After Effects 6.0 & Combustion 3 Film and Video Effects Production

Author: Peng Chao
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is a required course for animation majors in higher education institutions and a fundamental textbook for digital film and television special effects production. The content of the book provides in-depth and detailed explanations and scientific analyses of the basic knowledge of After Effects 6.0 Combustion 3, as well as various special effects production methods, steps, principles, and key techniques. Specifically, it includes:
(1) Detailed production methods for 18 types of effects: handwritten text, metallic text, path text animation, The Wizquller's random jitter, flag swinging animation, X effects, dazzling light and shadow effects, fragment effects, wave-light transformation text effects, flip-glow text effects, advanced glow effects, particle transformation text, flowing light effects, dynamic background effects, radiant glow effects, flying Earth, flowing clouds, and keying effects;
(2) Data conversion and project linking for After Effects 6.0 Combustion 3;
(3) Three typical film and television title sequences: "Ad Time," "Weekly Review," and "Film and Television Express," learning and mastering 13 post-production compositing skills: material production, screen decoration, rendering and output, background creation, rotating light effects, decorative text, final supplementation and refinement, background tone and overlay, mask usage, and text importation and post-production adjustment methods;
(4) Four advanced Combustion 3 effects: light-through-text effects, selection text effects, radiant glow effects, and swinging light effects;
(5) The perfect integration of Combustion 3 and 3ds Max 6: including outputting RPF channel files and TGA image files in 3ds Max 6, as well as creating textures for 3ds Max 6 using Combustion 3.
Book Features: The book and disc are closely integrated, helping readers deeply learn and understand the principles of film and television post-production compositing. It enables readers to imitate and master the basic knowledge and typical techniques of After Effects 6.0 Combustion 3 film and television special effects production, improve their own animation skills, broaden their horizons, inspire creativity, and encourage innovation.
Disc Content: Sample source files, sample effects, full-video teaching course materials for book examples, and original designs and some static works by Ziwu Digital.
Target Audience: Textbook for animation colleges in higher education institutions, digital film and television special effects training course materials, and an excellent self-study reference for CG enthusiasts.