After Effects - easy ease in
Initiation to the steep learning curve for Adobe After Effects is eased considerably by this volume of scaffolded lessons that include extra tips and keyboard shortcuts.
Amazing book!!!!!
This is a must have book along with Mark Christiansen's Studio Techniques. So well explained, step by step tutorials, thorough explanations of why things happen. Highly recommended!!
Good basic guide
The only real downfall of this book is that you really have to have the included disk to really get all this book has to offer - of course the best way to learn anything is to do it, but I am a fan of manuals that just walk you through the steps of how to do something. This isn't a good book to just sit down and read but if you want to jump right in and read this AS you do the exercises from the disk (which I find sometimes inconvenient) this is a great manual.
It covers pretty much all the basic functions that you will commonly use in AE and is full of instructional images.
Starting out, Hey fantasitc!
This is a fantastic book to get started in after affects. Adobe CS4 is coming out in October 2008 so this book will be out of date just a little. Saying that though if you are just starting out with motions graphics this is the place to start.
Fantastic book.
A good book. Worth the price
This title has a wealth of information that is geared mostly towards beginners, but can still be used by those familiar with the program. The slightly non-linear arrangement of information makes certain topics hard to locate, but otherwise this is definitely a good book.
