Encyclcopedia of Visual Effect

[Blaine]

I just got my copy of Apple Pro Training Series' Encyclopedia of Visual Effects. I've only had time to thumb through it but I'm really looking forward to trying the DVD and step-by-step lessons out. Looks like some really nice things in here. It is written basically for Shake, Motion and After Effects...heavy on Shake...

 

[fantasticfilm]

i thought it would never arrive - great news. looking forward to finally getting some firm direction with all the techniques....

 

[Geoff_R]

Blaine, are the sections covering 3D CG integration, blue/green screen detailed well? I'm looking at it on amazon, reading over what it covers, and those are the elements I'm most interested in.

 

[bbalser]

This URL will give you a PDF of the TOC of this book.

http://www.wolfdigitalmedia.net/public/fxtoc.pdf

For simple blue/green screen work, I'd strongly recommend the ATPS Shake book and the ATPS Advanced Color Correction and Effects in Final Cut Pro 5 first, then go to the Encyclopedia. I find my students get more of a solid education going that route.

 

[Blaine]

For simple blue/green screen work, I'd strongly recommend the ATPS Shake book and the ATPS Advanced Color Correction and Effects in Final Cut Pro 5 first, then go to the Encyclopedia. I find my students get more of a solid education going that route.

Ben's correct. I've gone through both of those (ATPS Shake and ATPS Advanced Color Correction and Effects) before getting this one. It does have a chapter on keying fundementals.

 

[Geoff_R]

Thanks! I'll be sure to check out those as well.