Pushing Pixels
Secret Weapons for the Modern Animator
Contents
. Introduction
. Toolbox
. Setup
. Project 1: Frog Day Afternoon
. Project 2: Mudbubble Holiday
. Project 3: Focal Press Solutions
. Project 4: Matthew McSilly
. Exporting, Publishing and Sharing
Introduction
. Foreword
. Why this book?
. Where do I start?
. Inspiration
. Acknowledgments
The Toolbox
Hardware
. Pencil & paper
. Scanner
. Wacom Intuos 4, Cintiq
Software
. Adobe Flash Professional CS6
. Adobe After Effects
. Autodesk Sketchbook Pro
. Toon Boom Animate Pro 2
. Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 2
Setup
. Resolution (NTSC and PAL)
. Title/action Safety
. Frame Rate
. Extensions
. Wacom
Project 1: Frog Day Afternoon
. Synopsis
. Software (Toon Boom Animate Pro 2 and Adobe Flash)
. Technique (Full Animation)
. Integration (Toon Boom Animate to Adobe Flash)
. Publishing and exporting (Adobe Flash Player, Quicktime)
Project 2: Mudbubble Holiday Animation
. Synopsis
. Hardware (Microphone, audio interface)
. Software (adobe Audition, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects)
. Soundtrack (recording, editing, mastering)
. Technique (Full Animation and Cut-out style)
. Character design
. Rigging
. Nesting (timeline hierarchy)
. Lip-sync (FrameSync extension)
. Exporting and Publishing (Adobe Flash Player, Quicktime)
. Post production (Adobe After Effects)
Project 3: Focal Press Solutions Animation
. Synopsis
. Hardware (Microphone, audio interface)
. Software (Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, vAdobe Audition, Adobe Flash, Adobe After
Effects)
. Storyboarding
. Soundtrack (music composition, voice over talent, recording, editing, mastering)
. Technique (Full Animation and Cut-out style)
. Character design
. Rigging
. Nesting (timeline hierarchy)
. Lip-sync (FrameSync extension)
. Exporting and Publishing (Adobe Flash Player, Quicktime)
. Post production (Adobe After Effects)
Project 4: Matthew McSilly
. Synopsis
. Hardware (Microphone, audio interface)
. Software (Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, vAdobe Audition, Adobe Flash, Adobe After
Effects)
. Soundtrack (music composition, voice over talent, recording, editing, mastering)
. File management
. Technique (Full Animation and Cut-out style)
. Character design
. Rigging
. Nesting (timeline hierarchy)
. Lip-sync (FrameSync extension)
. Exporting and Publishing (HD video, Adobe Flash Player)
. Post production (Adobe After Effects)
. Destination (YouTube, Vimeo, blogs, portable devices, etc...)
What's on the CD
. Source files
. Videos
. Extensions