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Adobe 65008009 - After Effects CS4 Using Manual (778 pages)
User Guide
Brand:
Adobe
| Category:
Software
| Size: 42.51 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1: Getting Started
7
Installation, Activation, and Registration
7
Adobe Product Improvement Program
8
Resources
8
New Features in after Effects CS4
15
Chapter 2: User Interface
16
Workspaces, Panels, and Viewers
16
General User Interface Items
22
Preferences
26
Display Preferences
27
Import Preferences
27
User Interface Changes from after Effects CS3 to after Effects CS4
28
Dialog Boxes
32
Chapter 3: Workflows, Planning, and Setup
36
Workflows
36
Planning and Setup
39
Project Settings
40
Working with after Effects and Other Applications
43
Working with Adobe Premiere Pro and after Effects
48
Dynamic Link and after Effects
50
Chapter 4: Projects and Compositions
55
Projects
55
Composition Basics
60
Precomposing, Nesting, and Pre-Rendering
66
Chapter 5: Importing and Managing Footage Items
73
Importing and Interpreting Footage Items
73
Supported Import Formats
74
Frame Rate
81
Working with Footage Items
86
Importing from after Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro
92
Importing and Interpreting Video and Audio
96
Preparing and Importing 3D Image Files
104
Preparing and Importing Still Images
108
Introduction to Camera Raw and Importing Camera Raw Files
115
Navigating, Opening, and Saving Images with Camera Raw
122
Making Color and Tonal Adjustments in Camera Raw
124
Retouching and Transforming Images with Camera Raw
132
Making Local Adjustments with Camera Raw
134
Correcting Lens Distortion and Noise in Camera Raw
138
Camera Raw Settings
140
Chapter 6: Layers and Properties
144
Creating Layers
144
Selecting and Arranging Layers
149
Managing Layers
159
Layer Properties
165
Blending Modes and Layer Styles
177
Layer Styles
183
3D Layers
185
Cameras, Lights, and Points of Interest
192
Chapter 7: Views and Previews
201
Previewing
201
Work Area
207
Modifying and Using Views
210
Chapter 8: Animation and Keyframes
216
Animation Basics
216
Setting, Selecting, and Deleting Keyframes
220
Editing, Moving, and Copying Keyframes
224
Assorted Animation Tools
229
Keyframe Interpolation
237
Speed
243
Time-Stretching and Time-Remapping
251
Animating with Puppet Tools
260
Tracking and Stabilizing Motion
267
Chapter 9: Color
280
Color Basics
280
Color Correction and Adjustment
285
Color Management
290
Calibrate and Profile Your Monitor
293
Chapter 10: Drawing, Painting, and Paths
302
Paint Tools: Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser
302
Overview of Shape Layers, Paths, and Vector Graphics
312
About Paths
313
Creating Shapes and Masks
318
Managing and Animating Shape Paths and Masks
328
Shape Attributes, Paint Operations, and Path Operations for Shape Layers
339
Chapter 11: Text
347
Creating and Editing Text Layers
347
Formatting Characters and the Character Panel
353
Formatting Paragraphs and the Paragraph Panel
358
Animating Text
360
Examples and Resources for Text Animation
370
Chapter 12: Transparency, Opacity, and Compositing
379
Compositing Overview and Resources
379
Alpha Channels, Masks, and Mattes
380
About Masks
381
Keying
389
Chapter 13: Effects and Animation Presets
393
Effects and Animation Presets Overview
393
Effect Galleries
421
3D Channel Effects
436
Audio Effects
442
Blur & Sharpen Effects
446
Channel Effects
453
Color Correction Effects
459
Distort Effects
476
Generate Effects
492
Keying Effects
511
Matte Effects
522
Noise & Grain Effects
524
Paint Effects
545
Perspective Effects
555
Simulation Effects
559
Stylize Effects
589
Text Effects
600
Time Effects
602
Transition Effects
608
Utility Effects
615
Obsolete Effects
619
Advanced Controls
623
Chapter 14: Markers and Metadata
625
Markers
625
XMP Metadata
631
Chapter 15: Memory, Storage, and Performance
638
Memory and Storage
638
Performance
643
Chapter 16: Plug-Ins, Scripts, and Automation
647
Plug-Ins
647
Scripts
649
Automation
651
Chapter 17: Expressions
652
Expression Basics
652
Expression Language Reference
666
Expression Examples
689
Chapter 18: Rendering and Exporting
694
Basics of Rendering and Exporting
694
Render Settings
703
Rendering and Exporting for Flash Professional and Flash Player
711
Rendering and Exporting Still Images and Still-Image Sequences
719
Exporting Project Information to Other Adobe Applications
721
Encoding and Compression Options for Movies
721
Automated Rendering and Network Rendering
731
Converting Movies
738
Chapter 19: Keyboard Shortcuts
744
General (Keyboard Shortcuts)
744
Projects (Keyboard Shortcuts)
745
Preferences (Keyboard Shortcuts)
745
Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows (Keyboard Shortcuts)
745
Activating Tools (Keyboard Shortcuts)
747
Compositions and the Work Area (Keyboard Shortcuts)
748
Time Navigation (Keyboard Shortcuts)
748
Previews (Keyboard Shortcuts)
749
Views (Keyboard Shortcuts)
750
Footage (Keyboard Shortcuts)
751
Effects and Animation Presets (Keyboard Shortcuts)
752
Layers (Keyboard Shortcuts)
752
Showing Properties and Groups in the Timeline Panel (Keyboard Shortcuts)
754
Showing Properties in the Effect Controls Panel (Keyboard Shortcuts)
755
Modifying Layer Properties (Keyboard Shortcuts)
755
Layers (Keyboard Shortcuts)
756
Keyframes and the Graph Editor (Keyboard Shortcuts)
757
Text (Keyboard Shortcuts)
758
Masks (Keyboard Shortcuts)
760
Paint Tools (Keyboard Shortcuts)
760
Shape Layers (Keyboard Shortcuts)
761
Markers (Keyboard Shortcuts)
762
Motion Tracking (Keyboard Shortcuts)
762
Saving, Exporting, and Rendering (Keyboard Shortcuts)
763
Index
764
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Adobe 65008009 - After Effects CS4 Technical Paper (32 pages)
Workflow Guide
Brand:
Adobe
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2.02 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1
High-Definition Video Workflow
3
Digital Cinema Workflow
7
Animation/Flash Export Workflow
14
Appendix A: Color Spaces and Color Management
19
19 Appendix A: Color Spaces and Color Manage-
23
Appendix B: Adobe-Supplied ICC Profiles
23
Appendix C: Glossary
29
Appendix D: Additional Resources
32
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