In this training you will learn from several Digital-Tutors instructors, each of whom will be guiding you through a portion of the entire production pipeline used to create our final motion graphics piece. We will begin by exploring many of the powerful modeling tools found in 3ds Max, and utilizing these tools to build our 3D motion graphics elements. From there, we will look at a number of animation tools and features that will allow us to quickly add movement and life to our 3ds Max elements. From there, we will learn how to incorporate dynamic elements such as flowing cloth, smoke, and sparks into our scene. Finally, we will learn how to render out our elements from 3ds Max, and utilize After Effects for final compositing and sweetening of our motion graphics spot.

We'll begin this tutorial by looking at the new vibrance and black and white effects, which allow us new creative controls. Then we'll look at the new Camera Lens Blur and 3D Camera Depth of Field blur features, which are vastly improved and allow for natural bokeh and depth blurs. Then we'll learn how to quickly do repetitive placement tasks using the align panel. Then we'll learn how to use the new 3d light falloff features to create more realistic lighting. Then we'll take some time examining the new Warp Stabilizer effect which stabilizes footage quickly and cleanly in a matter of clicks. Finally, we'll examine the new Stereoscopic 3D camera rig and how we can use it with our 3d projects for a quick stereo experience. By the end of this After Effects tutorial, you'll have the ability to better use all of the new features added in CS5.5.

We will begin the tutorial by importing our footage into After Effects and analyzing the job ahead of us. Then we will create garbage masks to break apart our person into manageable pieces. We will then add Keylight effects to our layers to create an initial key. After that, we will analyze the best way to remove noise on each layer. Then we will fill in our alpha by creating a core matte. Finally we will focus on the hair and all the detailed roto and keying work involved. We will complete the project by doing some heavy-duty rotoscoping work on the bottle.

We'll begin the tutorial by taking a look at what is depth-based compositing or layering and why we would want to use it. Then we'll learn about some of the downsides of using this technique. We'll then dive in to After Effects and create a matte for our foreground layer using it's depth map and the background depth map. We'll then learn how to work with depth maps including combining maps from different scene scales, using depth-based layering to fix interpenetration issues and making depth maps human readable and error-free.

We'll begin this ctutorial by learning how to set-up our project for stereo work and the basic stereo workflows. We'll then learn how to consistently and quickly edit our stereo images in After Effects. Finally, we'll go through an entire practical application of fixing a visual problem in our stereo images. During this we'll learn how and when we can re-use data from the left to the right side, and how to actually apply this. We'll finish by learning how to use an expression to change our screen depth solely in After Effects.

We'll begin this project by learning about what stereo disparity maps can do inside After Effects. We'll then learn what a stereo map is and how to covert a depth map into a stereo map. Then we'll dive right in and learn the mathematical relationship between depth and disparity maps and learn how to offset and multiply our depth into a pixel offset value. With our disparity map created, we will be able to create a point based depth control. We'll finish by learning how to use our disparity values to automatically update stereo offset using expressions.

We'll begin the tutorial by setting up our motion tracked scene by adding the original footage and aligning everything to make working easier. We'll then bring in our 3d object and learn how to place it in our scene. We'll then learn how to create ground geometry and match the lighting in our original shot. We'll then create multiple render passes and layers to make compositing much easier. After we render, we'll jump into After Effects and learn about such topics as shadow matching, color matte usage and various techniques to match our 3d render with our live action back-plate. The end result of this course will be a final color corrected shot of our 3d object in real life.This tutorial will illustrate an example of how to use Maya and after Effects together to integrate a 3d model into live-action footage. This will allow us to place our own 3d models into real environments easier.

We'll begin the tutorial by importing our elements and tracking various features of the face, including a difficult track through an eye blink. We'll learn how to create a tracked and animated mask to match our eye movement. To combine all of the elements and give them visual appeal, we'll learn how to use several different effects not only by themselves, but also together to create various looks. We'll learn how we can create animation using expressions. And finally, combine all our layers using compositing math to correctly mix everything together.

We'll begin the tutorial by learning the basics of using trackers to speed up the rotoscoping process by removing camera jitter, translation, rotation and scaling. We'll then dive into our main project where we will use a combination of tracking, color keying and shape animation to create a clean mask for our foreground actor. We'll learn how each of these different methods can be used to speed up our rotoscoping workflow.

We'll begin the tutorial by importing our layers and assembling them into a nice render of a car. We'll then learn how to create an advanced matte to cut out our car using the shadow, indirect, and matte layers. We'll then learn several compositing tricks to help us really blend the foreground and background, such as Reflection matching, Lightwraping, color correction and grain matching.

Popular highlights include: Stereoscopy Overview; Rules of Safe Stereo; Anaglyph Filtering; Stereo 3D workflow; After Effects Camera Rigs; 3D Objects in After Effects; Mathematics of Stereo Imagery; Creating Interactive Guides to Help Visualize; Color Correcting Stereo Imagery; Composting Stereo Pair Renders from Maya; Expressions; Controlling Zero Parallax; Interaxial Separation; Creating a Camera Dolly System; Animating Cameras with Dolly System; Photoshop 3D Layers; 3D Assets with Photoshop; Assembling Multiple Compositions with Expressions; Zero Parallax Controls in 3D Scene; Interaxial Separation Controls; Avoiding Keystoning and Other Stereo Distortions; Creating a Stereo Camera Rig for Photoshop 3D Objects.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Setting up the Turbulence Displace effect to look like moving water ; Learning various ways to localize the water effect ; Softening the effect by adding a fast blur. For more information on After Effects check out Stereoscopic 3D in After Effects, an in-depth guide to creating stereoscopic 3D imagery in post.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Adding keyframes at the current time without changing the layer ; Using the Graph Editor to add acceleration to an animation ; Learning how to use motion blurring for animation. Learn more about After Effects with Stereoscopic 3D in After Effects, an in-depth guide to creating stereoscopic 3D imagery in post.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Editing shapes during creation; Adding options to a shape; Creating multiple copies on a single shape layer. Learn more about After Effects with Stereoscopic 3D in After Effects, an in-depth guide to creating stereoscopic 3D imagery in post.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Using Minimax to soften an image; Layering effects to create complex looks; Changing blending modes and opacity to make the effects subtle. Learn more about After Effects with Stereoscopic 3D in After Effects, an in-depth guide to creating stereoscopic 3D imagery in post.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Changing keyframe interpolation; How to read the interpolation line; Using the Graph Editor. Learn more about After Effects with Stereoscopic 3D in After Effects, an in-depth guide to creating stereoscopic 3D imagery in post.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Brainstorming an effect; Saving Brainstormed effects; Changing the variation that Brainstorm uses. Learn more about After Effects with Stereoscopic 3D in After Effects, an in-depth guide to creating stereoscopic 3D imagery in post.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Non-destructive color correcting using adjustment layers; Masking adjustment layers; Keeping layers together using Parenting. Learn more about After Effects with Stereoscopic 3D in After Effects, an in-depth guide to creating stereoscopic 3D imagery in post.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Setting up a basic scene; Writing expressions for an automatic countdown; Creating attributes; Understanding and labeling comps; Stringing commands together . To learn more about After Effects check out Stereoscopic 3D in After Effects, an in-depth guide to creating stereoscopic 3D imagery in post.