Jeff Foster 
After Effects and Photoshop [PDF ebook] 
Animation and Production Effects for DV and Film

‘Jeff Foster has created the one indispensable and definitiveproduction guide to two of the world’s greatest symbiotic tools:After Effect and Photoshop.’–Jack H. Davis, coauthor, the Photoshop Wow! books and How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography Nothing beats the tight synergy of After Effects and Photoshopfor creating professional-level effects, and nothing beats thisbook for showing you how Hollywood professionals really use theseprograms.In this second edition to his bestselling book, TV and moviegraphics veteran Jeff Foster provides all-new information on After Effects 7 and Photoshop CS2–plus expanded coverage ofblue/green screening and titling, beautiful new images, andinnovative real-world solutions for today’s professionals. Betterthan ever, this must-have reference is still the only guide thatshows how to use these two superpower programs together to achieveprofessional results.The DVD includes production materials, third-party plug-ins andfilters, and stock video. You’ll also find project files andfootage to go with every one of the book’s projects, which require After Effects 7 or later.Learn what the pros know, including how to:* Add depth to your animation by mimicking real motion* Grab your audience’s attention with creative motiontitling* Shoot a clean blue/green screen* Apply 3D animation to 2D images* Remove backgrounds with blue-screen garbage mattes* Retouch frame by frame with rotoscoping* Construct realistic composites and locales with mattepainting* Make movies from stills by simulating 3D camera motion* Produce realistic effects such as noise, clouds, and smoke Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of e Book file.

Table of Content

Introduction.Part I: Connecting Photoshop, Image Ready, and After Effects.Chapter 1. Basic Image Ready Animation, Tweening, and Layer Styles.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.

About the author

Jeff Foster has authored and contributed to several Adobehow-to books, including the Photoshop Web Magic series and Special Edition: Using Photoshop series. He has appearedregularly as a member of the Instructor Dream Team at Photoshop World and as a featured speaker at Macworld User Conferences and the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Post Production 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 Mc Donnell Douglas, Motorola, Spike TV, Fox Television, Universal Studios, and Disney.