Autodesk Combustion 4 Fundamentals Courseware

Autodesk (formerly called Discreet) self-published a prior version of the book for use in its training centers, so it is already well-known in the community. Autodesk and Elsevier are now widely distributing this in-demand book for the first time. Combustion 4 is the latest version of Autodesk's award-winning, unified paint, animation and 3D compositing software (Mac and PC) application for motion graphic designers, animators and visual effects artists. Its applicable for multi-format work from the web to video and HDTV to feature film. In 2002, the product went from $5000 to $1000, bringing it to a much wider audience and making inroads in the After Effects market.

USING PAINT; Learning Paint Basics; Animating Text; Using Operators in a Composite; TRANSFORMING LAYERS; Animating Layers Using Pivot Points; Keyframing; LINKING AND CONTROLLING LAYERS; Cropping and Corner-Pinning; Linking Layers Through Parenting; Aligning Objects to a Motion Path; Linking Layers with Hinging; CHANGING LAYER SURFACE PROPERTIES; Setting Surface Properties; Exploring Transfer Modes; Displacing a Layer; USING CHANNELS, MATTES, and MASKS; Using Alpha Channels; Creating Channel Effects; Using Masks; USING NULL OBJECTS, LIGHTS, AND THE CAMERA; Animating with a Null Object; Moving the Camera; Creating Shadows with Lights; TRACKING AND STABILIZING; Four-Point Tracking; One-Point Stabilizing; Two-Point Stabilizing; KEYING AND COLOR CORRECTING; Using the Discreet Color Corrector; Using the Discreet Keyer; NESTING COMPOSITES; Basic Nesting; Creating a Motion Blur; Importing Workspaces