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A new book from bhv-Verlag gives After Effects beginners a helping hand: “Adobe After Effects 7.0” explains, using practical examples, the basics of working with the compositing software, explains working with layers and masks and deals with creating animations and effects as well as outputting a finished film. The book costs 11,95 euros.
The following topics are covered:
First steps: Installation, activation and update, user interface, windows, preferences
Footage: Collecting material, import formats, importing elements, interpreting footage, footage window
Composition: Settings, creating a composition from selection, background color, nesting, subcompositions
Layers: Working with layers, layer window, text, color solids, objects, 3D layers, applying effects, changing layer properties, masks
Animation: Creating and editing animations, animating text and masks, interpolation
Creating a film: Preview, rendering video, exporting
Further links:
- Publisher’s website
