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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®, 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.
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Adobe® After Effects® CS5 Classroom in a Book: Adding Deform Pins
Building 3D Objects in Adobe After Effects CS5
Using 3D Features in Adobe After Effects CS5
Using the Roto Brush tool in Adobe After Effects CS5
Working with Masks in Adobe After Effects CS5
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GETTING STARTED
1 GETTING TO KNOW THE WORKFLOW
2 CREATING A BASIC ANIMATION USING EFFECTS AND PRESETS
3 ANIMATING TEXT
4 WORKING WITH SHAPE LAYERS
5 ANIMATING A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
6 ANIMATING LAYERS
7 WORKING WITH MASKS
8 DISTORTING OBJECTS WITH THE PUPPET TOOLS
9 ROTOSCOPING
10 PERFORMING COLOR CORRECTION
11 BUILDING 3D OBJECTS
12 USING 3D FEATURES
13 ADVANCED EDITING TECHNIQUES
14 RENDERING AND OUTPUTTING
Appendix: Color Management in After Effects CS5
Index.