Rotoscoping

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Halftitle
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. Contents
6. Acknowledgments
7. Introduction
8. Chapter 1: origins of Roto
   1. 1.1 Origins of Roto
   2. 1.2 Modern Roto
9. Chapter 2: Defining the terms
10. Chapter 3: Rotoscoping software
    1. 3.1 Roto Tools
    2. 3.2 Keyboard Shortcuts
       1. 3.2.1 Creating Spline/Type
       2. 3.2.2 Editing Controls
       3. 3.2.3 Timeline Controls
       4. 3.2.4 Transformation (Object or Sub-Object)
       5. 3.2.5 Viewer Controls
    3. 3.3 Silhouette
       1. 3.3.1 User Interface
    4. 3.4 After Effects
    5. 3.5 Mocha
11. Chapter 4: Pre-Shot Warm-Up
    1. 4.1 Establish Specifics
       1. 4.1.1 Shot Length
       2. 4.1.2 Define the Focus Object
       3. 4.1.3 Matte Usage
    2. 4.2 Edge and Shape
       1. 4.2.1 Multiple Shapes
       2. 4.2.2 Repeating Shapes
    3. 4.3 Positive Space
    4. 4.4 Motion Paths
    5. 4.5 Keying
    6. 4.6 Review
12. Chapter 5: Key Framing Techniques
    1. 5.1 Timeline Key Framing
       1. 5.1.1 Bifurcation
       2. 5.1.2 Incremental Key Frames
    2. 5.2 Motion -Based Roto
    3. 5.3 Approaching the Shot
    4. 5.4 Review
    5. 5.5 Relevant CD Files
13. Chapter 6: Creating Splines
    1. 6.1 Organizing the Comp
    2. 6.2 Review
14. Chapter 7: Edge Consistency
    1. 7.1 Transitioning Between Shapes
    2. 7.2 Review
15. Chapter 8: object Mode Transforms
    1. 8.1 Pivot Points
       1. 8.1.1 Bounding Boxes in After Effects
    2. 8.2 Individual Points
       1. 8.2.1 Referencing Point Location
    3. 8.3 Review
16. Chapter 9: Interpolation and Linear Movement
    1. 9.1 Key Frame Placement and Types
    2. 9.2 Review
17. Chapter 10: Blur
    1. 10.1 Motion Blur
    2. 10.2 Transitioning Between Shapes with Motion Blur
    3. 10.3 Review
    4. 10.4 Relevant CD Files
18. Chapter 11: Checking Your Mattes
    1. 11.1 Jitter
    2. 11.2 Review
19. Chapter 12: Tracking and Roto
    1. 12.1 Tracking and Scale
    2. 12.2 Tracking and Rotation
    3. 12.3 Multiple Transforms
    4. 12.4 Corner Pinning
    5. 12.5 Averaging Tracks
    6. 12.6 Stabilizing Footage
    7. 12.7 Review
    8. 12.8 Relevant CD Files
20. Chapter 13: Roto and the Human Figure
    1. 13.1 Remember Your Anatomy
       1. 13.1.1 Isolating Extremities
       2. 13.1.2 Hands
    2. 13.2 Joints
       1. 13.2.1 Overlap
       2. 13.2.2 Fixer Shapes
    3. 13.3 Review
    4. 13.4 Relevant CD Files
21. Chapter 14: Faces and Heads
    1. 14.1 Review
    2. 14.2 Relevant CD Files
22. Chapter 15: Hair (Or: Bald People Are Great)
    1. 15.1 Base Shapes
    2. 15.2 Standouts
    3. 15.3 Minimum Level of Detail
    4. 15.4 Motion Paths and Motion Blur
    5. 15.5 Review
    6. 15.6 Relevant CD Files
23. Chapter 16: Human Movement
    1. 16.1 Big Human Movements
    2. 16.2 Subtle Human Movement
    3. 16.3 Tracking and the Human Figure
    4. 16.4 Review
    5. 16.5 Relevant CD Files
24. Chapter 17: Clothing
    1. 17.1 Shape Breakdown
    2. 17.2 Consistent Point Placement
    3. 17.3 Secondary Motion
    4. 17.4 Review
    5. 17.5 Relevant CD Files
25. Chapter 18: Keeping Focus and Getting Work
    1. 18.1 Bad Habits
    2. 18.2 Estimating a Job
    3. 18.3 Pacing Yourself
    4. 18.4 Getting (and Keeping) a Job
26. Index