Digital Compositing for Film and Video

Production Workflows and Techniques

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, Direction & Production, Performing Arts, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art Technique
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Author: Steve Wright ISBN: 9781315283999
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 22, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Steve Wright
ISBN: 9781315283999
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 22, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Written by senior compositor, technical director and master trainer Steve Wright, this book condenses years of production experience into an easy-to-read and highly-informative guide suitable for both working and aspiring visual effects artists.

This expanded and updated edition of Digital Compositing for Film and Video addresses the problems and difficult choices that professional compositors face on a daily basis with an elegant blend of theory, practical production techniques and workflows. It is written to be software-agnostic, so it is applicable to any brand of software. This edition features many step-by-step workflows, powerful new keying techniques and updates on the latest tech in the visual effects industry.

Workflow examples for:

  • Grain Management
  • Lens Distortion Management
  • Merging CGI Render Passes
  • Blending Multiple Keys
  • Photorealistic Color Correction
  • Rotoscoping

Production Techniques for:

  • Keying Difficult Greenscreens

    Replicating Optical Lens Effects

    Advanced Spill Suppression

    Fixing Discoloured Edges

    Adding Interactive Lighting

    Managing Motion Blur

With brand new information on:

  • Working in linear

    ACES Color Management

    Light Field Cinematography

    Planar Tracking

    Creating Color Difference Keys

    Premultiply vs. Unpremultiply

    Deep Compositing

    VR Stitching

    3D Compositing from 2D Images

    How Color Correction ops Effect Images

    Color Spaces

    Retiming Clips

    Working with Digital Cinema Images

    OpenColorIO

A companion website offers images from the examples discussed in the book allowing readers to experiment with the material first-hand.

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Written by senior compositor, technical director and master trainer Steve Wright, this book condenses years of production experience into an easy-to-read and highly-informative guide suitable for both working and aspiring visual effects artists.

This expanded and updated edition of Digital Compositing for Film and Video addresses the problems and difficult choices that professional compositors face on a daily basis with an elegant blend of theory, practical production techniques and workflows. It is written to be software-agnostic, so it is applicable to any brand of software. This edition features many step-by-step workflows, powerful new keying techniques and updates on the latest tech in the visual effects industry.

Workflow examples for:

Production Techniques for:

With brand new information on:

A companion website offers images from the examples discussed in the book allowing readers to experiment with the material first-hand.

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