Chris & Trish Meyer
CMG Keyframes is a repository for columns, articles, and videos created by Trish & Chris Meyer of the subject of creating motion graphics using Adobe After Effects and other related programs. It also contains articles on typography, audio, and 3D, as well as links to relevant articles Chris & Trish have published elsewhere.
Trish & Chris Meyer are the founders of Crish Design (formerly known as CyberMotion), an award-winning motion graphic design studio that has recently relocated from Los Angeles to the Albuquerque area. Their design and animation work has appeared on shows and promos for CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, HBO, PBS, and TLC; in opening titles for several movies including Cold Mountain and The Talented Mr. Ripley; at trade shows and press events for corporate clients ranging from Apple to Xerox; and in special venues encompassing IMAX, CircleVision, the NBC AstroVision sign in Times Square, and the four-block-long Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas.
In addition to their motion graphics work, Trish and Chris were among the original users of After Effects, and have written numerous books including "Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects" and "After Effects Apprentice" (both published by Focal Press). They speak regularly at conferences around the country, and perform custom training for studios. Both have backgrounds as musicians, and a close relationship between sound and picture informs much of their work.
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Effecting just the color or luma information can improve the results of some effects.
We’ve been working on a series for lynda.com on how to get the most out of effects in After Effects. As much as you may think you already know, nothing sharpens one’s understanding of a subject than preparing to teach it. One of the subjects we’ve had a chance to study is the usefulness in applying some effects to just the luma (grayscale) or just the color information in an image. Unfortunately, many effects (not to mention After Effects itself) operate on red, green, and blue color channels, rather than luma and color separately. But with a little channel manipulation, you can focus your processing to just the luma or just the color, sometimes with visible benefits.
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