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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

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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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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