What’s on the DVD?

Books are great for in-depth learning, but it’s always good to investigate hands-on examples as well. Although this book is designed not to rely on tutorials, many of the techniques described in the text can be further explored via the dozens of projects and accompanying footage and stills included on the disc. Wherever possible, HD (1920 × 1080) clips from Pixel Corps, Artbeats, and fxphd are incorporated; other examples use NTSC footage and stills if that is all that’s required to get the point across.

Additionally, the DVD includes demos of more than a dozen plug-ins and applications. These demos are similar to the real software for everything but output, allowing you to experiment with your own footage.

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