Adobe After Effects CS6 Classroom In A Book+Instructor notes+DVD

Adobe After Effects CS6 Classroom In A Book+Instructor notes+DVD

Год: 2012
Жанр: CG
Издательство: Adobe Press
ISBN: 978-0-321-57383-4 978-0-133-00541-7
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Изначально компьютерное (eBook)
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 398+41
Описание: Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects CS6 choose Adobe After Effects CS6 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 15 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in After Effects CS6 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 CS6 edition covers new features, including the Global Performance Cache, 3D Camera , Ray-traced 3D rendering, variable mask feathering, tight integration with Adobe Illustrator, rolling shutter repair, Pro Import files from Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro 7, improved mocha AE workflow, 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.

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About Classroom in a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing After Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Optimizing performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Restoring default preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Copying the lesson files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to use these lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Additional resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adobe certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Importing footage using Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Creating a new composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Working with imported Illustrator layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Applying effects to a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Applying an animation preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Previewing the effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adding transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rendering the composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
About text layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Creating and formatting point text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using a text animation preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Animating with scale keyframes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Animating using parenting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Animating imported Photoshop text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Animating text using a path animation preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Animating type tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Animating text opacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using a text animator group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cleaning up the path animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Animating a nontext layer along a motion path . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Adding motion blur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

4 WOrKInG WIth ShaPe LayerS 92
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding a shape layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Creating custom shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Creating stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Incorporating video and audio layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Applying a Cartoon effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Adding a title bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Using Brainstorm to experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Animating the scenery using parenting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Adjusting an anchor point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Masking video using vector shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Keyframing a motion path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Animating additional elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Applying an effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Creating an animated slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Adding an audio track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Zooming in for a final close-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
anImatInG LayerS 150
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Simulating lighting changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Duplicating an animation using the pick whip . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Animating movement in the scenery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Adjusting the layers and creating a track matte . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Animating the shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Adding a lens flare effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Animating the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Retiming the composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
WOrKInG WIth maSKS 182
About masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Creating a mask with the Pen tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Editing a mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Feathering the edges of a mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Replacing the content of the mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Adding a reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Creating a vignette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .