'The classic reference, with over 25,000 copies in print, has been massively expanded and thoroughly updated to include state-of-the-art methods and over 400 all-new full color images! At ILM, compositing is one of the most important tools we use. If you want to learn more, this excellent 2nd-edition is detailed with hundreds of secrets that will help make your comps seamless. For beginners or experts, Ron walks you through the processes of analysis and workflows - linear thinking which will help you become deft and successfully tackle any shot' - Dennis Muren ASC, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic. 'Ron Brinkman's book is the definitive work on digital compositing and we have depended on this book as a critical part of our in-house training program at Imageworks since the 1999 Edition. We use this book as a daily textbook and reference for our lighters, compositors and anyone working with digital imagery. It is wonderful to see a new edition being released and it will certainly be required reading for all our digital artists here at Imageworks' - Sande Scoredos, Executive Director of Training & Artist Development, Sony Pictures Imageworks. "The Art and Science of Digital Compositing" is the only complete overview of the technical and artistic nature of digital compositing. It covers a wide range of topics from basic image creation, representation and manipulation, to a look at the visual cues that are necessary to create a believable composite. Designed as an introduction to the field, as well as an authoritative technical reference, this book provides essential information for novices and professionals alike. 17 new case-studies provide in-depth looks at the compositing work done on films such as "Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", "The Golden Compass", "The Incredibles", "King Kong", "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", "Sin City", "Spider-Man 2', "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit", and "Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith". The accompanying DVD-ROM features bonus resources, including example footage from hit films and projects that give readers hands-on experience with real industry materials; and includes new sections on 3D compositing, High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging, Rotoscoping, and much more!
| ISBN | 0123706386 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780123706386
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1733 | | Publisher | Elsevier Science & Technology | | Published in | San Francisco | | Imprint | Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In | | Series title | The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780121339609 | | Publication date | 24 May 2008 | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Library of Congress | 2007053015 | | Width (mm) | 191 | | DEWEY | 006.6 | | Spine width (mm) | 38 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | Pages | 704 | |
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| Ch. 1 | | Introduction to Digital Compositing | | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | | Learning to See | | 15 |
| Ch. 3 | | The Digital Representation of Visual Information | | 53 |
| Ch. 4 | | Basic Image Manipulation | | 93 |
| Ch. 5 | | Basic Image Compositing | | 149 |
| Ch. 6 | | Matte Creation and Manipulation | | 189 |
| Ch. 7 | | Time and Temporal Manipulations | | 233 |
| Ch. 8 | | Image Tracking and Stabilization | | 249 |
| Ch. 9 | | Interface Interactions | | 263 |
| Ch. 10 | | Film Formats: Media, Resolution, and Aspect Ratios | | 291 |
| Ch. 11 | | Quality and Efficiency | | 327 |
| Ch. 12 | | Creating Elements | | 345 |
| Ch. 13 | | Additional Integration Techniques | | 367 |
| Ch. 14 | | Advanced and Related Topics | | 405 |
| Ch. 15 | | Case Studies | | 461 |
| Appendix A | | Digital Compositing Software: Tools and Features | | 595 |
| Appendix B | | Digital Image File Formats | | 605 |
| Appendix C | | Common Film and Video Formats | | 619 |
| | | Bibliography | | 627 |
| | | Glossary | | 631 |
| | | Index | | 675 |
*17 new case-studies provide in-depth looks at the compositing work done on films such as Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Golden Compass, The Incredibles, King Kong, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Sin City, Spider-Man 2, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith. *The accompanying DVD-ROM features bonus resources, including example footage from hit films and projects that give readers hands-on experience with real industry materials. *Includes new sections on 3D compositing, High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging, Rotoscoping, and much more!
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