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Expand your creative ability by mastering the software tools. "DVD
Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD" covers the toolset in a manner
that demonstrates real-world application. The downloadable
resources with source material walks you through the process. You
will learn how to avoid common pitfalls and learn about the entire
DVD authoring workflow.
Go behind the scene of the behind the scenes to learn how the
business of producing the dazzling visual effects we see in movies
and on TV works. With decades of combined VFX production and
supervisory experience in Hollywood, the authors share their
experience with you, illuminating standard industry practices and
tips on: * preproduction planning * scheduling * budgeting *
evaluating vendors and the bidding process * effective data
management * working on-set, off-set, or overseas * dealing with
changes in post-production * legal issues (contracts, insurance,
business ethics), and more Also included are interviews with
established, successful Hollywood VFX Producers about their career
paths and how they got to where they are now. From pre-production
to final delivery, this is your complete guide to visual effects
production, providing insight on VFX budgeting and scheduling (with
actual forms for your own use) and common production techniques
such as motion control, miniatures, and pre-visualization. Also
included is a companion website
(www.focalpress.com/cw/finance-9780240812632) with forms and
documents for you to incorporate into your own VFX production
workflows.
Rick Young's Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 7 is the ultimate guide to
getting up and running with Apple's professional editing software.
Full of information relevant to both new users and professionals,
this book wastes no time in teaching all the vital knowledge needed
to edit your project from start to finish using Final Cut Pro. All
the key features and essential techniques are presented in this
easy to understand, full-color book. When time is of the essence,
less is more. Learn invaluable workflow tips which show you how to
tap into the full power of Final Cut Pro, whichever version of the
program you are using. All the essential areas are covered: *System
Set-up * Capture * Editing * Audio Mixing * Effects * Output *
Media * Management, and more This latest edition also features new
sections specific to Final Cut Pro 7, including expanded ProRes
support, improved markers, global transitions, alpha transitions,
automatic transfer of file-based media to hard drive, and easy
export to DVD, Blu-Ray, iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. Praised by
industry professionals, educators, and independent filmmakers, the
Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro has earned a solid reputation as being
the absolute best book on the market for those wishing to get up to
speed with Final Cut Pro quickly.
Model, texture and animate with Cinema 4D 11 using the techniques
and tips provided in Cinema 4D 11 Workshop. Starting with all of
the basic concepts, functions, and tools - follow along to the
workshop tutorials that deliver a hands-on knowledge of the new R11
toolset as well as the returning advanced features. The companion
website provides all of the required tutorial media from the
projects in the book so that you create your own working models and
animations.
*Covers new features of version 11 such as Motion Clips, as well as
advanced features such as MoGraph, Dynamics, Thinking Particles,
HyperNURBS modeling, XPresso programming, and Advanced
Renderer
*A unique tutorial-based approach teaches readers the workflow
process for modeling, texturing, and animation using Cinema 4D
11
*Companion website includes the project files for the tutorials, a
video workshop on Expresso, a sample chapter on character modeling,
and plug-in samples
A laugh-out-loud 'best of' selection of TommyInnit's most weird and
wonderful quotes - plus much more - carefully selected to BLOW YOUR
MIND by him and best friend Wilbur Soot. 'Nah, I think I'd be a
pretty bad shark' 'What if God was just legs?' 'We're really just
chilling, fellas' Born sometime in the early 2000s, TommyInnit's
first job was a YouTuber. No, really, we're not joking, the very
first job he had was a YouTuber. For the last three years, he's
been mouthing off on the internet to anyone who will listen. So
far, that's over 40 million followers. Will there ever be an end to
TommyInnit's rampant flurry of success? Probably. And Wilbur Soot
has been right by his side. Wilbur first started his career as a
young man staring at the wall until he also became a YouTuber. He
also discovered a little activity some may call 'singing'. In The
Quote Book, TommyInnit covers a wealth of topics from
cars-that-grow-teeth to slime people, and from things that be crazy
to octopi. Curated and edited by Wilbur Soot, TommyInnit is about
to change your life one word at a time. Unless, dear reader, you
read two words at a time, like he does. Featuring: A day in the
life Inside TommyInnit's brain What TommyInnit would do if he was
God Life advice from Wilbur Love poetry and history lessons,
TommyInnit style Wilbur's attempts to reason with TommyInnit
Master the Vegas Pro 8 toolset, including its industry-leading HD
and audio capabilities. This comprehensive guide delivers the nuts
and bolts of the essential tasks, from installing the application
to outputting, together with practical editing techniques and
real-world examples for working more efficiently. Packed with all
the necessary materials, including video footage, sequences, and
detailed instructions, this book and downloadable resources combo
gives you a working knowledge of Vegas Pro 8. Better expert advice
simply can't be found. Key features include: * Capturing video
including HD, HDV, XDCAM, and AVCHD * Using editing tools,
transitions, filters, and third-party plug-ins * Multicam
production and editing * Color correction, titling and compositing
* Recording and editing audio; using audio plug-ins * Creating and
using Media Manager databases * Web video workflow * 24p
HDCAM/DVCAM workflow for the independent filmmaker
Digital editing gives editors far greater freedom than ever before
to move scenes of information around and place them anywhere in a
film's sequence. Apple's Final Cut Pro is the most widely used
Mac-based digital editor, and is especially popular with
independent filmmakers and graphic artists. Final Cut Pro 5 Editing
Essentials enables readers to master the craft of digital editing
on Apple's Final Cut Pro. This full-color editing workshop features
eight tutorials that provide firsthand experience with the art and
technique of editing. Covering the essentials - capturing material,
organizing it, editing, adding transitions, basic titling and sound
techniques, and outputting from the application - the tutorials are
explained in jargon-free language by a seasoned teacher and digital
editor. This book includes downloadable resources filled with
graphic files for the tutorial projects to help users hone their
editing craft. Companion files are available at
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/cw/wolsky-9781578202867/.
Find your own streaming success with Dummies Twitch For Dummies
will get you up to date with Twitch, the breakthrough streaming
platform where you can set up a channel, increase your viewership,
and find your people. Step-by-step guides and helpful, real-life
examples get you ready to go live and, who knows, maybe even earn a
little money while having fun online. Check out this new edition
for all the details on the new Creator Dashboard interface,
streaming in the metaverse, and details you need to know to get the
world watching. This handy reference even covers the latest Twitch
integrations for streaming from your mobile devices.
Community-based entertainment has never been hotter, and Dummies
shows you how to get on board. Discover why the streaming platform
Twitch is taking the world by storm Set up your first channel,
stream gameplay, create highlight reels, and find viewers
Understand the ad revenue structure so you can earn cash from your
stream Get current on going live from the latest console models to
Virtual Reality This is the perfect Dummies guide for new and
established Twitch streamers who want to improve their audience and
skills.
Suitable for those new to nonlinear editing as well as experienced
editors new to Final Cut Express, this book is an introduction to
Apple's editing software package and the digital video format in
general. You will come away with not only an in-depth knowledge of
how to use Final Cut Express, but also a deeper understanding of
the craft of editing and the underlying technical processes that
will serve you well in future projects.
Workflow, editing techniques, compositing, special effects, audio
tools, and output are explained in clear, jargon-free terms. The
book's emphasis is always on using Final Cut Express in the real
world, and as such it is the only book to go beyond the interface
to address crucial issues like proper setup, system configuration,
hardware, the Mac operating system, what equipment to purchase, and
troubleshooting common problems. Armed with this information, you
will sidestep problems and complete projects of exceptional
quality.
*Learn how to use Final Cut Express in the real world
*Offers a clear overview of the digital video format
*Suitable for new editors or experienced editors new to Final Cut
Express
At long last, film and video editors are using the same systems to
edi t their projects, and Editing Digital Film is the guide to show
them h ow to do it. This concise reference provides video and film
editors fa miliar with the Avid, Media 100, and Final Cut Pro
systems with crucia l information they will need to edit on all
three of these systems. In addition to showing film editors and
directors working on DV projects how to edit for this new format,
this text also clarifies the NLE pro cess to those familiar with
traditional film editing.
When the filming stops, the real video production work begins Ever
wonder how your favorite video creators regularly put out such
slick content? They're probably using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, a
go-to video production app for both professional and amateur video
creators. Adobe Premiere Pro CC For Dummies walks you through each
step of editing and producing slick and stylish videos that stand
up to what the pros post. From transferring your digital movie
files from your camera or phone to your computer all the way to
uploading your latest creation to YouTube or the web, this book has
the info you need to bring your ideas to life. If you're new to
video production, you can begin at the beginning with the
handbook's user-friendly guide to the basics of setting clips on
the timeline and making them flow seamlessly. Or, if you've already
got a few videos under your belt, you can skip right to the more
advanced material, like special effects and handy tricks of the
trade. You'll also find: Instruction on joining video clips into a
continuous final product, complete with transitions, special
effects, and more Advice on improving sound, getting rid of color
errors, and customizing the look of your videos with filters and
aftereffects Straightforward guides to adding voiceovers and
soundtracks to your videos So, if you're new to Adobe Premiere Pro
CC--or digital video editing in general--Adobe Premiere Pro CC For
Dummies is the first and last resource you'll need to start editing
like a pro.
The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe
Premiere Pro Classroom in a Book (R), the best-selling series of
hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or
training program does-an official training series from Adobe,
developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Adobe Premiere
Pro Classroom in a Book (2022 release) contains 17 lessons that
cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and
techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You
can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those
lessons that interest you. Purchase of this book includes valuable
online features. Follow the instructions in the book's "Getting
Started" section to unlock access to: Downloadable lesson files you
need to work through the projects in the book Web Edition
containing the complete text of the book that walk you through the
lessons step by step What you need to use this book: Adobe Premiere
Pro (2022 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software
not included.) Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the
documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a
registered owner of Adobe Premiere Pro software.
For a long time, various different lobbying sectors have claimed
that the use of video technology is an effective aid in
decision-making. Now the IFAB has taken a historic step in the
approval of experiments on the use of video to provide support to
football refereeing. The Use of Video Technologies in Refereeing
Football and Other Sports analyses the capacity of audio-visual
technology from different perspectives to help understand the best
implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in
football and, more generally, in other sports. This book addresses
in-depth interdisciplinary viewpoints on the need and the
opportunity of the implementation procedures regarding how to use
it, considering that it could lead to very important changes. The
book goes on to examine various approaches to the most interesting
topics for players, amateurs, coaches, referees and referees
coaches. Offering viewpoints from both academics and professionals,
this new volume addresses the VAR issue in a multidisciplinary way,
analysing the implications of video replay application in football
from the perspective of players, coaches, television professionals,
referees, amateurs, sports lawyers, media and educators.
The newly revised third edition of Rick Young's The Focal Easy
Guide to Final Cut Pro X is the ultimate mentor for getting up and
running with Apple's professional editing software, regardless of
your skill level. In this step-by-step, full-color guide, Rick
clearly explains the key concepts and essential knowledge needed to
edit your project from start to finish, providing clear,
time-saving instructions on producing and outputting using Final
Cut Pro X. This new edition includes: A thorough introduction to
Final Cut Pro X and the philosophy by which the software works
Complete coverage of the post production process, including setup,
importing and organizing media, editing, audio and output
Additional sections on Multicam Editing, working with Proxies,
effective Media Management, the Magnetic Timeline, Batch Share and
Effects Production New chapters, covering in detail: Roles, Color
Correction and the Touch Bar Instructions on encoding, distributing
and archiving your completed projects And an accompanying eResource
featuring downloadable video footage that you can edit with using
the techniques covered in the book Packed with tutorials and
real-world examples, The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X will
take you through the ins and outs of the software and have you
editing and outputting your movies in no time! Published July 2019
Your Adobe Creative Cloud subscription delivers a breathtaking
collection of state-of-the-art creativity tools-for web, print,
video, interactive, digital marketing, UX/UI design, and more. With
so much power, where do you start? If you're familiar with one or
two of Adobe's tools, how do you extend your knowledge to make the
most of the entire Creative Cloud, choose the right tool for each
job, and do amazing work? Start right here, with the only
classroom-proven guide to the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite:
Adobe Creative Cloud Classroom in a Book. Authored by leading
designer and instructor Joseph Labrecque, this guide reflects his
experience teaching hundreds of students at the University of
Colorado Boulder College of Media, Communication & Information.
Each chapter combines an overview of a Creative Cloud app with
well-crafted hands-on practice. Labrecque introduces the software,
explains essential concepts and design principles surrounding its
use, guides you through basic tools and workflows, and then walks
you through executing a project from beginning to end. You'll learn
how each tool works in real life, and how to apply design concepts
and theory in your own creative practice. Labrecque introduces the
fundamentals of Creative Cloud for both desktop and mobile,
Creative Cloud Express, and all these skills: Cloud-based
photography with Lightroom Raster image compositing with Photoshop
Vector graphics design with Illustrator Page layout management with
InDesign Prototyping for screens with Adobe XD 3D rendering with
Dimension Audio content production with Audition Video content
sequencing with Premiere Pro Motion graphics compositing with After
Effects Live performance capture with Character Animator
Interactive content animation with Animate
Build your VFX arsenal with quick-access, step-by-step instruction
on how to create today's hottest digital VFX shots. This essential
toolkit provides techniques for creating effects seen in movies
such as 300, Spiderman 3, Predator and others, with lessons on
how-to: * splatter blood or digitally lop someone's arm off *
create a scene with actors running from an explosion * create the
"twin effect" (same actor, same location, 2 performances) * produce
space-ship dog fights Organized in a 'cookbook' style, this allows
you to reference a certain effect in the index and immediately
access concise instructions to create that effect. Techniques are
demonstrated in each of the most popular software tools- After
Effects, Final Cut Studio, Photoshop, and Combustion are all
covered. Brilliant, 4-color presentation provides inspiration and
stimulating visual guidance to the lessons presented, while the
downloadable resources contain project media files enabling you to
put concepts learned into immediate practice.
Shadow Algorithms Data Miner provides a high-level understanding of
the complete set of shadow concepts and algorithms, addressing
their usefulness from a larger graphics system perspective. It
discusses the applicability and limitations of all the direct
illumination approaches for shadow generation. With an emphasis on
shadow fundamentals, the book gives an organized picture of the
motivations, complexities, and categorized algorithms available to
generate digital shadows. It helps readers select the most relevant
algorithms for their needs by placing the shadow algorithms in
real-world contexts and looking at them from a larger graphics
system perspective. As a result, readers know where to start for
their application needs, which algorithms to begin considering, and
which papers and supplemental material should be consulted for
further details.
For a long time, various different lobbying sectors have claimed
that the use of video technology is an effective aid in
decision-making. Now the IFAB has taken a historic step in the
approval of experiments on the use of video to provide support to
football refereeing. The Use of Video Technologies in Refereeing
Football and Other Sports analyses the capacity of audio-visual
technology from different perspectives to help understand the best
implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in
football and, more generally, in other sports. This book addresses
in-depth interdisciplinary viewpoints on the need and the
opportunity of the implementation procedures regarding how to use
it, considering that it could lead to very important changes. The
book goes on to examine various approaches to the most interesting
topics for players, amateurs, coaches, referees and referees
coaches. Offering viewpoints from both academics and professionals,
this new volume addresses the VAR issue in a multidisciplinary way,
analysing the implications of video replay application in football
from the perspective of players, coaches, television professionals,
referees, amateurs, sports lawyers, media and educators.
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