This highly visual, color book tells readers all they need to know to start compositing fast with Autodesk's highly-affordable, powerful version 4 upgrade to Combustion (animation/compositing software).

Gary M. Davis is a thirteen-year industry veteran and certified Autodesk Training Specialist for combustion, 3ds Max and Toxik--currently the only person in the world certified to teach all three. In this guide he shares his professional insight and extensive production and training experience to ensure you get the most out of the professional tools combustion offers.

Chapter 1: Preferences, UI, and Key Terms; Chapter 2: Workflow Basics, Footage, and Viewports; Chapter 3: Paint and Text Operators; Chapter 4: Compositing in 2D and 3D; Chapter 5: The Schematic View (Go with the Flow); Chapter 6: Selections and Masks; Chapter 7: Working with Color; Chapter 8: Keying; Chapter 9: The Tracker; Chapter 10: Animation and the Timeline; Chapter 11: A/V Editing; Chapter 12: Expressions; Chapter 13: Integrated Particle System; Chapter 14: Rendering and Output; Appendix I: File Sizes and Formats; Appendix II: Glossary/Index of Combustion; Terminology