THE ART SCIENCE OF DIGITAL COMPOSITING AND VISUAL EFFECTS

THE ART SCIENCE OF DIGITAL COMPOSITING AND VISUAL EFFECTS - 66 Mb

Computer-generated visual effects are now used extensively in feature films, commercials, music videos, and multimedia. The backbone of this process, the final and most important step, is known as digital compositing.
Put the essential concepts and techniques of digital compositing to work for you without the need of a single mathematical equation.

Beginning with an inspirational tour of the scope and magnitude of digital compositing you get a solid overview of the kinds of digital effects routinely executed today. See how CGI (Computer Generated Image) is composited with live action, how set extensions are done, and what a match-move shot is. Following that, you learn each of the key applications of digital compositing, which include bluescreen compositing, bullet time shots, motion tracking, and rotoscoping, and you get a primer on digital images, key concepts, and terms used in the compositing process.