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Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC

You're reading from Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC Develop your skills as a visual effects and motion graphics artist

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789345155

Length 318 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Adobe After Effects CC

Concepts

Motion Graphics

Author (1):

David Dodds

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Table of Contents (6) Chapters

Preface

I. Section 1: Text, Layers, Characters, Animation FREE CHAPTER

II. Section 2: Video, Visual Effects, Compositing

III. Section 3: Working with 2.5D, 3D

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Index

Part I. Section 1: Text, Layers, Characters, Animation

In this section, you will learn where the main tools and menus are. The focus is on shape and text layers, animating position, scale, rotation, opacity, and masks.

The following chapters are included in this section:

Chapter 1, Getting Started with After Effects
Chapter 2, Creating a Lower Third for a Television Show
Chapter 3, Using Shape Layers to Create an Animated Lyric Video
Chapter 4, Creating an Infographic with Character Animation
Chapter 5, Producing a Film Title Project Using Text Animator

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Authors (1)

David Dodds

David Dodds

David Dodds is an artist with a lifelong love of learning and teaching, which led him to a teaching career at UCLA. He stays on the forefront of the motion graphics industry by working with companies and creating motion graphics for the entertainment industry. David teaches, mentors students, and lectures at various events in connection with the exciting motion graphics industry. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

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