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Flash + After Effects: Flash Creativity Unleashed Book/DVD Package
"the definitive guide for Flash designers and artists. Not only does he cover the nuts and bolts of combining these programs in practical and efficient ways, but the examples he uses are wonderfully designed. This is easily a book I will keep within easy reach in my studio." - Chris Georgenes, Mudbubble LLC, animator and author of How to
Cheat in Flash CS3
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:
* 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 ToolYou also get a video primer, render and file optimization techniques, and publishing and streaming guidelines.
Learn to:
* Add motion graphics and visual effects
* Fuse 3D depth into 2D animations
CONTENTS:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started in After Effects
Chapter 2: From Flash to After Effects
Chapter 3: From After Effects to Flash
Chapter 4: Alpha Channels
Chapter 5: Type in Motion
Chapter 6: The Third Dimension
Chapter 7: Character Animation
Chapter 8: Visual Effects
Chapter 9: Shapes and Sounds
Chapter 10: Optimization and Rendering
Index
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