Plug-in to After Effects

Third Party Plug-in Mastery

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by Michele Yamazaki

Type

Didactic

Subject

Technique > Special effects

Keywords

special effects, software

Publishing date

2011

Publisher

Routledge

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 503 pages
7 ½ x 9 ¾ inches (19 x 24.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-240-81565-7

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Book Presentation:
Take your After Effects projects to the next level by mastering its third-party plug-ins. Whether it's keying and compositing, adding particles of swirling smoke to a composition, or importing XML files from Final Cut Pro, third-party plug-ins can greatly enhance your After Effects capabilities. From sexy effects and graphics enhancements to workflow automation and file conversion, it's all covered in this lavishly illustrated, full-color book.

Coverage of hundreds of essential third-party plug-ins is provided, showing you when, why, and how to use each plug-in. Plug-ins for color, style, effects, distortions, warps, transitions, lens flares, text and graphical elements, and more are all covered in depth.

About the Author:
Michele Yamazaki is VP Marketing/Web Development Czarina for Toolfarm.com, a value added reseller and distributor of visual effects software. She recently wrote Plug-in with After Effects: Third Party Plug-in Mastery, which came out in June 2011. She co-authored Greenscreen Made Easy: Keying and Compositing Techniques for Indie Filmmakers with Jeremy Hanke, published in 2009 by MWP. She co-authored Greenscreen Made Easy: Keying and Compositing Techniques for Indie Filmmakers with Jeremy Hanke, published in 2009 by MWP, and was a contributing author to After Effects @ Work, with Richard Harrington, published by CMP in 2006.Michele began her career at Postworks in Grand Rapids, MI, where she worked as a motion graphics artist for 10 years. She has previously taught After Effects and Photoshop at Kendall College of Art and Design. In 2001 she launched AEFreemart.com and in 2002 she and Matt Schirado co-founded West Michigan Animation and Effects User Group. She is past-president of Media Communications Association International Mid-Michigan and a former board member of West Michigan Film and Video Alliance.Michele has a B.A. in Communications from Grand Valley State University.

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