Pearson Education After Effects f. Flash / Flash f. After Effects 360pages English software manual

After Effects for Flash / Flash for After Effects:Dynamic Animation and Video with Adobe After Effects CS4 and Adobe Flash CS4 Professional This book starts by giving users proficient in either program a brief introduction to working with the other, then goes on to an overview of working with the entire Adobe Production Suite. Next comes the meat of the book: using After Effects to create content for use in Flash movies. The reader will learn best practices for shooting green screen, as well as animating text, tooning video with the new Cartoon Effect, and using the Puppet Tool to animate photos and graphics.

The book moves on to demonstrate how to enhance and refine Flash movies using After Effects, with an emphasis on 3D. Setting up cameras in software, lighting techniques, creating textures, and assembling virtual environments are all covered. A chapter on using After Effects to convert Flash movies to broadcast standards leads into a whole section on enhancing video in Flash: using the Flash encoder, creating interactive controls (including cue points and branching) and ends with techniques for making video accessible. An Appendix covers the use of Soundbooth to enhance audio (dialog, sound effects, and music). The DVD contains all the lesson files and footage readers need to complete the lessons.