Adobe After Effects CS6 Digital Classroom

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Edit and apply effects for stellar visual and special effects

This important resource is like having a personal instructor guiding you through each lesson, while you work at your own pace. It includes 10 self-paced lessons that let you discover essential skills and explore the new features and capabilities of Adobe After Effects. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions. Video tutorials and lesson files on a companion DVD were developed by the same team of professional instructors and After Effects experts who have created many of the official training titles for Adobe Systems.

Combines a full-color, step-by-step instructional book along with lesson files and video training from expert instructors
Written for After Effects CS6, a leading motion graphics and visual effects program that allows users to create and deliver compelling motion graphics and visual effects
Demonstrates how to quickly get up to speed using After Effects to create and animate text, images, and video for the web, TV, and digital displays

After Effects CS6 Digital Classroom takes you from the basics through intermediate-level topics, teaching you this complex software in a clear, approachable manner.

Table of Contents
Lesson 1. Understanding Motion Graphics
Lesson 2. Understanding the After Effects Interface
Lesson 3. Media Management—Working with Images, Audio, and Video
Lesson 4. Creating Animation in After Effects
Lesson 5. Working with Masks, Track Mattes,and Keys
Lesson 6. Working with Text
Lesson 7. Working with Audio
Lesson 8. Working with 3D in After Effects
Lesson 9. Advanced Animation
Lesson 10. Tracking and Stabilizing Footage
Lesson 11. Working with Expressions and Scripts
Lesson 12. Outputting After Effects Projects

Appendix A. Adobe After Effects keyboard shortcuts
Appendix B. After Effects secondary panels
Appendix C. Importable media formats
Appendix D. Understanding bit rate
Appendix E. Understanding video displays