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Elsevier Combustion 4 Fundamentals Courseware(with DVD) 2008 Edition by Autodesk
Key Features Provides:A companion DVD that includes Combustion workspace files and project footage to make learning easyHeavily illustrated tutorialsDetailed explanation of the principles behind the toolsLearn about the many new features in version 4Expert advice-written by Autodesk Courseware Developers, Product Education Technical Writers, and Autodesk Training Specialists who know the product inside and out!Description Whether this is your first experience with Combustion software or you're upgrading to take advantage of the many new features and tools, this guide will serve as your ultimate resource to this all-in-one professional compositing application. Much more than a point-and-click manual, this guide explains the principles behind the software, serving as an overview of the package and associated techniques. Written by certified Autodesk training specialists for motion graphic designers, animators, and visual effects artists, Combustion 4 Fundamentals Courseware provides expert advice for all skill levels.Readership Computer graphics students or professionals with some prior experience in the field of computer graphics who want to learn Combustion or have a handy reference to refer to when using it. It will be useful for motion graphics artists, broadcast designers, 3d animators, web artists, compositors and visual effects artists working for video and film based productions. People within the computer graphics industry of all sorts can take advantage of Combustion because it is both a stand-alone application and also a bridge to several different disciplines including video editing, 3d animation, matte painting, 2d illustration and web design.Quotes "Anyone who is picking up Autodesk's Combustion for the first time will find the learning curve greatly reduced by reading Combustion 4 Fundamentals Courseware. This book earns a Strong Buy Recommendation." - Animation ArtistContents USING PAINT; Learning Paint Basics; Animating Text; Using Operators in a Composite; TRANSFORMING LAYERS; Animating Layers Using Pivot Points; Keyframing; LINKING AND CONTROLLING LAYERS; Cropping and Corner-Pinning; Linking Layers Through Parenting; Aligning Objects to a Motion Path; Linking Layers with Hinging; CHANGING LAYER SURFACE PROPERTIES; Setting Surface Properties; Exploring Transfer Modes; Displacing a Layer; USING CHANNELS, MATTES, and MASKS; Using Alpha Channels; Creating Channel Effects; Using Masks; USING NULL OBJECTS, LIGHTS, AND THE CAMERA; Animating with a Null Object; Moving the Camera; Creating Shadows with Lights; TRACKING AND STABILIZING; Four-Point Tracking; One-Point Stabilizing; Two-Point Stabilizing; KEYING AND COLOR CORRECTING; Using the Discreet Color Corrector; Using the Discreet Keyer; NESTING COMPOSITES; Basic Nesting; Creating a Motion Blur; Importing WorkspacesAuthor Information By Autodesk , The Autodesk developers and training specialists who contributed to this book have loads of production and training experience. Autodesk Media's award-winning solutions are designed for digital media creation, management and delivery-across all disciplines from film and television visual effects, color grading and editing to animation, game development, web/interactive, and design visualization.