The vintage reference, with over 25,000 copies in print, has been hugely elevated and punctiliously up to date to incorporate cutting-edge equipment and four hundred+ all-new complete colour images!

"At ILM, compositing is among the most vital instruments we use. on the way to research extra, this wonderful 2nd-edition is precise with hundreds of thousands of secrets and techniques that may help in making your comps seamless. For newcomers or specialists, Ron walks you thru the tactics of study and workflows - linear pondering for you to assist you develop into deft and effectively take on any shot." --Dennis Muren ASC, Senior visible results manager, commercial gentle & Magic

"Ron Brinkman's ebook is the definitive paintings on electronic compositing and we have now relied on this publication as a severe a part of our in-house education application at Imageworks because the 1999 variation. We use this publication as an everyday textbook and reference for our lighters, compositors and somebody operating with electronic imagery. it truly is tremendous to work out a brand new version being published and it'll definitely be required studying for all our electronic artists right here at Imageworks." --Sande Scoredos, government Director of educating & Artist improvement, Sony photographs Imageworks

The artwork and technology of electronic Compositing is the one whole review of the technical and creative nature of electronic compositing. It covers quite a lot of issues from easy picture production, illustration and manipulation, to a glance on the visible cues which are essential to create a plausible composite. Designed as an advent to the sphere, in addition to an authoritative technical reference, this publication presents crucial details for rookies and pros alike.

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• 17 new case-studies offer in-depth appears to be like on the compositing paintings performed on motion pictures comparable to Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the dresser, The Golden Compass, The Incredibles, King Kong, The Lord of the jewelry: The go back of the King, Sin urban, Spider-Man 2, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and celebrity Wars: Episode three – Revenge of the Sith.
• Includes new sections on 3D compositing, excessive Dynamic variety (HDR) imaging, Rotoscoping, and lots more and plenty more!