This complete training program from Adobe Press and video2brain combines over 14 hours of exceptional video training with a full-color 120-page guide to teach you the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects CS5 as well as the core principles of motion graphics and visual effects. After helping you master the program’s interface and optimize your setup for maximum productivity, expert trainers Todd Kopriva and Angie Taylor will show you how to use After Effects’ powerful tools to bring your vision to life and create amazing movie and video projects.Topics include: •    Importing assets•    Designing titles•    Managing and interpreting footage•    Creating 3D graphics and character animation•    Compositing imagesamong many other essential skills.The lessons are wrapped in a feature-rich interface that lets you jump to any topic and bookmark individual sections for later review. Full-Screen mode provides a hi-def, immersive experience, and Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window so you can play the videos alongside After Effects.As with all titles in the Learn by Video series, the project files used in the lessons are included with the course, and interactive review questions help reinforce what you’ve learned. Selected videos are also provided ready to be downloaded for viewing on your iPhone, iPod, or other compatible mobile device.Note from the publisher:FREE Adobe After Effects CS5.5 updates are available for this title. Simply register your product at www.peachpit.com/register and you will receive the updates when they become available.

Those creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects CS5 choose Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in After Effects CS5 and how to work efficiently and deliver in the widest possible range of media types. In addition to learning the key elements of the After Effects interface, this completely revised CS5 edition covers 64-bit performance; new Mocha, Color Finesse 3, and Digieffects FreeForm plug-ins; Roto Brush; AVC-Intra and expanded RED camera support; and more.“The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” –Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain TrainingClassroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.Note from the publisher:FREE Adobe After Effects CS5.5 updates are available for this title. Simply register your product at www.peachpit.com/register and you will receive the updates when they become available.

This innovative product from Adobe Press combines an incredible 14 hours of high-quality HD video training and a full-color printed reference to teach the fundamentals of After Effects CS5 Experienced instructor Angie Taylor and Adobe Technical Support Lead Todd Kopriva present the video instruction, complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes and review materials. The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows the viewer to jump to any topic and also bookmark individual sections for later review. The unique Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow the student to work alongside in After Effects. Project files used in the lessons allow viewers practice what they've learned, and interactive review questions help reinforce freshly gained knowledge.

Those creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects CS5 choose Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in After Effects CS5 and how to work efficiently and deliver in the widest possible range of media types. In addition to learning the key elements of the After Effects interface, this completely revised CS5 edition covers 64-bit performance; new Mocha, Color Finesse 3, and Digieffects FreeForm plug-ins; Roto Brush; AVC-Intra and expanded RED camera support; and more.“The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” –Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain TrainingClassroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.Note from the publisher:FREE Adobe After Effects CS5.5 updates are available for this title. Simply register your product at www.peachpit.com/register and you will receive the updates when they become available.

Adobe After Effects CS5.5 is the industry-leading solution for creating sophisticated motion graphics and cinematic visual effects. Transform moving images for delivery to theaters, living rooms, personal computers, and mobile devices. With all of the amazing digital effects power of After Effects CS5, plus a wealth of new features, Adobe After Effects CS5.5 software allows you to create masterful visual effects that will enthrall and amaze your audience.What's new in After Effects CS5.5?Warp Stabilizer Smooth a bumpy camera move, or lock a shot automatically. Warp Stabilizer removes jitter and compensates for motion-related irregularities.Camera Lens BlurCreate soft-focus effects with Camera Lens Blur. Set iris shape, blade curvature, and diffraction fringe characteristics for beautiful bokeh, and use these same settings for fantastic depth-of-field control with the After Effects 3D camera.Source Timecode SupportTake the guesswork out of source footage edits. Timecode data in QuickTime, AVI, Broadcast WAV (BWF), DPX, and some variations of MXF is read directly in After Effects, and the Timecode effect can display both source timecode and composition frames.Improved Stereoscopic 3D WorkflowAnimate and composite stereoscopic projects more easily. Quickly set up stereo camera rigs. Save time with simplified rendering of multiple cameras, and work with an updated 3D Glasses effect.Light FalloffControl how light intensity falls off across 3D distances, just as it does in the real world.Enhanced RAW Digital Cinema WorkflowGain instant access to high-definition source formats. RED Rocket card and RMD metadata dramatically improve the performance and look of RED footage. Import footage in CinemaDNG format, an open standard that offers a common solution.And So Much More!

Number of Videos: 113 Lessons - 11 Hours Duration Ships on: DVD-ROM User Level: Beginners Works On: Windows 7,Vista,XP- Mac OS X In this computer based training video for Adobe After Effects CS5 you are taken through the an introduction to this powerful post-production software by a true Adobe Expert. Tom Green, among other things, a widely published book author, an Adobe Community Expert, Adobe Education Leader, Professor of Interactive Media at Humber College in Ontario, Canada, and much much more. They don't come much more qualified than this to teach an Adobe After Effects CS5 training course! You will start out with the basics - composition, file import, and a tour of the interface you will come to know and love. Quickly accelerating through topics such as text, animation, keying, and other important lessons, this video tutorial gets deeper into Adobe After Effects even than most books you will find on the subject. You will not only learn applying effects to your videos, but how to create mattes, play with depth of field, 3D effects, even some basic audio work. In this computer based tutorial, you will watch as expert Tom Green takes you through each step in his lessons, and at the same time, you can work on the exact same files, as he has included more than 1.5 GB of working files for you. By the conclusion of this Adobe After Effects CS5 tutorial, you will be completely comfortable working with your own video and projects in this powerful software

Adobe After Effects CS5.5 software for Mac OS X.Adobe After Effects CS5.5 is the industry-leading solution for creating sophisticated motion graphics and cinematic visual effects. Transform moving images for delivery to theaters, living rooms, personal computers, and mobile devices. With all of the amazing digital effects power of After Effects CS5, plus a wealth of new features, Adobe After Effects CS5.5 software allows you to create masterful visual effects that will enthrall and amaze your audience.What's new in After Effects CS5.5?Warp Stabilizer Smooth a bumpy camera move, or lock a shot automatically. Warp Stabilizer removes jitter and compensates for motion-related irregularities.Camera Lens BlurCreate soft-focus effects with Camera Lens Blur. Set iris shape, blade curvature, and diffraction fringe characteristics for beautiful bokeh, and use these same settings for fantastic depth-of-field control with the After Effects 3D camera.Source Timecode SupportTake the guesswork out of source footage edits. Timecode data in QuickTime, AVI, Broadcast WAV (BWF), DPX, and some variations of MXF is read directly in After Effects, and the Timecode effect can display both source timecode and composition frames.Improved Stereoscopic 3D WorkflowAnimate and composite stereoscopic projects more easily. Quickly set up stereo camera rigs. Save time with simplified rendering of multiple cameras, and work with an updated 3D Glasses effect.Light FalloffControl how light intensity falls off across 3D distances, just as it does in the real world.Enhanced RAW Digital Cinema WorkflowGain instant access to high-definition source formats. RED Rocket card and RMD metadata dramatically improve the performance and look of RED footage. Import footage in CinemaDNG format, an open standard that offers a common solution.And So Much More!

Dive right into video editing with THE VIDEO COLLECTION REVEALED! This all-new book introduces the video applications of Adobe CS5, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Soundbooth, and Encore. Each of the four main applications is thoroughly covered in its own chapter. Three integrated chapters follow, with an emphasis on using features across applications to create polished, professional work.