Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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Before you begin
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1. Compositing Is Matching
Compositing is matching
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Toggle and float panels to optimize your workspace
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Match color in black and white
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Use the histogram
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Incorporate the Info panel
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2. More Complex Compositing
Prepare for an extreme match
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Match levels with proportions
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Slam to test the match
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Develop an eye for saturation
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Desaturate with Tint
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Why isn't color matching automatic?
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Straddle compositions with an expression control
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3. Introducing Depth
Go further with atmospheric haze
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Understand Gaussian vs. Defocus blurs
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Create a simple rack focus between two layers with Camera Lens Blur
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Set up a 3D rack focus with the After Effects camera
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Create depth of field with a depth map
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Add a 3D-generated depth map from CINEMA 4D
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Rack focus with a 3D-generated depth map
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Prevent matte clipping with Find Edges and Minimax
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Add quick-and-dirty defocus with Box Blur
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Re-create bokeh with frischluft's Lenscare
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4. Organize Projects for VFX
Organize a VFX comp down in number of layers
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Analyze a complex shot with Uber key and the composition flowchart
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5. Befriend Noise and Grain
Match shadow grain and color with an adjustment layer
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Spot grain mismatches and match grain
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Reduce or remove grain with Neat Video
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Manage the grain pipeline in a complex shot
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Customize a 2D drop shadow with a masked solid
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Ex_Files_AE_Comp_Ess.zip
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