[digital] Visual Effects and Compositing (Paperback)

In this latest book in the critically-acclaimed [digital] series from New Riders you’ll learn all of the techniques and skills that will take you from beginner to visual effects (VFX) professional in just one book. Seasoned visual effects producer Jon Gress has refined the teaching of the skills and techniques presented in this book for over a decade to distill them down to the most effective methodology, delivered in a way that’s both fun and easy to understand while being state-of-the-art for industry professionals. You’ll start with a solid understanding of the basics of visual effects and compositing, the fundamentals of bluescreen  and greenscreen keying, 3D texturing, cloning, wire & rig removal, rotoscoping, 2D and 3D motion tracking, and matchmoving. And then experiment with a wide range of 2D, 2.5D & 3D visual effects, including 3D CGI, crowd replication, face replacements, faking shadows, reflections and Z depth, atmospheric, smoke, cloud & heat FX, sky replacements, day-for-night and digital 3D HUD FX. Building on this strong foundation of compositing and visual effects, you’ll be prepared for the advanced section of the book which teach skills, such as 2D, 2.5D & 3D digital matte painting and projections, film colorization, particle systems, fluid and rigid body dynamics, full digital environments, digital destruction, advanced lighting and rendering techniques, stereoscopic 3D, 2D to 3D conversions, and expert 3D and Photoshop extraction and modeling techniques that can only be described as magic! Throughout the lessons, you’ll glean insider advice on cutting edge methods that even experienced professionals will find amazing. You’ll learn everything you need to know to begin working in the world of visual effects as an industry professional.

• All the info you need to go from beginner to professional in one book

• Easily accessible teaching style from an instructor who has helped launch the careers of some of the best-known Hollywood visual effects specialists

• Includes companion graphics files and videos to follow along with the lessons

在這本由New Riders出版的廣受好評的[digital]系列最新書籍中，您將學習到從初學者到視覺效果（VFX）專業人員所需的所有技巧和技能，只需一本書即可達成。經驗豐富的視覺效果製片人Jon Gress在這本書中呈現的技巧和技術教學已經經過十多年的精煉，以最有效的方法融入其中，並以對行業專業人員來說既有趣又易於理解的方式呈現。您將從對視覺效果和合成的基礎有著扎實的理解開始，包括藍幕和綠幕關鍵合成的基本原理，3D紋理貼圖，克隆，線條和骨架去除，剪影，2D和3D運動追蹤以及匹配移動。然後，您將嘗試各種2D、2.5D和3D視覺效果，包括3D CGI、人群複製、臉部替換、偽造陰影、反射和Z深度、大氣、煙霧、雲和熱效果、天空替換、日夜效果和數字3D HUD效果。在這個堅實的合成和視覺效果基礎上，您將為本書的高級部分做好準備，這部分將教授2D、2.5D和3D數字繪畫和投影、電影上色、粒子系統、流體和剛體動力學、完整的數字環境、數字破壞、高級照明和渲染技術、立體3D、2D到3D轉換以及專業的3D和Photoshop提取和建模技術，這些技術只能用魔法來形容！在這些課程中，您將獲得內部專家的尖端方法建議，即使是經驗豐富的專業人士也會感到驚訝。您將學到一切必要的知識，以成為視覺效果行業的專業人士。

• 一本書中從初學者到專業人士所需的所有信息
• 輕鬆易懂的教學風格，由一位幫助推動了一些知名好萊塢視覺效果專家事業的導師提供
• 包括配套的圖形文件和視頻，以便跟隨課程進行學習