Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book

Those creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects CS5 choose Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in After Effects CS5 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 CS5 edition covers 64-bit performance; new Mocha, Color Finesse 3, and Digieffects FreeForm plug-ins; Roto Brush; AVC-Intra and expanded RED camera support; 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(R), 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. Note from the publisher: FREE Adobe After Effects CS5.5 updates are available for this title. Simply register your product at www.peachpit.com/register and you will receive the updates when they become available.

ISBN 0321704495   Pages 400 ISBN13 9780321704498 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 814 Publisher Pearson Education (US)   Published in Indianapolis Imprint Adobe Press,U.S.   Previous ISBN 9780321573834 Format Multimedia Item   Height (mm) 232 Publication date 08 Jun 2010   Width (mm) 187 DEWEY 006.696   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

		Getting Started		1
		About Classroom in a Book		1
		Prerequisites		1
		Installing After Effects		2
		Optimizing performance		2
		Restoring default preferences		3
		Copying the lesson files		3
		How to use these lessons		4
		Additional resources		5
		Adobe certification		7
1		Getting To Know The Workflow		10
		Lesson overview		10
		Getting started		12
		Creating a project and importing footage		12
		Creating a composition and arranging layers		17
		Adding effects and modifying layer properties		20
		Animating the composition		26
		Previewing your work		33
		Optimizing performance in After Effects		35
		Rendering and exporting your composition		35
		Customizing the workspace		36
		Controlling the brightness of the user interface		37
		Finding resources for using After Effects		38
		Checking for updates		39
		Review questions and answers		40
2		Creating A Basic Animation Using Effects And Presets		42
		Lesson overview		42
		Getting started		44
		Importing footage using Adobe Bridge		45
		Creating the composition		47
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