Learn to create professional-quality motion graphics using the industry-leading software, Adobe After Effects. Digital Video Essentials: Adobe After Effects Professional is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the award-winning software of choice for industry experts in both film and television. An ideal resource for users new to the program, this extensively illustrated four-color book provides an overview of motion graphics technology, explaining its key terminology, concepts, and techniques. With this solid foundation established, the book progresses into more critical, action-based concepts, such as importing footage, working with compositions, creating motion and effects, using layers and transparency, and rendering and exporting. With thorough coverage and a clear, straightforward approach, Digital Video Essentials: Adobe After Effects Professional takes the mystery out of the complexities of After Effects, showing readers how to harness its powerful capabilities to create stunning visual effects.