Adobe After Effects 7.0 Studio Techniques

by Mark Christiansen

Ready to learn the visual effects techniques used at such leading-edge studios as Industrial Light + Magic and The Orphanage? Adobe After Effects 7.0 Studio Techniques inspires you to take your work to the next level with real-world examples and insider techniques. With this under-the-hood, in-depth guide to Adobe's updated motion graphics and effects powerhouse, you'll get complete coverage of all the big features in After Effects 7.0: High dynamic range (HDR) 32 bit per channel color compositing, cinema preview and color management, a redesigned user interface, a new Graph Editor to animate using explicit translation curves, retiming effects using Timewarp, and dozens of other enhancements. Get blockbuster results without the big budget as you delve deep into the essence of visual effects. This book goes beyond conventional step-by-step instruction, teaching you bread-and-butter effects that you can adapt and combine for countless projects.
 
 

546 pages, Paperback

First published May 18, 2006

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book -- the first useful AE book I've read that focuses on visual effects techniques. Practical enough to be useful but general enough to be applicable to your project and not just the example.

[tonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is fantastic. It's more aimed at working with effects on film, not motion graphics.

[Neal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book on how to do higher end VFX for After Effects.
Worth far more than its cover price.