Good After Effects book?

[Pietro Impagliazzo]

Hey all.
I'm in a search for a good AE book.

I'm not a newbie, I can do my stuff.
I don't need to learn about layers, comps and basic functioning.

I'd like something a bit more in depth, maybe analyzing how certain results can be achieved.

I was searching for something that went over 3D compositing as well, but I think that's more 3rd party (with Boujou and alikes).

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Effects...TF8&coliid=I314TR97F56UK5&colid=33Q9FXQYDBJO7

The best book I could find was this one...

Anyone has something to say about it?
Maybe another recommendantion?!

Thanks guys.

 

[Fredrik Harreschou]

Mark Christiansen knows his stuff. Recommended.

 

[Brice Ansel]

Creative After effect 7 by Angie Taylor (focal press) is a good one too.
Brice

 

[Jeff Coatney]

I like the Real World series. Look up Real World After Effects.

 

[michael zaletel]

I would recommend Lynda.com. You'll get more out of the 24-hour trial, if you watch 8 hours of AE videos than you will out of ANY book. Also, it's only $25 per month and you can cancel after a month.

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/promoSignupForm.asp?promo=reprint1105&plog={910258D1-AAB2-4B95-8DDD-14B1B7DB5271}

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modListing.asp?pid=332

Start to Finish: Big Spaceship Animated Logo .25 08/08
After Effects CS3: Animating Characters 4.25 CC 06/08
After Effects CS3 Effects 11.75 CC 03/08
After Effects CS3 Professional Beyond the Basics 9.75 10/07
After Effects CS3 Professional Essential Training 9.25 CC 07/07
After Effects CS3 Professional New Features 1.25 04/07

-shooter

 

[Pietro Impagliazzo]

Creative AE looks good, but by looking at the index I know everything in there. Good for basics though.

Lynda beyond the basics looks good and the Mark Christiansen (I might go with it) one looks good too (thanks Fredrik).

Thanks red users!

 

[Dustin Cross]

Impagliazzo,

Adobe After Effects Studio Techniques by Mark Christiansen is the best AE book there is for Visual Effects type work.

Other books are good for motion graphics work, but I don't know them very well.

The After Effects Basic Training at VideoCoPilot.net is good intro:
http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/

And all the other Tutorials at VideoCopilot.net are good too:
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/all/


Mahalo,
Dusty

 

[Alexis Hanawalt]

The Chris and Trish Meyers books are the best books on learning any creative software I've ever read, hands down. Can't recommend their stuff highly enough.