After Effects 6.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide (Visual QuickProject Guides)

After Effects 6.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide (Visual QuickProject Guides)

by Antony Bolante (Author)

Synopsis

Tough motion-graphics and effects production challenges require bold solutions, and Adobe's completely overhauled After Effects 6.0 ($699, Standard Edition; $999, Professional Edition) has a bushel of them! Here to get you up to speed on it--perhaps in time to meet your next deadline!--is everyone's favorite task-based guide. Employing the same concise instructions and visual approach as Peachpit's popular Visual QuickStart Guides but geared toward more advanced users, this Visual QuickPro Guide covers all the improvements that make this version of Adobe's motion-graphics and effects program such a boon to video pros of all stripes: a revolutionary text engine, support for OpenGL (which greatly accelerates 2D and 3D graphics rendering), new vector paint tools (which allow painting on layers), a faster and more accurate motion tracker, advanced keying tools, and more. Through step-by-step instructions, enhanced by plenty of tips and sidebars, veteran video editor Antony Bolante will have you effectively and efficiently importing and managing footage, viewing and editing layers, applying effects, animating type, and more in no time.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 736
Edition: 1
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 22 Sep 2004

ISBN 10: 032119957X
ISBN 13: 9780321199577
Book Overview:

Tough motion-graphics and effects production challenges require bold solutions, and Adobe?s completely overhauled After Effects 6.0 ($699, Standard Edition; $999, Professional Edition) has a bushel of them! Here to get filmmakers, Web designers, and broadcast pros up to speed on it?perhaps in time to meet their next deadline!?is everyone?s favorite task-based guide. Employing the same concise instructions and visual approach as Peachpit?s popular Visual QuickStart Guides but geared toward more advanced users, this Visual QuickPro Guide covers all the improvements that make this version of Adobe?s motion-graphics and effects program such a boon to video pros of all stripes: a revolutionary text engine, support for OpenGL (which greatly accelerates 2D and 3D graphics rendering), a faster and more accurate motion tracker, advanced keying tools, and much more. Through step-by-step instructions, enhanced by tips, sidebars, and plenty of visual aids, veteran video editor Antony Bolante shows readers how to effectively and efficiently import and manage footage, view and edit layers, apply effects, animate type, and more.


Author Bio

Antony Bolante is a Bay Area video editor and designer who has taught video editing to graduate and undergraduate students using Avid Media Composer, Media 100, and Premiere. He has contributed to Adobe documentation and is also the author of Premiere Pro for Windows XP: Visual QuickPro Guide.