Autodesk smoke essentials / Alexis Hurkman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurkman, Alexis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital cinematography--Computer programs.

Digital cinematography.

Digital video--Computer programs.

Digital video.

Image processing--Digital techniques--Software.

Image processing.

Autodesk Smoke.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : John Wiley and Sons, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Autodesk Smoke for Mac combines familiar tools for non-linear video editing with powerful features for digital compositing and visual effects creation, all within one seamless application. Busy post-production professionals can streamline effects-intensive projects by editing, compositing, and finishing within a single environment. Learn to harness these myriad capabilities with Autodesk Smoke Essentials. This practical book walks you through the fundamentals of the Smoke toolset with basic lessons, step-by-step instruction, and professional video footage covering each area of Autode

Contents:

Autodesk® Smoke®: Essentials; Copyright; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Who Should Read This Book; What You Will Learn; What You Need; What Is Covered in This Book; Companion Files; The Essentials Series; Chapter 1: Before You Begin; Before You Open Smoke; Opening Autodesk Smoke; The Startup Screen; Choosing Your Storage Volume; Creating and Managing Projects; Creating and Managing Users; Opening a New Project; Important Preferences; Audio Playback; Broadcast Monitor; Input Devices; User Interface; The Essentials and Beyond

Chapter 2: The Smoke Interface The Four Tabs; Importing Projects Using Conform; Understanding the MediaHub and Media Library; Working in the Timeline Panel; Using the Timeline; Resizing the Media Library; A Quick Look at Timeline Effects; About the FX Ribbon; Accessing Custom Editors; Getting a Glimpse of ConnectFX; Using the Tools Panel; The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 3: Importing Your Project's Media; Importing Media into a New Project; Importing Media with the MediaHub; Organizing Media within the Media Library; Organizing Clips Using Folders; Using Folders with Thumbnails

Closing Libraries and Locking Clips The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 4: Editing a Rough Assembly; Creating a Sequence; Editing with Thumbnails; Setting Thumbnail In and Out Points; Creating Subclips; Drag-and-Drop Editing; Dragging and Dropping an Insert Edit; Basic Trimming in the Timeline; The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 5: Editing Dialog and Advanced Trimming; Editing Dialog with the Source/Record Viewers; Using Source-Sequence Viewers; Trimming for Continuity; Trimming to Create Split Edits; Adding Cutaways with Three-Point Editing; The Essentials and Beyond

Chapter 6: Adding Transitions and Timewarp Effects Importing the Opening Scene; Adding and Editing Dissolves; Creating and Customizing Wipes; Retiming a Shot Using Timewarp; Rendering Slow-Motion Effects; The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 7: Using Axis Effects; Creating a Picture-in-Picture Effect Using Axis; Editing Superimposed Clips with the Source-Destination Controls; Using the Axis Effect; Stabilization and Motion Tracking; Editing and Keying a Superimposed Greenscreen Clip; Pulling a Greenscreen Key; The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 8: Introduction to ConnectFX

Applying ConnectFX to a Clip Understanding the CFX Editor; The Viewport; FX Node Bins; The I/O Node Tab; Node Parameter Editor; Looping and Extending Clips Using the MUX Node; Dealing with Log-Encoded Media in CFX; Assembling a Process Tree; Match-Moving with the 2D Transform Node; Rotoscoping with the GMask Node; Changing the Blend Mode and Adding Blur; Playing the Effect; The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 9: Using the ConnectFX Action Node; Moving Timeline Effects into CFX; Introducing the Action Node; The Action Node Structure; The Action Environment; The Media List; The Object Editor

Priority List

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-84259-6

1-118-87693-8

1-306-63799-6

1-118-87685-7

1-118-75035-7

OCLC:

861081053