After Effects Apprentice, 2/e (Paperback)

New to the 2nd edition: * All instructions, screen shots, Guided Tour video training movies, and project files updated for After Effects CS4. CS3 and CS4 features have been integrated throughout, including the pervasive use of Shape layers, Layer Styles, and Brainstorm * More integration with other Adobe applications, including using After Effects with Illustrator, Photoshop (including new Vanishing Point and 3d Layer exercises) and Flash CS4 * Redesigned first and last lessons, including an all-new final project that walks through the creation of a widescreen broadcast TV promo * Free bonus chapters on the DVD from other books on Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Flash, and broadcast design * Coupon for 15% off stock footage from Artbeats on DVD

New CS5 Tip Sheet: Chris and Trish Meyer have authored a PDF that covers all changes a reader (including professors) might experience when using this book (authored for CS4) with After Effects CS5. The PDF is available here: http://www.crishdesign.com/books/After-Effects-Apprentice/index.html

If you're new to After Effects and want to get up to speed quickly, After Effects Apprentice was created just for you. With 11 core lessons plus a hip final project that pulls it all together, you'll learn how to tap this program's vast potential -whether you want to create motion graphics for network television, corporate communications, or your own work. Fully updated to cover After Effects CS4, this book presents a professional perspective on the most important features a motion graphics artist needs to learn in order to use this program effectively. You'll learn to creatively combine layers, animate eye-catching titles, manipulate 3D space, key and stabilize a shot to place it in a new environment, and use effects to generate excitement or enhance the realism of a scene. DVD contains: All exercise source material and projects, guided video tours, and movies of the finished projects.

Topics include how to:
. Animate, edit, layer, and composite video and still images.
. Manipulate keyframes and the way they interpolate to create more refined animations.
. Use masks, mattes, stencils and blending modes to add sophistication to your imagery.
. Create and animate shape layers and text.
. Place your layers in 3D space.
. Use tracking and keying to create special effects, such as replacing screen displays.

DVD contains: All exercise source material and projects, an hour and a
half of video guided tours, plus bonus chapters from other books.

第二版的新增內容：
- 所有指示、螢幕截圖、Guided Tour 影片教學和專案檔案都已更新至 After Effects CS4。整合了 CS3 和 CS4 的功能，包括廣泛使用的 Shape layers、Layer Styles 和 Brainstorm。
- 與其他 Adobe 應用程式更多的整合，包括使用 After Effects 與 Illustrator、Photoshop（包括新的 Vanishing Point 和 3D Layer 練習）以及 Flash CS4。
- 重新設計的首尾課程，包括全新的最終專案，詳細介紹了如何製作寬螢幕廣播電視宣傳片。
- DVD 中附有其他關於 Photoshop、Cinema 4D、Flash 和廣播設計的書籍的免費額外章節。
- 附有 Artbeats DVD 上 15% 折扣優惠券。

新的 CS5 提示表：
Chris 和 Trish Meyer 編寫了一份 PDF，涵蓋了讀者（包括教授）在使用這本書（針對 CS4）與 After Effects CS5 時可能遇到的所有變化。PDF 可在此處下載：http://www.crishdesign.com/books/After-Effects-Apprentice/index.html

如果你是初次接觸 After Effects，並且想要快速上手，那麼《After Effects Apprentice》專為你而創。這本書包含 11 個核心課程和一個時尚的最終專案，讓你學會如何充分利用這個程式的巨大潛力，不論你是想要為網絡電視、企業傳播還是自己的作品創作動態圖形。全面更新以涵蓋 After Effects CS4，本書提供了對於動態圖形藝術家來說最重要的功能的專業觀點，讓你學會如何有效地使用這個程式。你將學會如何創造性地結合圖層、製作引人注目的標題動畫、操縱 3D 空間、鍵定和穩定鏡頭以將其放置在新的環境中，以及使用效果來產生興奮或增強場景的真實感。DVD 包含：所有練習素材和專案、導覽影片和完成專案的影片。

主題包括如何：
- 動畫、編輯、層疊和合成視頻和靜態圖像。
- 操縱關鍵幀和它們的插值方式，創建更精細的動畫。
- 使用遮罩、蒙版、模板和混合模式為圖像增添複雜性。
- 創建和動畫化形狀圖層和文字。
- 在 3D 空間中放置圖層。
- 使用跟蹤和鍵控創建特殊效果，例如替換螢幕顯示。

DVD 包含：所有練習素材和專案、一個半小時的導覽影片，以及其他書籍的額外章節。