Now the film and television media has become the most popular, the most influential form of media expression. From the fantasy worlds created by Hollywood, to the real-life concerns of the television news, to the overwhelming advertisements, all of them have an impact on our lives.
In the past, the production of film and television programs is the work of professionals, the public seems to be covered with a layer of mystery; more than a decade, the digital synthesis technology into the full range of film and television production process, the computer gradually replaced the original film and television equipment, and play a huge role in all aspects of film and television production. However, not long ago, film and television production has been the use of extremely expensive professional hardware and software, non-professionals are difficult to see these devices, let alone use it to produce their own works.
But now, with the significant improvement in PC performance, prices continue to decrease, film and television production from the previous professional hardware equipment gradually transferred to the PC platform, the original identity of the professional software is also gradually transplanted to the PC platform, the price is becoming increasingly popular, while film and television production applications are also expanding to the computer games, multimedia, networks and other broader areas, many of these industries or amateur enthusiasts can use their hands on the computer to produce their own work. Amateurs can use the hands of the computer to produce their favorite things.
Synthesis technology refers to a variety of material mixed into a single composite picture. Early film and television compositing technology is mainly in the film, tape shooting process and film development process to achieve, although the process is backward, but the effect is good. Such as, "buckle image", "superimposed picture" and other methods and means of synthesis, have been more widely used in the early film and television production. Compared with the traditional synthesis technology, digital synthesis technology, the use of advanced computer graphics principles and methods, a variety of source material captured into the computer, and computer mixing into a single compliant image, and then input to the tape or film on the system, the complete process.
Theoretically, we divide film production into pre-production and post-production. The main work of the pre-production includes such processes as planning, shooting, and 3D animation creation; when the end of the pre-production work we get a large amount of material and semi-finished products, which are organically combined through artistic means is the post-production synthesis work.
So far, you can lead to the main character of this article - After Effects (referred to as AE), the best post-production synthesis software!
After Effects, for high-end video effects system of professional effects synthesis software, belonging to the United States Adobe. It draws on the success of many excellent software, the video effects synthesis to a new height:
Photoshop in the introduction of layers, so that AE can be multi-layer synthetic image control, to create a seamless synthesis effect; key frames, the introduction of paths, so that we can control the advanced two-dimensional animation with ease; efficient video processing system, to ensure that high-quality video output; dazzling stunt system so that AE can realize all the user's creativity;
AE also retains Adobe's excellent software compatibility. It can very easily access Photoshop, Illustrator layer files; Premire's project files can also be reproduced in AE nearly perfectly; and even Premire's EDL files can be accessed. The new version also has the flexibility to mix 2D and 3D in a single composite. Users can work in 2D or 3D or mix and match on a layer by layer basis. Layers can be converted to 3D at any time using 3D layer switching; both 2D and 3D layers can be moved horizontally or vertically; and 3D layers can be animated in 3D space while maintaining interaction with lights, shadows, and cameras! And AE supports most audio, video, and graphic formats, and can even pull in files that record 3D channels to make changes.