- Paperback: 704 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press; 4 edition (22 Nov 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0240810104
- ISBN-13: 978-0240810102
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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From my earliest days using After Effects, I owe much of what I know to Trish and Chris Meyer s classes and books. Alex Lindsay, ex-ILM/JAK Films, Chief Architect, Pixel Corp
Motion graphics and moving images are essential to communicating in a memorable way. Trish and Chris Meyer are masters of their craft and are uniquely qualified to guide anyone learning Adobe After Effects. Michael Coleman, Product Manager, Adobe After Effects
Motion graphics and moving images are essential to communicating in a memorable way. Trish and Chris Meyer are masters of their craft and are uniquely qualified to guide anyone learning Adobe After Effects. Michael Coleman, Product Manager, Adobe After Effects
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Trish and Chris Meyer share fifteen years of real-world film and video production experience inside the critically acclaimed "Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects". More than a step-by-step review of the features in 'After Effects', you will learn how the program thinks so that you can realize your own visions more quickly and efficiently. This full-color book is jammed full of tips, gotchas, and sage advice that will help you survive whatever your next project throws at you. "Creating Motion Graphics 4th Edition" has been heavily revised, reuniting the previous two volumes plus adding detailed coverage of new features introduced in "After Effects 7" and "CS3 Professional" to form one massive, essential reference. The enclosed DVD-ROM contains source footage and project files for the numerous exercises which help reinforce each concept. The DVD also includes over 180 pages of additional information, including lengthy Bonus Chapters on Expressions and Effects. Authored in CS3, also included is access to a free web chapter written for CS4. A free CS4 web chapter is included with the book. It helps in mastering animation through the use of keyframes, motion paths, and the Graph Editor. Blending imagery using alpha channels, masks, mattes, modes, and stencils, you can build groups and hierarchies through parenting and nested comps. There is an extended coverage of type animation, paint tools and 3D space. It includes advanced subjects such as keying, motion tracking, expressions, and video issues. There is an extensive coverage of the new CS3 features including the Shape and Puppet tools, Brainstorm, per-character 3D text, color management, and more!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Creating Motion Graphics With After Effects CS3
by Trish & Chris Meyer
If you're serious about using After Effects professionally then I'd recommend that you buy this book. It covers all the main areas of AE from basic animation, lighting, 3D, Expressions and beyond. It does all this clearly and concisely with well structured chapters, and an accompanying DVD of carefully structured tutorials that integrate exceptionally well with the chapter examples.
At nearly 700 pages it's a weighty book - but this is indicative only of it's depth and breadth. It's been well laid out too with lots of illustrations to compliment the text. And speaking of the text; it's clear and detailed, and yet very accessible to any level of user.
In an application that has almost limitless possibilities (and if you know anything about After Effects you'll know how true this is), the authors, Trish and Chris Meyer, well respected experts in the world of motion graphics, have done a great job of providing a structured learning path in this book. And they also give lots of tips, advice and references to further reading along the way.
I'd recommend this book to any professionals working in broadcast who want to learn AE and motion graphics.
(N.B: Though written specifically for CS3, I used this book with AE CS4 and found that 99% of it is applicable to both).
by Trish & Chris Meyer
If you're serious about using After Effects professionally then I'd recommend that you buy this book. It covers all the main areas of AE from basic animation, lighting, 3D, Expressions and beyond. It does all this clearly and concisely with well structured chapters, and an accompanying DVD of carefully structured tutorials that integrate exceptionally well with the chapter examples.
At nearly 700 pages it's a weighty book - but this is indicative only of it's depth and breadth. It's been well laid out too with lots of illustrations to compliment the text. And speaking of the text; it's clear and detailed, and yet very accessible to any level of user.
In an application that has almost limitless possibilities (and if you know anything about After Effects you'll know how true this is), the authors, Trish and Chris Meyer, well respected experts in the world of motion graphics, have done a great job of providing a structured learning path in this book. And they also give lots of tips, advice and references to further reading along the way.
I'd recommend this book to any professionals working in broadcast who want to learn AE and motion graphics.
(N.B: Though written specifically for CS3, I used this book with AE CS4 and found that 99% of it is applicable to both).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent book in every respect.
The writing style of the Meyer's is superb. Goes from covering basic operation to some of the more complex features of AfterEffects seamlessly and far better than anyone else.
Books on AfterEffects require good colour printing and again it is excellent.
Difficult to think of any substantial criticism of this book. The only other s/w book of the 15+ I own that could be put in this same standard of excellence is McFarland's Dreamweaver Missing Manual.
The writing style of the Meyer's is superb. Goes from covering basic operation to some of the more complex features of AfterEffects seamlessly and far better than anyone else.
Books on AfterEffects require good colour printing and again it is excellent.
Difficult to think of any substantial criticism of this book. The only other s/w book of the 15+ I own that could be put in this same standard of excellence is McFarland's Dreamweaver Missing Manual.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've had a couple of versions of this book and really can't praise it highly enough!
Coming back to AE CS4, I just bought a couple of other AE books and it really brought it home how good this book is - not just the undeniably good content but the quality of design, layout and paper/printing etc. These other books were shocking - especially for the price they were charging. This book is one I do and will continue to return to time and again. Out of all the (many) technical books I've read, Creating Motion Graphics is one of those that gives an almost guilty feeling of pleasure and richness!
Every page is packed with great info and every available bit of space filled with extra hints and tips. A great and pleasurable way to learn AE or very useful as reference. Well recommended :)
Coming back to AE CS4, I just bought a couple of other AE books and it really brought it home how good this book is - not just the undeniably good content but the quality of design, layout and paper/printing etc. These other books were shocking - especially for the price they were charging. This book is one I do and will continue to return to time and again. Out of all the (many) technical books I've read, Creating Motion Graphics is one of those that gives an almost guilty feeling of pleasure and richness!
Every page is packed with great info and every available bit of space filled with extra hints and tips. A great and pleasurable way to learn AE or very useful as reference. Well recommended :)
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