Adobe After Effects 6 Hands-On Training (Paperback)

by Lynda Weinman (Author)

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Product Description
Learn basic techniques for creating motion graphics and special effects for film, video and the Web. The accompanying CD-ROM features exercises and QuickTime tutorials.

About the Author

Lynda Weinman is an author, instructor, and designer specializing in graphics and design for screen-based media. She has taught digital arts at numerous seminars and colleges, including Art Center College of Design, American Film Institute, San Francisco State University, and UCLA. Lynda is a featured columnist on digital graphics and animation, and writes for numerous national and international magazines. Her Web design books have been translated into several languages, and are published in second and third editions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (December 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321228545
• ISBN-13: 978-0321228543
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #743,360 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great intro, May 23, 2004

By	Philo Calhoun (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read most of the books on After Effects. This one stands out for clarity of instruction. Unlike many of the others, this is both broad in its coverage and it avoids the "just do this" that a lot of introductory books have. It explains the reasoning for picking certain keyframes and has an especially good coverage of 3D space in After effects. It is an introductory book, however, so you will find little on rotoscoping, only introductory information on expressions, and no coverage of keying, image stabilization, or advanced masking.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mac user only, March 21, 2005

By	Graphics Art Student (N.J.) - See all my reviews

While the author states that she is writting a cross platform book,
she ofter fails to explain the correct way of doing things on the Windows platform. The Windows user is left to figure it out on their own. The Windows user may find another title more suitable.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars solid introduction, October 15, 2005

By	schnoggi - See all my reviews

traditionally the Meyers books are considered the standard, but they're kind of dense, a lot to absorb, and they move through material a bit fast. If you're committed and hungry, then maybe they're what you want, but if you want a gentler beginning to build your confidence, I think you're better off starting with this book, and then taking on the Meyers books once you have a solid overall grounding. The difference in layout alone is plenty reason: this book has a lot more white space and breathing room, while the Meyers books are just crammed margin to margin, and feel smaller, even though they are the same size. Properly delivered, AE gives itself up wonderfully, but there's so much to it, you run the risk of overwhelm if it piles on too fast.