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Adobe 25510629 - After Effects CS3 Professional User Manual (130 pages)
User Guide
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1: Getting Started
9
Installation
9
Installing the Software
9
Choosing PAL or NTSC Video Format
9
Readme
10
Resources
10
Adobe Help Resources
10
In-Product and Livedocs Help
10
PDF Documentation
10
Printed Documentation
11
Adobe Video Workshop
11
Community of Presenters
11
Tutorials and Source Files
11
Using Adobe Video Workshop
12
Extras
12
Adobe Design Center
12
Adobe Developer Center
12
Customer Support
13
Downloads
13
Adobe Labs
13
User Communities
14
Essential Features
14
Chapter 2: Quick-Start Session
17
Step-By-Step Workflow
17
Tutorial
18
Chapter 3: Product Overview
21
Overview
21
Layers, Inputs, and Virtual Sets
22
Active Layer
24
Virtual Sets
24
User Interface
27
Input Area and Input Preview Monitor
28
Layer Thumbnails
29
Controls under the Input Preview Monitor
30
Tool Buttons
30
Output Preview Monitor and Previewing the Output
31
Magnifying and Repositioning the View in the Monitors
33
Sliders
34
Grid Controls
34
Timecode Fields
34
Tabs
35
Keyer Tab
35
Colors Tab
38
Scene Tab
40
Pan & Zoom Tab
41
Input Tab
42
Shadows Tab
44
Output Tab
45
Libraries
47
Application Menus
48
File Menu
48
View Menu
49
Play Menu
50
Tools Menu
50
Help Menu
51
Right-Click Context Menus
51
Background and Input Clip Thumbnails
51
Text and Number Boxes
51
And Browse Library Tabs
52
Grid Controls on the Scene, Input, and Pan & Zoom Tabs
52
Items on the Virtual Sets, Backgrounds, Output Clips, Sessions
52
Output Preview Monitor
52
Overlay Thumbnail
52
Blank Spot on One of the Library Tabs
53
Chapter 4: How to
55
Creating and Managing Ultra Sessions
55
Creating a Session
55
Changing the Default Virtual Set
55
Opening a Session
55
Saving a Session
56
Changing the Default Session's Path
56
Saving a Copy of a Session
56
Working with a Session on a Different Computer
56
Creating and Assigning Sources and Virtual Sets
57
Shooting Video for Ultra
57
Live Preview
57
Controlling the Lighting
58
Setting up the Camera
58
Framing the Subject
59
Optimizing the Color Screen Backdrop
60
Choosing the Subject's Wardrobe
61
Reducing Spill
61
Choosing the Background or Virtual Set
62
Directing on a Virtual Set
62
Improving the Quality of the Source Footage and Facilitating Record
62
Ing
62
Assigning Content to Layers
63
Assigning Source Content to a Layer
63
Matching Input Clips and Virtual Sets
65
Matching the Aspect Ratio of a Basic Set's Background with a Ses
65
Sion
65
Adding Overlay Layers
66
Using a Still Image as the Input Clip
66
Supported Input Formats
67
Creating Elements for a Set or Individual Layers
68
Backgrounds
69
Overlays
70
Finished, Composited Scene
71
Advanced Compositing Tasks
72
Customizing a Virtual Set
73
Editing Virtual Set Images
74
Moving Virtual Sets to an Alternate Location
75
Copying a Single Virtual Set
75
Setting the Key
76
Keying Methods
76
Improving a Background in the Input Clip
77
Set Key
78
Setting Key Points (Apply Points Method)
79
Single Key Point Method (One Color Pickup)
79
Multiple Key Points Method (Color Spread)
80
Keeping the Shadow in an Input Clip
82
Cropping and Spot Masking the Source Clip
83
Cropping the Edge of a Frame
84
Painting a Mask
84
Fine-Tuning the Keyer Settings
84
Basic Keying Workflows
85
Viewing the Key
85
Saving and Applying Keyer Settings
88
Positioning Layers and Performing Virtual Camera Moves
88
Differences between Sets of Position Controls
89
Adjusting the Framing
90
Setting the Size, Position, and Orientation of a Layer Plane
91
Changing the Position and Scale of a Layer Plane
92
Changing the Orientation of a Layer Plane
93
Positioning Insets in Custom Virtual Sets
94
Trols
95
Moving and Flipping the Input Vertically and Horizontally
97
Rotating the Input
97
Changing the Scale of the Input
98
Returning All Grid Settings to the Defaults
99
Panning and Zooming
99
Grid Control
99
Adding and Setting a Pan and Zoom Point
101
Changing a Pan and Zoom Point
102
Panning and Zoom with Different Aspect Ratios
103
Programming a Continuous Virtual Move with Multiple Points
103
Programming Multiple Moves with Pauses
103
Viewing a Session Without Virtual Camera Moves
103
Achieving the Correct Timing for Video Clips
104
Trimming the in and out Points in a Video Clip
104
Looping the Clip
105
Specifying When a Video Clip Begins Playing in the Session
105
Setting a Pause Point for a Virtualtrak Effect
107
Adjusting the Volume of a Video Clip
107
Fine-Tuning the Appearance of the Video
107
Correcting Colors
108
Making Color Corrections
109
Saving and Applying Color Settings
110
Adding Shadows and Reflections
111
Enabling a Shadow or Reflection and Making It the Active One
111
Changing the Position of a Floor Shadow
112
Changing the Appearance of a Shadow or Reflection
116
Changing the Position of a Wall Shadow
116
Saving and Applying Settings for a Shadow or Reflection
118
Defocusing a Source
119
Saving the Finished Video
119
Outputting Still Images (Frame Sequence)
122
Outputting Clips or Stills with an Alpha Channel
122
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting and Getting Help
123
Updating Software
123
Updating Ultra
123
Updating Device Drivers
123
Updating the Windows® Operating System
124
Technical Support
124
Technical Support Web Pages
124
Run the Directx Diagnostic Tool
124
Statuslog.txt File
125
Symptoms and Solutions
125
Index
127
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