Adobe After Effects 5.0: Classroom in a Book

The Adobe Creative Team is made up of members of Adobe's User Education Group. They take their expertise in training users to work with Adobe products, combine it with the creative talents of the Adobe After Effects team, and add the valuable content of the CD-ROM to make a unique learning package from Adobe Systems.

Adobe After Effects is the ultimate tool for creating sophisticated motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, multimedia, and the Web. Adobe After Effects 5.0 Classroom in a Book introduces video, Web, and film producers to the comprehensive set of tools available in After Effects. Using the image files included on the CD, readers gain a thorough tour of After Effects by following each project-based chapter.

This book starts with a quick tour of the basic concepts and features of Adobe After Effects. Readers then delve into the basics of the software-how to work with compositions, the time graph, layers, and project and composition windows. From there, each chapter contains a specific project that illustrates key features of After Effects. When finished with this book, readers will know how to create motion graphic effects that include basic animation, sophisticated motion graphics, visual effects used in professional filmmaking, and much more. Those new to After Effects can follow the book from start to finish for a full tour of the software, while those familiar with After Effects can choose from lessons that correspond to their interests and needs.