Think you've exhausted all of the possibilities in Adobe's awesome Photoshop Elements software? Think again. In this fully updated essential guide, Philip Andrews delves deeper into the software than ever before with advanced tips, tricks, and techniques to help the experienced Elements user take more...

Twelve step-by-step tutorials, designed by industry professionals, explore a variety of creative approaches as they teach useful design concepts and production techniques. Updated for After Effects 6.5, this new edition covers the most significant Version 5 and 6 features including 3D space, more...

After Effects On the Spot presents immediate solutions in an accessible format so you can quickly find the solution you need. Written by Adobe-certified experts, it clearly illustrates essential methods used by industry professionals. This book’s concise presentation of professional techniques more...

Talk about making an impact: Apple's Shake compositing and visual effects software has been used in every Academy Award-winning film for visual effects since its debut. It's no wonder that trained Shake artists are in high demand, and there's nowhere better to begin getting that training than with more...

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A comprehensive guide covering Avid Xpress Pro, XPress Pro HD, and Xpress DV, it is also relevant for Media Composer and other systems. Suitable for beginning or experienced editors new to the Avid, the book provides step-by-step instructions for hundreds of editing tasks in jargon-free terms. more...

Based on 10 years of animation teaching experience, this comprehensive guide to key techniques provides a complete understanding of vital animation drawing skills by examining the pitfalls in a 2D exercise then applying these skills to 3D animation packages. more...

This guide will serve as your ultimate resource to this all-in-one professional compositing application. Much more than a point-and-click manual, this guide explains the principles behind the software, serving as an overview of the package and associated techniques. more...

Trish and Chris Meyer share their years of real-world production experience in the critically acclaimed Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects. Learn how the program thinks as these award-winning artists share the tips and techniques they use in their own work. more...

Trish and Chris Meyer share a decade of real-world production experience in this critically acclaimed edition. Learn how the program integrates with other tools in the production flow from award-winning artists who make their living using After Effects. This full color guide is packed with visual more...

No need to wade through tomes of documentation. Final Cut Pro On the Spot presents immediate solutions in an accessible format. You can quickly zero in to just the solution you need the moment you need it. Written by Apple-certified trainers, it clearly illustrates more...

This highly illustrated, full color book tells you all you need to know to get up and running quickly using Apple's new digital video editing application: Final Cut Express. more...

In this highly visual, color book Rick Young covers all the essential areas: the interface, set-up and capture, editing, rendering, effects, audio and output, as well as a unique, invaluable introduction to the power LiveType and Soundtrack add to Final Cut in this upgrade. more...

Packed with more than 350 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know about Houdini software — on the spot. Its concise presentation of professional techniques is suited to experienced artists whether you are migrating from another visual effects application, upgrading to Houdini 9 or more...

Lively discourse, full-color presentations, and hands-on tutorials demonstrate everything you need to know about how to combine still and moving images. Fundamental concepts such as transparency, pixel aspect ratio, and alpha channels are made precisely clear and advanced techniques show how to use more...