After Effects and Cinema 4D Lite : 3D Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Using CINEWARE by Chris Jackson (2014, Trade Paperback)

Routledge

1138777935

9781138777934

201616117

Chris Jackson

After Effects and Cinema 4D Lite : 3d Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Using Cineware

Trade Paperback

English

2014

Textbook

302 Pages

9.3in

0.6in

7.5in

29.7 Oz

Tr897.7.J329 2015

Introduction Chapter 1: Getting Started in CINEMA 4D What is CINEMA 4D Lite and CINEWARE? Creating a CINEMA 4D File Modeling in CINEMA 4D Lite Applying Materials in CINEMA 4D Lite Moving Around in CINEMA 4D Lite Adding Lights in CINEMA 4D Lite Animating in CINEMA 4D Lite Rendering in After Effects Chapter 2: Modeling in CINEMA 4D The CINEMA 4D Workflow Modeling with Primitives Generating Objects with NURBS Defining Surface Properties Lighting a Scene Working with Cameras Adding Visual Effects and Rendering Chapter 3: 3D Camera Tracking and Compositing with CINEWARE CINEWARE Render Settings Using the 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects Compositing a 3D Object with CINEWARE Exporting a CINEMA 4D file from After Effects Using a Null and Camera Objects in CINEMA 4D Chapter 4: Casting Shadows Using Layers with CINEWARE Lights and Shadows in CINEMA 4D Creating a Shadow Catcher in After Effects Adding Shadows in CINEMA 4D Setting Up Layers and Compositing Tags Compositing Layers with CINEWARE Chapter 5: Lighting Effects Seeing the Light Adding Volumetric Lighting Mixing Color with Lights Combining 2D and 3D Effects Chapter 6: Materials and Shaders in Motion What are Shaders? Using Volumetric Shaders Product Placement with Alpha Channels Animating Materials with Noise Shaders Optimizing a CINEMA 4D Scene Chapter 7: Working with Cameras in CINEMA 4D and CINEWARE Cameras in CINEMA 4D and CINEWARE Using Camera Layers in After Effects Attaching a Target Camera to a Spline Controlling Multiple Cameras in CINEWARE Adding a Stage Object to Change Cameras Chapter 8: Multi-Pass Rendering with CINEWARE Rendering in CINEMA 4D Lite Creating Shadows with Ambient Occlusion Setting Up Multi-Pass Rendering Adding an Object Buffer Combining Multi-Pass Layers in CINEWARE Chapter 9: Beyond CINEMA 4D Lite Upgrading from CINEMA 4D Lite Modeling with Points. Edges, and Polygons Exploring MoGraph Objects in CINEMA 4D Animating with Sound Effectors Adding Dynamics to a Scene Index

2015

Scholarly & Professional

Computer Graphics, Film / General, Digital Media / Video & Animation, Film / Direction & Production, Film & Video

2014-019803

777/.7

23

Yes

Computers, Art, Performing Arts