creating a backdrop for 3D animation......Page 299
Nesting a 3D composition......Page 301
Adding a camera......Page 302
Completing the scene......Page 305
Review questions and answers......Page 307
Lesson overview......Page 308
Getting started......Page 310
Animating 3D objects......Page 311
Adding reflections to 3D objects......Page 312
Animating a camera......Page 315
Using 3D lights......Page 316
Adding effects......Page 320
Adding motion blur......Page 324
Previewing the entire animation......Page 325
Review questions and answers......Page 328
Lesson overview......Page 330
Using motion stabilization......Page 332
Using single-point motion tracking......Page 340
Using multipoint tracking......Page 345
Creating a particle simulation......Page 349
Retiming playback using the Timewarp effect......Page 359
Review questions and answers......Page 364
Lesson overview......Page 366
Getting started......Page 368
Creating templates for the rendering process......Page 369
Creating templates for output modules......Page 373
Exporting to different output media......Page 378
Review questions and answers......Page 388
Appendix: Color Management in After Effects CS5......Page 389
A......Page 390
C......Page 391
I......Page 392
O......Page 393
R......Page 394
T......Page 395
Z......Page 396
