Lynda - Motion Graphics for Video Editors: Creating Backgrounds | 2.98GB

Duration: 2h 32m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | Level: Beginner | Language: English

Nearly every video project needs a background, whether it's an elaborate background for a chroma key set or simply a lower third. This course shows you how to create your own still and motion backgrounds using a few simple ingredients: the files that come with the course and from other sources on the web, and the built-in tools in Photoshop and After Effects. No special assets or plugins required! Rich Harrington introduces practical and easy-to-implement techniques that are suitable for video editors of all levels, and can be used to quickly add texture and style to your next project.

Topics include:

* The role of backgrounds in video

* Achieving proper color and contrast

* Gathering source material

* Working with gradients

* Filtering and blending backgrounds

* Using patterned tiles

* Shooting background plates

* Stacking and blending footage

* Designing backgrounds with the effects in After Effects