Apple Pro Training Series: Encyclopedia of Visual Effects [Multiple-component retail product]

Allen, a commercial artist and president of a visual effects and design and consultancy company, and Connor (Academy of Art U.), a senior compositor at Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic, are joined by visual effects experts from ILM and other companies to explain how to create visual effects using Shake, Motion, and Adobe After Effects. Preceding the encyclopedia section are three chapters on compositing fundamentals: keying, tracking, and 3D rendering. Presented alphabetically, the tips include exercises and discuss commercial techniques and effects used in blockbuster films, such as CG integration, modeling, animation, rotoscoping, lighting, and advanced blue screen keying techniques. Important and technically challenging techniques integrate procedures, tutorial footage, and parameters settings; other entries are described more generally. Color correction is not discussed in detail, and the book does not cover compositing theory. The DVD-ROM contains lesson files. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)