Creative Motion Mastery with Adobe after Effects : Learn the Ins and Outs of Motion Graphics, Post-Production, Rotoscoping, and VFX / Vishu Aggarwal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aggarwal, Vishu, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Development.

Video games.

Video games--Programming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Discover the top tricks and techniques to make the most of Adobe After Effects and elevate your graphics design skills by creating real-world projects with this comprehensive illustrated guide Key Features Master After Effects through hands-on engagement with small projects, following the best practices Leverage the settings and uncover hidden options in After Effects to optimize your workflow Acquire skills and techniques that will set you apart from other graphic designers Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Visual effects and motion graphics are everywhere, shaping the film, TV, games, websites, and application landscape. Navigating a field this complex and ever-expanding demands more than mere familiarity with tools; you need to stand out to get ahead. Creative Motion Mastery with Adobe After Effects is the definitive guide that not only equips you with the essential skills to distinguish yourself, but also takes you through real projects that you can add to your portfolio. Guided by a hands-on learning approach, you'll master the UI, workflow, and diverse projects such as text animation, shape layers, and rotoscoping. With this newfound knowledge, you'll take your graphic design and post-production skills to the next level using chroma keying, particle simulations, and 2D and 3D tracking. You'll progress faster than someone taking a formal course in Adobe After Effects! And it's not all about creating; you'll import graphics from Illustrator and Photoshop and apply post-production effects to give them a new life. Finally, you'll discover how seamlessly you can export and manage your projects, ensuring end-to-end coverage of all you need. By the end of the book, you'll have a thorough understanding of Adobe After Effects, equipped with the skills and practice you need to propel your career in graphic design. What you will learn Create and customize text layers, including text animations, using shape layers Enhance projects with audio elements and apply audio effects to shape layers Develop editable motion graphics templates for Premiere Pro Implement color correction and grading techniques to enhance footage in projects Use rotoscoping to remove and mask objects seamlessly Generate realistic effects such as rain, fire, and smoke using particle simulations Master the art of compositing through Chroma Keying Get to grips with 2D and 3D tracking for seamless element integration Who this book is for This book is for graphic designers, UX and UI designers, e-learning designers, motion graphics artists, video editors, and VFX artists. A fundamental grasp and minimal experience with After Effects will help you follow long the concepts covered in this book. Additionally, familiarity with Illustrator and Photoshop will provide an added advantage.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and credits

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Working with Motion Graphics

Chapter 1: Getting to Know the User Interface and Workflow

Technical requirements

Customizing the user interface

Saving an After Effects project

Importing media files

Creating compositions and keyframes

Working with the Timeline panel and layer properties

Trimming composition duration

Working with text and animations

Rendering the composition

Optimizing After Effects' performance

Summary

Chapter 2: Applying Effects and Presets to Create Animated Graphics

Importing footage

Previewing presets

Applying presets

Precomposing

Modifying the preset

Chapter 3: Deep-Dive into Text Animations

Opening the project and creating the text layer

Styling text using the Character and Paragraph panels

Working with text animation

Saving animation as a preset

Using multiple text animators

Offset animation

Working with the Wiggly Selector

Animating text on a path

Adding motion blur

Chapter 4: Animating Shape Layers

Creating shape layers

Exploring shape tools

Creating a funnel shape

Working with Bezier paths

Creating the bottom section of the funnel

Creating text layers

Animating shape and text layers

Creating an info chart

Creating a bar graph line

Using Null for vertex points of Shape layers

Animating the info chart

Merging the compositions

Creating a transition between compositions

Chapter 5: Adding Motion to Photoshop and Illustrator Graphics

Creating a master composition

Importing Illustrator and Photoshop files

Importing Illustrator files.

Importing Adobe Photoshop files

Setting up the workout composition for animation

Fixing anchor points

How to convert Illustrator layers into shape layers

Parenting and linking layers

Animating the workout composition

Animating the hand layers

Animating the head and eye layers

Animating the text layer

Animating the Body layer

Using the Graph Editor to refine the animation

Working with expressions

Animating the Instagram Post 2 composition

Animating graphic layers

Animating shape layers

Using track matte to reveal the image

Converting a Photoshop text layer to an After Effects text layer for animation

Combining compositions in a master composition

Chapter 6: Creating Motion Graphic Templates for Premiere Pro

Setting up the project

Building the Media Opener composition

Creating a background

Creating the Media Template placeholder layer

Adding text placeholders

Adding a line graphic

Animating the Line shape

Adding common control

Working with Essential Graphics

Exporting the template

Previewing the template in Premiere Pro

Part 2: Post-Production and Visual Effects

Chapter 7: Color Correction and Color Grading

Opening up the project

Removing a color cast

Viewing Lumetri Scopes

Changing the tone of the footage

Basic corrections

Curve adjustment

Color wheels

Vignette

Secondary color adjustments

Color lookup tables

Chapter 8: Rotoscoping and Mask Tracking Techniques

What is rotoscoping?

Using Roto Brush for rotoscoping

Roto Brush settings

Freezing the Roto Brush tool

Adding background effects

Adding text

Working with mask tracking and Content-Aware

Creating the mask.

Mask tracking

Working with Content-Aware

Chapter 9: Chroma Keying

Using the Keylight (1.2) effect for chroma keying

Why do we use a green or blue color for chroma keying?

Fine-tuning the screen matte

Foreground color correction

Changing the background

Improving the composite by using CC Light Rays

Adding the 4-Color Gradient effect

Chapter 10: Working with Particle Simulations

Using the Foam effect to create a snow effect

Creating rain and drizzle simulations

Adding the rain simulation

Adding the Drizzle simulation

Creating fire and smoke simulations

Adding a smoke simulation

Adding a fire simulation

Part 3: 2D and 3D Tracking, and Rendering

Chapter 11: Working with 2D and 3D Tracking

Using single-point tracking

Working with four-point tracking

Time Stretch

Perspective tracking

Using 3D camera tracking

Adding graphics

Chapter 12: Exporting and Managing Projects

What is a format and a codec?

Opening up a project

Exporting using the Render Queue

Exporting using Adobe Media Encoder

Archiving a project

Index

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Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781804610886

1804610887

OCLC:

1420908406