Adobe press adobe after effects 7 0 classroom in a book feb 2006 ISBN 0321385497

AdobeAfterEffects®7.0:ClassroominaBook
By
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Publisher:AdobePress
PubDate:February13,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-321-38549-7
PrintISBN-13:978-0-321-38549-9
Pages:472

TableofContents|Index

Thefastest,easiest,mostcomprehensivewaytolearnAdobeAfterEffects7!
ClassroominaBook,thebest-sellingseriesofhands-onsoftwaretrainingworkbooks,
helpsyoulearnthefeaturesofAdobesoftwarequicklyandeasily.ClassroominaBook
offerswhatnootherbookortrainingprogramdoes--anofficialtrainingseriesfromAdobe
SystemsIncorporated,developedwiththesupportofAdobeproductexperts.AdobeAfter
Effects7.0ClassroominaBookcontainselevenlessonsandabonusDVDwithlessonfiles.
ThebookcoversthebasicsoflearningAdobeAfterEffects,andcountlesstipsand
techniquestohelpyouquicklybecomeanAfterEffectsartist.You'llgetthoroughtraining
indigitalvideoeffectsandproductionaswellaslearnaboutAfterEffects7.0'snew
features,includingmotiontracking,powerfulanimationandkeyframingcontrols,HDR
colorsupport,networkrendering,andmore.Youcanfollowthebookfromstarttofinishor
chooseonlythoselessonsthatinterestyou.


AdobeAfterEffects®7.0:ClassroominaBook
By
...............................................
Publisher:AdobePress
PubDate:February13,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-321-38549-7

PrintISBN-13:978-0-321-38549-9
Pages:472

TableofContents|Index

Copyright

FromtheAuthors

GettingStarted
AboutClassroominaBook
Prerequisites
InstallingAfterEffects
Optimizingperformance
Installinglessonfonts
Restoringdefaultpreferences

Copyingthelessonfiles
Howtousetheselessons
Additionalresources
AdobeCertification
Chapter1.GettingtoKnowtheWorkflow
Chapteroverview
Gettingstarted
Creatingaprojectandimportingfootage
Creatingacompositionandarranginglayers
Addingeffectsandmodifyinglayerproperties
Animatingthecomposition
Previewingyourwork
Exportingyourcomposition

Customizingtheworkspace
Controllingthebrightnessoftheuserinterface
UsingAfterEffectsHelp
UsingAdobeonlineservices
Review
Chapter2.CreatingaBasicAnimationUsingEffectsandPresets
Chapteroverview
Gettingstarted
Settinguptheproject
ImportingfootageusingBridge
Creatingthecomposition
WorkingwithimportedIllustratorlayers
Applyingeffectstoalayer
Applyingapresetanimation
Previewingtheeffects
Addingtransparency
Renderingthecomposition
Review
Chapter3.AnimatingText
Chapteroverview
Gettingstarted
Abouttextlayers
Creatingandformattingpointtype
Usingatextanimationpreset
Animatingwithscalekeyframes
Animatingusingparenting
AnimatingimportedPhotoshoptext
Animatingtextusingapathpreset

Animatingtypetracking
Animatingtheletters'opacity
Usingatextanimatorgroup
Cleaningupthepathanimation
Animatingthedragonfly
Addingmotionblur
Review
Chapter4.AnimatingaMultimediaPresentation
Chapteroverview
Gettingstarted
Animatingthesceneryusingparenting

Adjustingananchorpoint
Maskingvideointoavectorshape
Keyframingamotionpath
Animatingadditionalelements
Applyinganeffect
Creatingananimatedslideshow
Addinganaudiotrack
Zoominginforafinalclose-up
Review
Chapter5.AnimatingLayers
Lessonoverview
Gettingstarted
Simulatingchanginglighting
Duplicatingananimationusingthepickwhip
Animatingmovementinthescenery
Adjustingthelayersandcreatingatrackmatte
Animatingtheshadows
Addingalensflareeffect
Animatingtheclock
Retimingthecomposition
Review
Chapter6.WorkingwithMasks
Chapteroverview
Aboutmasks
Gettingstarted
CreatingamaskwiththePentool
Editingamask
Featheringtheedgesofamask
Replacingthecontentofthemask
Addingareflection

Creatingavignette
Adjustingthecolor
Review
Chapter7.Keying
Lessonoverview
Aboutkeying
Gettingstarted
Changingthebackgroundcolor
Addingtheforegroundsubject

Creatingagarbagemask
ApplyingtheColorDifferenceKeyeffect

Chokingthematte
Removingspill
Adjustingcontrast
Addingthebackgroundanimation
Addingthetitle
Addingtheanimatedlogo
Copyingeffectsacrosstwolayers
Review
Chapter8.PerformingColorCorrection
Chapteroverview
Gettingstarted
Adjustingcolorbalance
Replacinganelementoftheshot
Lighteningotherdarkareas
Correctingarangeofcolors
WarmingcolorswiththePhotoFiltereffect
Removingunwantedelements
Review
Chapter9.BuildingandAnimatinga3DObject
Chapteroverview
Gettingstarted
Animatingasquarein3Dspace
Using3Dviews
Flippingthecubebottom
Creatingthe3Dfloor
Buildingthecubesides
Animatingthecubesides
Review
Chapter10.Using3DEffects
Lessonoverview

Gettingstarted
Using3Dlights
Turningonshadows
Addingacamera
Addingananimatedsphere
Addingthelogo
Review





















Chapter11.AdvancedEditingTechniques

Chapteroverview
Gettingstarted
Usingmotionstabilization
Usingsingle-pointmotiontracking
Usingmultipointtracking
Creatingaparticlesystem
Let'sdotheTimewarp
Review
Chapter12.RenderingandOutputting
Chapteroverview
Gettingstarted
Creatingtemplatesfortherenderingprocess
Creatingtemplatesforoutputmodules
Renderingtodifferentoutputmedia
Review
Contributors

Index


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GettingtoKnowtheWorkflowpage
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WorkingwithMaskspage203

PerformingColorCorrectionpage261

Using3DEffectspage293

AdvancedEditingTechniquespage363





FromtheAuthors
WelcometoAdobe®AfterEffects®7.0ClassroominaBook.
Thisbookrepresentsthecollaborativeeffortsofatalentedteam
ofdigitalanimators,digital-videoartists,professional
illustrators,and2Dand3Dgraphicdesigners.(Forbiographies,
seepage456.)Withthehelpofthesegiftedindividuals,we
havecreatedabroadrangeofcreativeprojectsthatwillhelp
youlearntheinsandoutsoftheindustry-standardcompositing
andanimationtoolforproducingmotiongraphicsandvisual
effectsforfilm,broadcast,DVD,andtheweb.
Whetheryouareamotiongraphicsnoviceoranexperienced

DVartistlookingtoimproveyourskills,thereissomethingfor
youinthisbook.Newandveteranusersalikeshouldbothtake
timetogetacquaintedwiththeAfterEffects7.0workspace,
whichhasawholenewlookandfeel,inChapter1.Other
highlightsincludeChapter4,wherewecombinedigitalvideo
withananimated,illustratedbackgroundtocreateadynamic
multimediapresentation,andChapter11,whereweexplorethe
newTimewarpfeaturethatallowsyoutoslowdownandspeed
upfootage.Ofcourse,anyDVprojectisonlyasgoodasitsfinal
output,whichiswhywecoverrenderingandoutputindepthin
Chapter12.
Ifyouhavehalfasmuchfuncompletingtheselessonsaswe
didcreatingthem,you'llhaveablastasyoubecomeanAfter
Effectsexpert.It'sallaboutcreativity,sodon'thesitateto
experimentalongtheway.Whoknows,wemaybecallingon
youtohelpuswiththenexteditionofthisbook!
AndrewFaulknerandAnitaDennis







GettingStarted
Adobe®AfterEffects®7.0providesacomprehensivesetof2D
and3Dtoolsforcompositing,animation,andeffectsthat
motion-graphicsprofessionals,visualeffectsartists,web
designers,andfilmandvideoprofessionalsneed.AfterEffects
iswidelyusedfordigitalpost-productionoffilm,video,DVD,

andtheweb.Youcancompositelayersinvariousways,apply
andcombinesophisticatedvisualandaudioeffects,and
animatebothobjectsandeffects.


AboutClassroominaBook
AdobeAfterEffects7.0ClassroominaBook®ispartofthe
officialtrainingseriesforAdobegraphicsandpublishing
software.Thelessonsaredesignedsothatyoucanlearnat
yourownpace.Ifyou'renewtoAfterEffects,you'lllearnthe
fundamentalconceptsandfeaturesyou'llneedtousethe
program.ClassroominaBookalsoteachesmanyadvanced
features,includingtipsandtechniquesforusingthelatest
versionofthisapplication.
Thelessonsinthiseditionincludeopportunitiestousenew
features,suchasproducinganimationswithtime-saving
presetsandbehaviors,simplifyingtasksusingtheAdobe
Bridge®visualfilebrowser,takingadvantageofexpandedfileformatsupport,applyingnewcreativeeffects,editing
keyframesusingthenewGraphEditor,usingaredesigned
interfacewithnewconveniences,andmore.


Prerequisites
BeforebeginningtouseAdobeAfterEffects7.0Classroomina
Book,makesurethatyoursystemissetupcorrectlyandthat
you'veinstalledtherequiredsoftwareandhardware.Youshould
haveaworkingknowledgeofyourcomputerandoperating
system.Youshouldknowhowtousethemouseandstandard
menusandcommands,andalsohowtoopen,save,andclose
files.Ifyouneedtoreviewthesetechniques,seetheprintedor

onlinedocumentationincludedwithyourMicrosoft®Windows®
orApple®Mac®OSsoftware.




InstallingAfterEffects
YoumustpurchasetheAdobeAfterEffects7.0software
separately.Forsystemrequirementsandcompleteinstructions
oninstallingthesoftware,seetheAdobeAfterEffects
ReadMe.htmlfileontheapplicationDVD.Youmustalsohave
QuickTime6.5.2orlaterinstalledonyoursystem.
InstallAfterEffectsfromtheAdobeAfterEffects7.0application
DVDontoyourharddisk;youcannotruntheprogramfromthe
DVD.Followtheon-screeninstructions.
Makesurethatyourserialnumberisaccessiblebeforeinstalling
theapplication;youcanfindtheserialnumberonthe
registrationcardoronthebackoftheDVDcase.




Optimizingperformance
Creatingmoviesismemory-intensiveworkforadesktop
computer.AfterEffects7.0requiresaminimumof512MBof
RAM;1GBormoreisrecommended.ThemoreRAMthatis
availabletoAfterEffects,thefastertheapplicationwillworkfor
you.

OpenGLsupport

OpenGLisasetofstandardsfordeliveringhigh-performance
2Dand3Dgraphicsforawidevarietyofapplications.Although
AfterEffectscanfunctionwithoutit,OpenGLacceleratesvarious
typesofrendering,includingrenderingtothescreenfor
previews.TogetthefullbenefitofOpenGLinAfterEffects,
you'llneedanOpenGLcardthatsupportsOpenGL2.0andhas
ShadersupportandsupportforNPOT(NonPowerofTwo)
textures.TheminimumrequirementforusingOpenGLwith
AfterEffectsisacardthatsupportsOpenGL1.5.Whenyoufirst
startAfterEffects,itwillattempttodetermineifyourOpenGL
cardmeetstherequirements,anditwillenableordisable
OpenGLasappropriate.
YoucanviewinformationaboutyourOpenGLcard,aswellas
enableordisableOpenGLinAfterEffects,bychoosingEdit>
Preferences>Previews(Windows)orAfterEffects>
Preferences>Previews(MacOS).SelecttheEnableOpenGL
checkboxtoenableOpenGL;clicktheOpenGLInfobuttonto
learnmoreaboutyourcard.

Note
WhenyouchooseEdit>Preferences>Memory&Cache
(Windowsonly),you'llseeacheckboxlabeledPreventDLL


AddressSpaceFragmentation,whichistoggledonbydefault.
ThisgivesAfterEffectsaccesstomorecontiguousmemoryon
systemswithlargeamountsofRAM;however,itmaybe
incompatiblewithsomeOpenGLdrivers,whichcancauseAfter
Effectstocrashonlaunch.Shouldthisoccur,thisoptionwill
becomeuncheckedautomaticallytopreventfurthercrashes

whenyoulaunchAfterEffects.

TolearnmoreaboutOpenGLsupportinAfterEffects,seeAfter
EffectsHelp.




Installinglessonfonts
Toensurethatthelessonsappearonyoursystemwiththe
correctfonts,youmayneedtoinstallsomefontfiles.The
lessonsinthisbookusefontsthatcomeontheAfterEffects
applicationDVD.Ifyoualreadyhavethesefontsonyour
system,youdonotneedtoinstallthem.Otherwise,youcan
installtheAfterEffectsfontsbycopyingthemtotheProgram
Files/CommonFiles/Adobe/Fonts(Windows)or
Library/ApplicationSupport/Adobe/Fonts(MacOS)folderon
yourharddisk.IfyouinstallaType1,TrueType,OpenType,or
CIDfontintotheselocalFontsfolders,thefontappearsonlyin
Adobeapplications.


What'sontheDVD

[*]


Chapterfiles...andsomuchmore
TheAdobeAfterEffects7.0ClassroominaBookDVDincludesthelessonfiles
thatyou'llneedtocompletetheexercisesinthisbook,aswellasothercontent

tohelpyoulearnmoreaboutAfterEffectsanduseitwithgreaterefficiencyand
ease.ThediagrambelowrepresentsthecontentsoftheDVD,whichshouldhelp
youlocatethefilesyouneed.

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**ThelatestversionofAppleQuickTimecanbe
downloadedfrom
www.apple.com/support/downloads/.

[*]HereisanoverviewofthecontentsoftheClassroominBookDVD.


Restoringdefaultpreferences
ThepreferencesfilecontrolsthewaytheAfterEffectsuser
interfaceappearsonyourscreen.Theinstructionsinthisbook
assumethatyouseethedefaultinterfacewhentheydescribe
theappearanceoftools,options,windows,panels,andsoforth.
Becauseofthis,it'sagoodideatorestorethedefault
preferences,especiallyifyouarenewtoAfterEffects.
EachtimeyouquitAfterEffects,thepalettepositionsand
certaincommandsettingsarerecordedinthepreferencesfile.
Ifyouwanttorestorethepalettestotheiroriginaldefault
settings,youcandeletethecurrentAfterEffectspreferences
file.(AfterEffectscreatesanewpreferencesfileifonedoesn't
alreadyexistthenexttimeyoustarttheprogram.)
Restoringthedefaultpreferencescanbeespeciallyhelpfulif
someonehasalreadycustomizedAfterEffectsonyour
computer.IfyourcopyofAfterEffectshasn'tbeenusedyet,

thisfilewon'texist,sothisprocedureisunnecessary.
Important:Ifyouwanttosavethecurrentsettings,youcan
renamethepreferencesfileinsteadofdeletingit.Whenyouare
readytorestorethosesettings,changethenamebackand
makesurethatthefileislocatedinthecorrectpreferences
folder.
1. LocatetheAfterEffectspreferencesfolderonyour
computer:
ForWindowsXP:.../DocumentsandSettings/name>/ApplicationData/Adobe/AfterEffects/7.0.
ForWindows2000:.../DocumentsandSettings/name>/ApplicationData/Adobe/AfterEffects/Prefs.


Note
(Windowsonly)IfyoudonotseethePrefsfile,besure
thattheShowhiddenfilesandfoldersoptionisselected
forHiddenfilesontheViewtaboftheFolderOptions
dialogbox.
ForMacOS:.../<username>/Library/Preferences.
2. DeleteorrenametheAdobeAfterEffects7.0Prefsfile.
3. StartAdobeAfterEffects.

YoucanalsopressCtrl+Alt+Shift(Windows)or
Option+Command+Shift(MacOS)while
startingAfterEffectstorestoredefault
preferencessettings.