Attention will be given to software manipulation of video, including distorting video segments with custom filters, and special effect techniques such as compositing, rotoscoping, and morphing. Practical considerations of graphic format, resolution, color, and saturation limitation are explored. Key peripherals are explained in the context of real world production situations After Effects is used as the main software. Art 260 or consent of instructor. This course covers the use of authoring tools in multimedia production.
Students complete projects in a software package.
Topics include basic programing techniques, animation control,and software engineering principles for the multimedia environment. The course covers production issues that affect multimedia projects from the design phase though completion. The class also covers the use of color images and sound, the incorporation of movies, CD-ROM production, testing and mastering. Director is used as the main software. This is a course in advanced techniques of photographic electronic imagery.