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After Effects Expressions

By Marcus Geduld

After Effects Expressions

ISBN: 9780240809366

Trim: 7.5in x 9.25in

Publication Date: November 18, 2008

Price: $49.95

Format: Book - Paperback

Pages: 448

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Description

Put the power of Expressions to work in your animations with controls and efficiencies impossible to achieve with traditional keyframing techniques.
No programming skills are required. Foundation concepts and skills orient the new designer and serve as a handy reference to the experienced one. Basics of creating Expressions, variables, commands, and Expression helpers precede the leap into JavaScript and math essentials for more advanced Expressions that include randomness and physical simulations.
Full color illustrations display the scripts and the resulting effects, Pick Whip techniques, and sequential animations. Downloadable companion files include QuickTime movies of the demo animations, and AE project files that permit you to examine the Expressions.

* No programming experience required.
* Full-color presentation of Pick Whip techniques and sequential animations.
* Downloadable project files and QuickTime videos.

Reviews

"After Effects Expressions offers a comprehensive resource guide that fills a niche like nothing else currently on the market. If you would like to add expressions to your bag of design and development tricks, this book comes highly recommended."--Tim Frick, Mightybytes.com

Contents

Part 1: Using Expressions Creating Simple Expressions; Variables, Comments, and Dimensions; Commands; Expression Helpers Part 2: Foundations for Advanced Expressions JavaScript for Expressions; Math Is Your Friend; Advanced Techniques; Randomness; Physical Simulations