Creative Motion Mastery with Adobe After Effects: Learn the ins and outs of motion graphics, post-production, rotoscoping, and VFX - Couverture souple

Vishu Aggarwal

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1804617288 ISBN 13 : 9781804617281

Editeur : Packt Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Discover the top tricks and techniques with After Effects 2022 and later versions and elevate your graphics design skills by creating real-world projects in this part-color guide

Key Features

• Master After Effects through hands-on engagement with small projects, following the best practices
• Leverage the settings and uncover hidden options in After Effects to optimize your workflow
• Acquire skills and techniques that will set you apart from other graphic designers
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

Visual effects and motion graphics are everywhere, shaping the film, TV, games, websites, and application landscape. Navigating a field this complex and ever-expanding demands more than mere familiarity with tools; you need to stand out to get ahead. Creative Motion Mastery with Adobe After Effects is the definitive guide that not only equips you with the essential skills to distinguish yourself, but also takes you through real projects that you can add to your portfolio.

Guided by a hands-on learning approach, you'll master the UI, workflow, and diverse projects such as text animation, shape layers, and rotoscoping. With this newfound knowledge, you’ll take your graphic design and post-production skills to the next level using chroma keying, particle simulations, and 2D and 3D tracking. You’ll progress faster than someone taking a formal course in Adobe After Effects! And it’s not all about creating; you’ll import graphics from Illustrator and Photoshop and apply post-production effects to give them a new life. Finally, you’ll discover how seamlessly you can export and manage your projects, ensuring end-to-end coverage of all you need.

By the end of the book, you’ll have a thorough understanding of Adobe After Effects, equipped with the skills and practice you need to propel your career in graphic design.

What you will learn

• Create and customize text layers, including text animations, using shape layers
• Enhance projects with audio elements and apply audio effects to shape layers
• Develop editable motion graphics templates for Premiere Pro
• Implement color correction and grading techniques to enhance footage in projects
• Use rotoscoping to remove and mask objects seamlessly
• Generate realistic effects such as rain, fire, and smoke using particle simulations
• Master the art of compositing through Chroma Keying
• Get to grips with 2D and 3D tracking for seamless element integration

Who this book is for

This book is for graphic designers, UX and UI designers, e-learning designers, motion graphics artists, video editors, and VFX artists. A fundamental grasp and minimal experience with After Effects will help you follow long the concepts covered in this book. Additionally, familiarity with Illustrator and Photoshop will provide an added advantage.

Table of Contents

1. Getting to Know the User Interface and Workflow
2. Applying Effects and Presets to Create Animated Graphics
3. Deep-Dive into Text Animations
4. Animating Shape Layers
5. Adding Motion to Photoshop and Illustrator Graphics
6. Creating Motion Graphic Templates for Premiere Pro
7. Color Correction and Color Grading
8. Rotoscoping and Mask Tracking Techniques
9. Chroma Keying
10. Working with Particle simulations
11. Working with 2D and 3D Tracking
12. Exporting and Managing Projects

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Vishu Aggarwal is a Passionate, Professional & Multi Vendor Certified Trainer. He's an enthusiastic learner, creative designer, and an individual always eager to explore more in the fields of Graphic & Web Designing, Digital Video-Sound Editing, Instructional Design, Digital Marketing, UX/UI, 3D Animation, Virtual Reality, and Game Design. Being a career focused professional, he supports businesses across industries with extensive media and digital marketing services. His all-around experience and expertise in delivering niche multimedia and graphic design training, video editing, and many such media-related areas enable him to contribute towards accelerated organizational branding and performance with unparalleled creative outcomes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Packt Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1804617288
• ISBN 13: 9781804617281
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 332
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Allemagne