Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

VFX Fundamentals: Visual Special Effects Using Fusion 8.0

by Wallace Jackson
Save 35% Save 35%
Current price ₹2,543.00
Original price ₹3,912.00
Original price ₹3,912.00
Original price ₹3,912.00
(-35%)
₹2,543.00
Current price ₹2,543.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 18-21 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781484221303
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Apress
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 322
  • Original Price: EUR 34.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 526 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Software Development & Engineering / Computer Graphics, Interactive & Multimedia, and Film / Direction & Production

From the Back Cover

Learn concepts central to visual special effects using the free Blackmagic Design Fusion 8 software package. You'll discover foundational background information on concepts central to digital image compositing, digital video editing, digital illustration, digital painting, 3D, and digital audio. VFX Fundamentals builds on the foundational concepts of digital image compositing, digital audio, digital video, digital illustration and digital painting, and therefore expands on the other new media fundamentals titles in the New Media Fundamentals series, written by Wallace Jackson.

VFX Fundamentals builds on the foundational concepts of digital image compositing, digital audio, digital video, digital illustration and digital painting, and therefore expands on the other new media fundamentals titles in the New Media Fundamentals Series, written by Wallace Jackson. VFX Fundamentals covers topics such as flow node compositing, timeline animation, animated polyline masking, bluescreen and greenscreen matte pulling (generation), using Primatte and Fusion 8 ultra keyer, motion tracking, 3D rendering and compositing, auxiliary channels, and particle systems and particle physics dynamics, among other topics.

You will learn:

  • The new media components (raster, vector, audio, video, rendering) needed for VFX
  • The concepts behind the digital VFX content production workflow
  • How to install and utilize Blackmagic Design Fusion 8 and its visual programming language
  • Concepts behind resolution, aspect ratio, bit-rate, color depth, layers, alpha, and masking
  • 2D VFX concepts such as animated masking, matte pulling (Primatte V) and motion tracking
  • 3D VFX concepts such as 3D geometry, materials, lighting, animation, and auxiliary channels
  • Advanced VFX concepts such as particle systems animation using real-world physics

Wallace Jackson has been writing for leading multimedia publications about his work in new media content development since the advent of Multimedia Producer Magazine nearly two decades ago, when he wrote about computer processor architectures for centerfolds (removable "mini-issue" insert) distributed at SIGGRAPH. Since then, Wallace has written for several other publications about his work in interactive 3D and new media advertising campaign design, including 3D Artist, Desktop Publishers Journal, CrossMedia, AVvideo and Kiosk Magazine.

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us