After Effects and Photoshop (eBook)

Jeff Foster has authored and contributed to several Adobehow-to books, including the Photoshop Web Magic series andSpecial Edition: Using Photoshop series. He has appearedregularly as a member of the Instructor Dream Team atPhotoshopWorld and as a featured speaker at Macworld UserConferences and the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) PostProduction Conference. He has served as an instructor and coursecurriculum developer for Westwood College, and he has taught atseveral other colleges and universities around Southern California.He provides consulting, training, and design services for corporateclients, production studios, and TV stationsnationally.Foster has been creating traditional and digital images,photography, illustration, motion graphics, and special effects fordigital video and film for more than two decades. His vastportfolio includes clients such as McDonnell Douglas, Motorola,Spike TV, Fox Television, Universal Studios, and Disney.

Introduction.Part I: Connecting Photoshop, ImageReady, and AfterEffects.Chapter 1. Basic ImageReady Animation, Tweening, and LayerStyles.Chapter 2. Photoshop Layers and After Effects.Chapter 3. 3-D Layers From Photoshop Layers.Part II: Applying Animation Concepts.Chapter 4. Cause and Effect.Chapter 5. Exaggeration Equals Characterization.Part III: Clean-Up, Mattes, and Objects.Chapter 6. Blue-Screen Garbage Mattes.Chapter 7. Rotoscoping Techniques with Photoshop.Chapter 8. Shooting a Clean Blue/Green Screen.Chapter 9. Matte and Keying Plug-Ins.Chapter 10. Static Matte "Painting" in Photoshop.Chapter 11. Motion Matte "Painting" in Photoshop.Chapter 12. Making Movies From Stills.Part IV: Advanced Movie Magic.Chapter 13. Scale and Speed.Chapter 14. Color, Light, and Focus.Chapter 15. Atmosphere, Film, and Noise Effects.Chapter 16. Motion Titling Effects.Chapter 17. Custom Scene Transitions.Appendix: Adobe Photoshop and After Effects Resources.Index.