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book for a newbie
Maybe not a total newbie [AE manual is one of my closest friends ;), done few dozens of tutorials – let’s say that AE interface and workflow is no riddle to me ]. Now I’m about to buy some AE books – but i don’t know which ones. i’d rather buy some with real-life examples, rather than some “AE for dummies” crap – ‘cos the best way to learn is to get your hands dirty with real stuff.
In the country I live, there are no Bookstores with good AE books [ in fact, there are almost no AE books at all 😉 ], where I could go and check, what to buy – so I decided to visit amazon.
I’ve found some titles, but I’d like to ask you are they worth time and money
here are the titles:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1578202493/sr=8-2/qid=1154942945/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-6789091-5237439?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240519922/sr=8-5/qid=1154942945/ref=pd_bbs_5/103-6789091-5237439?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1578202647/sr=8-6/qid=1154942945/ref=pd_bbs_6/103-6789091-5237439?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321267230/sr=8-7/qid=1154942945/ref=pd_bbs_7/103-6789091-5237439?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0782143172/sr=8-8/qid=1154942945/ref=pd_bbs_8/103-6789091-5237439?ie=UTF8Thanks in advance for any help
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2 Replies
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The Creating Motion Graphics books by the Meyers are the best books on AE money can buy, in my opinion. While they’re not the easiest read, you will learn the program in depth and with unparalelled detail.
Angie Taylor’s books are good as well. For a book to learn by examples, you should check out Mark Christiansen’s “After Effects 6.5 Studio Techniques”.
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The latest Classroom in a Book for AE7 looks pretty good for decent tutorials.
Chris and Trish’s books are more valuable when you are comfortable with the basics and want to start really pushing the app.
Antony Bolante’s Visual QuickPro Guide is a good step-by-step when you need a specific tool or individual technique described.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
http://www.dfilminst.com
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