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Plug-in to After Effects [electronic book] : third party plug-in mastery / Michele Yamazaki.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Waltham, MA : Focal Press, c2011.Description: xvii, 500 p. : illISBN:
  • 0240815653 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780240815657 (electronic bk.)
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Contents:
What is a Plug-in? -- Big Bundles -- Blur and Sharpen -- Color Corrections -- Distortions -- Effects -- Generators -- Keying and Matte -- Noise and Grain -- Simulation -- Templates -- Time -- Tracking -- Transitions -- Utilities -- Workflow.
Summary: Take your After Effects projects to the next level by mastering its third-party plug-ins. Whether it's keying and compositing, adding particles of swirling smoke to a composition, or importing XML files from Final Cut Pro, third-party plug-ins can greatly enhance your After Effects capabilities. From sexy effects and graphics enhancements to workflow automation and file conversion, it's all covered in this lavishly illustrated, full-color book. Coverage of hundreds of essential third-party plug-ins is provided, showing you when, why, and how to use each plug-in. Plug-ins for color, style, effects, distortions, warps, transitions, lens flares, text and graphical elements, and more are all covered in depth. Examples of how certain plug-ins have been used in popular TV shows and movies, giving you inspiration for using plug-ins in your own work. The companion website, PlugInz.com, has updates plug-in updates, links to sample movies on Vimeo, and more. Overviews of different plug-in packages, interviews with plug-in developers, examples of user experiences, and plug-in FAQs.
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Take your After Effects projects to the next level by mastering its third-party plug-ins. Whether it's keying and compositing, adding particles of swirling smoke to a composition, or importing XML files from Final Cut Pro, third-party plug-ins can greatly enhance your After Effects capabilities. From sexy effects and graphics enhancements to workflow automation and file conversion, it's all covered in this lavishly illustrated, full-color book.

Coverage of hundreds of essential third-party plug-ins is provided, showing you when, why, and how to use each plug-in. Plug-ins for color, style, effects, distortions, warps, transitions, lens flares, text and graphical elements, and more are all covered in depth.

What is a Plug-in? -- Big Bundles -- Blur and Sharpen -- Color Corrections -- Distortions -- Effects -- Generators -- Keying and Matte -- Noise and Grain -- Simulation -- Templates -- Time -- Tracking -- Transitions -- Utilities -- Workflow.

Take your After Effects projects to the next level by mastering its third-party plug-ins. Whether it's keying and compositing, adding particles of swirling smoke to a composition, or importing XML files from Final Cut Pro, third-party plug-ins can greatly enhance your After Effects capabilities. From sexy effects and graphics enhancements to workflow automation and file conversion, it's all covered in this lavishly illustrated, full-color book. Coverage of hundreds of essential third-party plug-ins is provided, showing you when, why, and how to use each plug-in. Plug-ins for color, style, effects, distortions, warps, transitions, lens flares, text and graphical elements, and more are all covered in depth. Examples of how certain plug-ins have been used in popular TV shows and movies, giving you inspiration for using plug-ins in your own work. The companion website, PlugInz.com, has updates plug-in updates, links to sample movies on Vimeo, and more. Overviews of different plug-in packages, interviews with plug-in developers, examples of user experiences, and plug-in FAQs.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on June 30, 2011). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Michele Yamazaki is the VP of Marketing & Web Development Czarina for Toolfarm.com, the video plug-ins people. At Toolfarm, she juggles many roles, including developing content and training and answering support questions. She has demoed plug-ins for Adobe, Apple, Boris FX, Red Giant, Digieffects, etc. at multiple trade shows, conferences and user groups.She co-authored the book Greenscreen Made Easy with Jeremy Hanke and is currently working on a book about After Effects for Focal Press/Elsevier.She previously worked at Postworks and taught After Effects at Kendall College of Art and Design for 4 years.She is president of MCA-I Mid Michigan, a WMFVA board member and formerly co-chaired the West Michigan Animation & Effects User Group.

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