Anyone who uses Blender needs this book. Blender users know that it can be used for modeling, animation, and rendering, but it can also be used as a fully functional compositing and post-production application. This book explores Blender's use as a compositing and post-production tool in the video and film production pipeline.
In this book, you will learn how to:
- Create masks and layer image elements
- Animate locations and shapes to match-move live-action footage
- Add special effects to stills and video
- Sequence and transition between shots
- Publish your audio/video for TV broadcast , digital cinema, film mastering, and webcast
This book provides concise yet step-by-step examples on using all of the power of Blender to provide a complete post-production workbench.
Using the software and starter assets included on the companion DVD, you will learn step-by-step how to do following:
- Use the 3D view to create masks and models
- Layer and arrange image text, and CG elements in virtual space
- Construct a timeline and animate those elements over time
- Composite that scene with other scenes and images/video into shots
- Sequence the shots, with audio, into a finished product for webcast, TV,or cinema
This book is for film and video professionals and enthusiasts interested in an open-source alternative to commercial compositing and video effects software like AfterEffects, Fusion, and Shake.
