Author(s): Jerron Smith (Author), AGI Creative Team (Author)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date: 29 Jun. 2012
Language: English
Print length: 464 pages
ISBN-10: 1118142799
ISBN-13: 9781118142790
Book Description
Edit and apply effects for stellar visual and special effects This important resource is like having a personal instructor guiding you through each lesson, while you work at your own pace. It includes 10 self-paced lessons that let you discover essential skills and explore the new features and capabilities of Adobe After Effects. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions. Video tutorials and lesson files on a companion DVD were developed by the same team of professional instructors and After Effects experts who have created many of the official training titles for Adobe Systems. * Combines a full-color, step-by-step instructional book along with lesson files and video training from expert instructors * Written for After Effects CS6, a leading motion graphics and visual effects program that allows users to create and deliver compelling motion graphics and visual effects * Demonstrates how to quickly get up to speed using After Effects to create and animate text, images, and video for the web, TV, and digital displays After Effects CS6 Digital Classroom takes you from the basics through intermediate-level topics, teaching you this complex software in a clear, approachable manner. DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.
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A Complete Training Package!
Full-color, step-by-step instructional book
Video training from Adobe Certified Experts
Tutorials and lesson files on companion DVD
You have a personal tutor in the Digital Classroom
If you want expert instruction that fits into your schedule, the Digital Classroom series delivers. Expert instructors guide you through 12 lessons, helping you learn essential After Effects skills at your own speed. Full-color, step-by-step instructions in the book are enhanced with video tutorials on the companion DVD. With this Digital Classroom training package, you have your own private instructor showing you the easiest way to learn After Effects CS6.
Create stunning motion graphics for use online or in broadcast projects
Easily import Photoshop® and Illustrator® files to save time and enhance your creative freedom
Learn to build animated sequences using Masks and Track Mattes
Animate graphics in 3D to create engaging effects
Use green screen footage to create video composites and extend visual possibilities
Create animations and effects presets to optimize your workflow
About the Author
Jerron Smith is an animator, editor, and educator. He has worked with Adobe technologies for more than a decade. He teaches web, interactive, and new media classes at American Graphics Institute. The AGI Creative Team develops and delivers training programs for creative, marketing, and communications professionals through the American Graphics Institute.