Adobe After Effects 6.5 Magic Adobe

Adobe After Effects 6.5 Magic Adobe

by JamesRankin (Author), Anna Ullrich (Author)

Synopsis

Animation Presets, an advanced Clone tool, scripting support, and a powerful new color correction system are just a few of the reasons you're chomping at the bit to get down to work with After Effects 6.5. In these pages, a master of the medium allows you to do just that, presenting a series of projects that explore every aspect of Adobe's animation and effects powerhouse. By focusing on the areas that can be troublesome for professional users--whether because they present thorny issues or because they draw on completely new features--this volume provides the focused, practical instruction you need to maximize your After Effects productivity. Each lesson provides need-to-know tips, proven techniques, and best practices for a variety of After Effects 6.5 functions: from importing and managing footage to viewing and editing layers, animating type, and more. The companion CD includes QuickTime instructional movies, source code, and files for all of the book's projects.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: 1
Publisher: New Riders/Adobe Press
Published: 23 May 2005

ISBN 10: 0321267230
ISBN 13: 9780321267238
Book Overview:

Technique-based volume serves as the perfect jumping-off point for an in-depth exploration of After Effects 6.5's advanced capabilities!

  • Industry professionals offer techniques taught through 11 real-world projects that are creative, practical, inspirational and fullycustomizable.
  • Technique-based format lets effects and motion graphics pros learn the way they do best--by creating, exploring After Effects 6.5's features as they work along with the book.
  • Accompanying CD includes a 30-day trial version of the software.

Author Bio

James Rankin is founder and Creative Director of Light Space and Time, a multi-faceted visual communications company focused on broadcast design, visual effects, interactive design, and Web development and consulting. James is also an Adobe After Effects Certified Expert and serves as instructor for Motion Graphics at Video Symphony, an Entertainment Industry Education Center, where he teaches professionals from entertainment companies such as Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Fox News, CNN, and ABC.