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"After Effects Apprentice by Chris and Trish Meyer is a hands-on, project-based introduction to Adobe After Effects, guiding aspiring motion graphics artists through real-world techniques — from layers and keyframes to animation, effects, and compositing — with the Meyers' trademark clarity. Published by Focal Press in 2009, this 324-page softcover is a strong resource for motion graphics students, video editors, and self-taught creators learning After Effects. This copy is in As New condition and appears unread or lightly handled. The accompanying DVD is included. The covers show light shelf rubbing/dulling. Binding is tight; pages are clean with no writing, markings, or highlighting observed. An As New copy of a popular motion graphics guide — DVD included. Please review the description for full condition details. Ships carefully packaged.".
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- Title
- After Effects Apprentice
- Author
- Meyer, Chris And Trish
- Publisher
- Focal Press
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- As new
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0240811364
- ISBN 13
- 9780240811369
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 33.616 ounces
- Dimensions
- 8.4 inches width by 9.2 inches height by 0.9 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Textbooks & Academic Books
New to the 2nd edition:
* All instructions, screen shots, Guided Tour video training movies, and project files updated for After Effects CS4. CS3 and CS4 features have been integrated throughout, including the pervasive use of Shape layers, Layer Styles, and Brainstorm
* More integration with other Adobe applications, including using After Effects with Illustrator, Photoshop (including new Vanishing Point and 3d Layer exercises) and Flash CS4
* Redesigned first and last lessons, including an all-new final project that walks through the creation of a widescreen broadcast TV promo
* Free bonus chapters on the DVD from other books on Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Flash, and broadcast design
* Coupon for 15% off stock footage from Artbeats on DVD
New CS5 Tip Sheet:
Chris and Trish Meyer have authored a PDF that covers all changes a reader (including professors) might experience when using this book (authored for CS4) with After Effects CS5.
The PDF is available here:
http://www.crishdesign.com/books/After-Effects-Apprentice/index.html
If you're new to After Effects and want to get up to speed quickly, After Effects Apprentice was created just for you. With 11 core lessons plus a hip final project that pulls it all together, you'll learn how to tap this program's vast potential -whether you want to create motion graphics for network television, corporate communications, or your own work.
Fully updated to cover After Effects CS4, this book presents a professional perspective on the most important features a motion graphics artist needs to learn in order to use this program effectively. You'll learn to creatively combine layers, animate eye-catching titles, manipulate 3D space, key and stabilize a shot to place it in a new environment, and use effects to generate excitement or enhance the realism of a scene.
DVD contains: All exercise source material and projects, guided video tours, and movies of the finished projects.
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