Description

Learn all you'll need to know to get up and running quickly with Autodesk's highly-affordable, powerful version 4 upgrade to Combustion. Get a jump-start learning the major features or the software without bogging you down with unnecessary detail.

The author shares his professional insight and extensive training experience to ensure you'll get the most out of all the professional paint, animation, editing and 3D compositing tools Combustion offers. Also featured are many workflow tips which show how to tap into the full power of Combustion 4 in your effects and motion graphics work.

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: Preferences, UI, and Key Terms

Chapter 2: Workflow Basics, Footage, and Viewports

Chapter 3: Paint and Text Operators

Chapter 4: Compositing in 2D and 3D

Chapter 5: The Schematic View (Go with the Flow

 Chapter 6: Selections and Masks

Chapter 7: Working with Color

Chapter 8: Keying

Chapter 9: The Tracker

Chapter 10: Animation and the Timeline

Chapter 11: A/V Editing

Chapter 12: Expressions

Chapter 13: Integrated Particle System

Chapter 14: Rendering and Output

Appendix I: File Sizes and Formats

Appendix II: Glossary/Index of Combustion

Terminology