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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789345155
Length 318 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Chapter 7. Developing a VFX Project Using the 3D Camera Tracker

In this chapter, we will learn how to use the powerful compositing tools that After Effects is known for. Compositing is the process of bringing all of your VFX elements together in a convincing way. Compositing is a skill that is used in virtually every visual effects shot in the movie industry. This will be increasingly important as you continue working with motion graphics. In this chapter, we will focus on taking a scenic shot and replacing elements in the shot with photos. We will cover the following topics:

  • Creating a polished shot-replacement video
  • Using the 3D camera tracker
  • Using the Quick Selection tool
  • Using color-correction effects
  • Compositing photos into tracked footage

Creating a VFX shot

In this section, we will focus on getting up to speed creating visual effects for your shots. This will help you take another step toward developing Hollywood feature-film quality in your work. The 3D camera tracker in After...

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Hands-On Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects CC
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Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781789345155
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