Chapter 1: Visual Effects: Set Up Your VFX Content Development
Workstation ................................................................. 1
Chapter 2: The Foundation of Raster for VFX: Pixels, Color, and
Alpha ....................................................................... 13
Chapter 3: The Foundation of Motion for VFX: Frames
and Codecs .................................................................. 27
Chapter 4: The Foundation of Audio for VFX: MIDI, Wave, and
Sample ....................................................................... 37
Chapter 5: The Foundation of 2D Vector for VFX: Point, Path, and
SVG .......................................................................... 47
Chapter 6: The Foundation of 3D Vector for VFX: Models and
OpenGL ....................................................................... 59
Chapter 7: Professional VFX Software: Blackmagic Design Fusion ... 77
Chapter 8: VFX Pipeline Composition: Using the Flow Node Editor .... 89
Chapter 9: VFX Pipeline Animation: Using the Timeline Editor .... 101
Chapter 10: VFX Pipeline Motion Control: Using the Spline Editor ...113
Chapter 11: VFX Pipeline Pixel Isolation: Animated Polyline
Masking ...................................................................... 127
Chapter 12: VFX Pipeline Automated Masking: Matte Generators ...147
Chapter 13: VFX Pipeline Pixel Tracking: Using Motion Tracking ...165
Chapter 14: VFX Pipeline 3D Production: Compositing 3D Assets ...183
Chapter 15: VFX Pipeline 3D Rendering: Shader, Material, and
Texture ...................................................................... 205
Chapter 16: VFX Pipeline 3D Modeling: 3D Text-Title Creation ... 221
Chapter 17: VFX Pipeline 3D Animation: 3D Text-Titling Modifi ers ... 233
Chapter 18: Advanced VFX Pipeline Effects: 3D Particle Systems ...247
Chapter 19: Advanced VFX Pipeline Physics: 3D Particle Physics ...269
Chapter 20: Advanced Interactive VFX: i3D Content Publishing .....295
Index ........................................................... 309