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Summary: A great book to both educate and sharpen skills
Review: The examples and techniques described herein more than adequately demonstrate the power of effective compositing. Ron Brinkmann takes his years of experience and transforms them into this very thorough and enlightening book.Its up-to-date text and nonsoftware-specific nature makes this book a welcome addition to any digital artists' library.
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Summary: Art and Science of Digital Compositing
Review: this book is a very good overall explanation of digital compositing, it is packged with information. but please note that this is not a tutorial/workbook type of book, if you are looking for exercises recreating special effects you need to look elsewhere, but on the other hand if you are looking for a thorough insight into what is 'really' going on (which can often be the difference when saving an effects) then this is for you, you will know about cineon, lin/log colourspace, pre/unpre-multiplied images etc. great book!!
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Summary: An excellent resource.
Review: This book is an expansion upon materials the author presented at the SIGGRAPH conference. It is well written and not geared towards any one package of hardware or software. The concepts and techniques discussed are well illustrated with examples. It is a valuable addition to a new and rapidly growing field of study.
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Summary: A hardcover book worth its price in gold.
Review: This book reminds me of the material we used to buy in college. A well designed , concise and informative book, though it is general knowledge and does not cover any specific software or computer platform , it is geared at any person interested in learning and understanding the complex world of compositing. A valuable reference for many years to come.
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Summary: Great research
Review: This book was great! I didn't even know what a flabbersnap was
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Summary: A Great Book!
Review: This is a wonderful resource. Very detailed. Great insight into many things I never even thought of. A must read for anyone involved in digital graphics, compositing and the like.
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Summary: I cannot recommend this book enough
Review: This is one of the best books i ever seen write on this subject for anybody involved with image work for flim or tv.Ron is a true master of combining thought provoking reading with solid infomation.Mant artists young and old will gain new knowledge from this book ....excellent.
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Summary: Probably the best book on computer graphics
Review: This is THE reference book if you have anything to do with creating or manipulating images in a digital environment.
It starts by explaining the very basics and later goes into really complicated topics, not only explaining techniques but also telling you WHY something is done a certain way. Very good read for everyone, beginners, pros and experts.
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Summary: The textbook for compositers
Review: This was our assigned textbook for a course I took in digital effects. The author has created a book with techniques and info that are not likely to become dated anytime soon, which is a good thing, but to do this he had to completely avoid application specific information. So the book will work regardless of your preference of software, but this can be frustrating too. Many times I wanted him to confirm that the tool he was describing was 'just like the ______ tool in Photoshop.' Overall the book is solid, what it really is, is a book of compositing techniques that are universal. How and why to achieve certain things. There are chapters on motion tracking, matte creation, formats & aspect ratios. Sections on lighting, shadows, atmosphere, curve editing. There's a interesting 'case studies' section in the back, which breaks down and explain certain composites from movies like Titanic, Star Trek, Independance Day, and a few others. Definately a worthwhile book.
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