Focal Press Catalog 2008 Update

Film and Postproduction After Effects Expressions Marcus Geduld Flash + After Effects Chris Jackson Feb 2008 $44.95 Paperback 978-0-240-81031-7 Motion Graphic Design Jon Krasner Mar 2008 $49.95 Paperback 978-0-240-80989-2 Applied History and Aesthetics, 2e Nov 2008 $49.95 Paperback 978-0-240-80936-6 CD DVD Put the power of Expressions to work in your animations with controls and efficiencies impossible to achieve with traditional keyframing techniques . Foundation skills set you straight on the essentials and a practical guide to implementation shows you how to “roll your own”—rom the simple to the complex . Downloadable companion files include QuickTime movies of the demo animations, AE project files that permit you to examine the Expressions and an extensive library of Expressions that you can put to use today . Flash designers: push Flash to the next level with After Effects’ robust toolset . Combine these two powerhouse applications to expand your multimedia horizons . Flash + After Effects gives the experienced Flash designer a working understanding of the After Effects toolset with professional techniques that raise the design bar for Web, broadcast or CD/DVD delivery . The companion DVD contains project media that permit you to practice essential After Effects skills that include: Improve the aesthetic and communication qualities of your motion graphics . Reach beyond technical craft skills with this multimedia examination of the essential elements of the art . This book includes: • A color-packed survey of graphic and communication design principles and techniques • An exploration of how leading designers formulate ideas, solve problems and achieve artistic expression • A companion DVD showcasing the state-of-the-art motion graphics that challenge and inspire • No programming experience is required to achieve • Working with video and the AE timeline • Using alpha channels for keying and enhancing interactivity • Putting vector animation to work with Text and Shape Layers, and animation presets • Creating 3D backgrounds with cameras and lights • Animating with Behaviors, Parenting, Expressions and the Puppet Tool complex movement with expressions: bounces, orbits, springs, particles • Full-color presentation is used to annotate code, demonstrate pickwhip techniques and illustrate sequential animations • Downloadable expressions and tutorial media 60 http://focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=3996 http://www.focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=3068 http://focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=3996 http://www.focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=2516 http://www.focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=2516 http://www.focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=3068 http://www.focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=3068 http://focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=3996 http://www.focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=2516

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Focal Press Catalog 2008 Update Contents Broadcast and Digital Media Film and Postproduction Theatre and Live Performance Audio and Music Technology Game Design and Animation

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