AFTER EFFECTS ILLUSIONIST - ALL THE EFFECTS IN ONE COMPLETE GUIDE, THE

This cookbook contains recipe after recipe that allow you to harness the full power of the native plug-in effects in the After Effects application. In a step-by-step manner, author Chad Perkins guides you through the creation and application of eachand every native plug-in effect available for use in the AE toolset. The book also shows you how each can be used optimally in your media project, when and why it makes sense to use each, and also how to combine multiple effects.
From 3D Channel Effects to Audio Effects to Expression Controls Effects and all in between, this book puts the full power of the AE plug-in effects in your hands. It shows you how to create, among others:
the shatter effect;
the matte choker effect;
the fractal noise effect;
the radial shadow effect;
the timecode effect;
the venetian blinds effect;
A DVD that contains tutorial project files is included with the book, allowing you to work hand-in-hand with the lessons in the book.
Fully harness the power ofAE with ingredient-by-ingredient recipes for creating effects using the native plug-ins in After Effects;
Features inspiring 4 color presentation and insight into when and why certain effects should be used;
Companion DVD features tutorial projectfiles allowing you to work hand-in-hand with the lessons in the book;
For use with CS4 or CS3;