Learning Quartz Composer: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Motion Graphics with Quartz Composer - , Surya Buchwald

Create stunning real-time motion graphics with Quartz Composer!

Apple’s Quartz Composer simplifies the creation of real-time graphics for various applications such as screensavers, animations, film effects, and more. This book/DVD bundle, authored by renowned VJs, provides comprehensive guidance for both professional mechanics and DIY enthusiasts. The authors introduce each concept through hands-on projects, accompanied by videos demonstrating every step, making it accessible to all skill levels. Coverage includes:

• Mastering Quartz Composer’s powerful interface
• Grabbing live inputs from music or cameras for unique interaction and improvisation
• Outputting video files for various screens
• Using built-in image filters to add visual effects
• Creating organic motion with LFOs, interpolation, and trackballs
• Fixing problems and troubleshooting
• Integrating MIDI musical instruments and other audio resources
• Mastering lighting and timelines
• Building richer environments with replication, iteration, and 3D modeling
• Pushing the boundaries with secret patches, CoreImage filters, and GLSL

If you're a motion graphics designer, filmmaker, VJ, artist, interactive programmer, or any other type of "Maker," this book will guide you from acolyte to wizard in no time. It just might be the most fun instructional you'll ever read!

Package consists of:

• Learning Quartz Composer: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Motion Graphics with Quartz Composer (ISBN-13: 9780321636942)
• Learning Quartz Composer: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Motion Graphics with Quartz Composer (ISBN-13: 9780133087765)
• Learning Quartz Composer, DVD: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Motion Graphics with Quartz Composer (ISBN-13: 9780321857576)
• Learning Quartz Composer, Book Component: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Motion Graphics with Quartz Composer (ISBN-13: 9780321857583)

Author: Graham Robinson, Surya Buchwald

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Language: English

Pages: 192

On Sale: 2012-07-06

Category: Computers : Computer Graphics