Motion Control 3D – Bringing Photos to Life in Three Dimensions with After Effects and Photoshop CC
Release date:2019, August 30
Author:Richard Harrington
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
Have you looked at a photo and wished you were there, or wondered what the scene looked like to the photographer? Now you can bring your photos to life by adding motion and depth. Author Rich Harrington reveals how you can transport your photos into a three-dimensional world using Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. The course shows you how to select the right images and resolutions; how to use masks and layers to build a layered composition in Photoshop; and how to animate and light the elements of the scene in After Effects. The techniques is useful for documentary filmmaking, web content, and TV commercials. Rich even shows how to render your project in full 3D for compatible platforms like YouTube, or in a typical broadcast format suitable for television or streaming.
001 Creating 3D motion with photos
002 What you should know before watching this course
003 Exercise files
004 The technique explained
005 How to use motion control 3D in your projects
006 Image selection guidelines
007 Resolution guidelines
008 Working in color or black and white
009 Advice when scanning
010 Identifying planes
011 Creating a staging diagram
012 Understanding parallax
013 Choosing a focal length
014 Timing the move
015 The Quick Selection tool
016 Using Quick Mask mode
017 The Select and Mask command
018 Making a selection based on subject, focus, or color
019 Dealing with contact points
020 Filling in the holes – Clone Stamp
021 Filling in the holes – Healing Brush
022 Filling in the holes – Content Aware Fill
023 Filling in the holes – Content Aware Move
024 Using Perspective Warp
025 Removing camera shake
026 Using a floor image
027 Naming and organizing layers
028 Using Smart Objects to organize
029 Importing a layered PSD file into After Effects
030 Adding a 3D camera
031 Setting the initial depth
032 Setting the composition size
033 Using motion blur
034 Using multiple views
035 Understanding keyframes
036 Modifying camera paths
037 Adding camera shake
038 Positioning while moving cameras and layers together
039 Setting the depth of field
040 Changing the focal length and zoom
041 Creating a rack focus
042 Setting the ambient light
043 Adding a parallel light
044 Adding spot lights
045 Adding point lights
046 Using lighting effects
047 Using After Effects particles
048 Using Trapcode Particular
049 Using video files for texture
050 Using time-lapse layers
051 Time-remapping strategies
052 Why use Vanishing Point
053 Preparing files in Photoshop
054 Cleaning up the files and transparency
055 Animating the vanishing point
056 Creating a 3D pan
057 Adding a Stereo 3D Rig
058 Changing the 3D method
059 Choosing a render method
060 Next steps
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