C

Index

[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

caching 2nd 3rd
     footage into physical memory 2nd
     optimizing 2nd
     preferences 2nd 3rd
     RAM Preview and
camera blur
     boke blur 2nd 3rd 4th
     image planes and rack focus 2nd 3rd
     overview of 2nd
camera projection (camera mapping) 2nd 3rd
Camera Settings dialog
     3D settings 2nd
     options 2nd
     shortcut for
cameras
     3D camera 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     destabilizing 2nd 3rd 4th
     dynamic range 2nd 3rd
     film formats 2nd
     matching After Effects camera to real-world camera 2nd
     motion effects for storytelling
     orientation for storytelling 2nd
     photos as reference 2nd
     push vs. zoom 2nd 3rd
     real-world camera settings
     smoothing 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Caps Lock key
     dealing with slowdowns
     preventing updates to rendered views 2nd
CCD, film size
CD-ROM, accompanying this book
Change to Color, Image Control menu
Channel menu
channels
    alpha [See alpha channels]
     applying data to single channel
     blue 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     color channels, generally 2nd 3rd
     green 2nd 3rd 4th
     luma keying and
     previewing 2nd
     red 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     reviewing footage by
child-parent relationships [See parent-child relationships]
choking, Keylight
chroma keying [See color keying]
Chroma values
chunky explosions 2nd
Cinema 4D, Maxon
CinemaScope
Cineon (.cin) files
     digital film and 2nd
     overview of 2nd 3rd
     usefulness of
     working with 2nd
Cineon Converter
Cineon log space 2nd 3rd 4th
clean plate 2nd
click and drag
climate conditions [See weather/natural effects]
Clip Black, Keylight
Clip Rollback, Keylight 2nd
Clip White, Keylight 2nd
Clone Stamp tool 2nd
cloning
     overview of 2nd
     plate restoration 2nd
     tricks and gotchas 2nd
clouds, billowy 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     combining effects 2nd
     Liquify and 2nd
     Mesh Warp and 2nd
     overview of 2nd 3rd
     smoke trails 2nd 3rd
Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt shortcuts
     effect manipulation (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt)
     fit to fill (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +F)
     fit to fill on X axis (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +Shift+H)
     fit to fill on Y axis (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +Shift+G)
     Increment and Save (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +Shift+S)
     incrementing normal amounts
     keyframe selection (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +A)
     layer replacement (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +/)
     loading footage (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +Option+L)
     project settings (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +Shift+K) 2nd
     time remapping (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +T)
     time reversal (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +R)
     time stretching (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +comma)
     Work Area (Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt +B) 2nd
Cmd+Shift/Ctrl+Shift shortcuts
     Adjust Tension pointer (Cmd+Shift+A)
     backgrounds (Cmd+Shift+B) 2nd 3rd
     Camera Settings dialog (Cmd+Shift+Y)
     eases (Cmd+Shift+F9)
     hold keyframe (Cmd+Shift+H)
     layer manipulation (Cmd+Shift+D)
     layers, moving (Cmd+Shift/Ctrl+Shift +[ or +])
     pre-composing (Cmd+Shift+C)
     Render Queue on Mac computers (Cmd+Shift+)
     time stretching (Cmd+Shift+comma)
Cmd/Ctrl key shortcuts
     Composition settings (Cmd/Ctrl+K)
     display resolution (Cmd/Ctrl+J)
     duplicating layers (Cmd/Ctrl+D) 2nd 3rd
     editing source (Cmd/Ctrl+E)
     effect manipulation (Cmd/Ctrl+Opt)
     Go To Time dialog (Cmd/Ctrl+G)
     highlighting footage (Cmd/Ctrl+H)
     Interpret Footage dialog (Cmd/Ctrl+F) 2nd
     layers, adding new (Cmd/Ctrl+/)
     Project Flowchart view (Cmd/Ctrl+F11)
     Render Queue on Windows computers (Cmd/Ctrl+M)
     timeline navigation (Cmd/Ctrl+Down Arrow or Cmd/Ctrl+Up Arrow)
     zooming in/out (Cmd/Ctrl+= or Cmd/Ctrl+-)
code, in expressions
Collapse Transformations toggle, comp layers
Collect Files command 2nd
color
     background settings
    channels [See channels]
     Cycle Mask Colors
    differencing [See color keying]
     HSB modes
     indicators/codes on timeline 2nd
     of particulate matter in air
     UI color preferences
     video vs. film 2nd 3rd
Color Balance 2nd
Color Balance (HSL)
Color Difference Key
Color Finesse 2nd
color keying 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th
     best practices 2nd 3rd 4th
     blue-screen and green-screen keying
     edge selection 2nd
    Keylight [See Keylight]
     linear keyers 2nd 3rd 4th
     matte fringing
     matte holes 2nd
     matte problems
     on set 2nd 3rd 4th
     overview of 2nd
     problem solving
     sky blues and
     Spill Suppressor 2nd
     steps in 2nd 3rd 4th
     third party keyers
color matching 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th [See also color/light, adjusting]
     blacks and whites 2nd 3rd [See also color/light, adjusting]
     color keying and [See also color/light, adjusting]
     depth cueing 2nd [See also color/light, adjusting]
     gamma slamming 2nd [See also color/light, adjusting]
     overview of 2nd [See also color/light, adjusting]
     steps in [See also color/light, adjusting]
color pickers
color spaces
     Cineon files stored in log color space
     Cineon log space 2nd 3rd 4th
     conversion
     linear color space vs. native video space 2nd 3rd 4th
     log color spaces
     video gamma space 2nd 3rd
color spill
     Spill Suppressor 2nd
     suppression in Keylight 2nd
Color, blending modes
color/light, adjusting 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th [See also color matching]
     alternative tools and techniques [See also color matching]
     Curves 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th [See also color matching]
     Hue/Saturation 2nd 3rd 4th 5th [See also color matching]
     Levels [See also color matching, Levels]
     overview of 2nd [See also color matching]
     plug-ins for automating [See also color matching]
Colorama, Image Control menu
colored light 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     day-for-night effect 2nd
     effects 2nd 3rd
     overview of
     solids 2nd
column views, timeline 2nd 3rd
     AV Features/Keys
     Layer/Source
     minimizing
     Parent
     Switches/Modes 2nd
     Time Stretch
Comments column, timeline
Comp button
Composite Wizard plug-ins
     Deluxe Edge Finder
     Miracle Alpha Cleaner
compositing
     animated compositions
     bitmap selection channels
     blending modes and 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
    color/light adjustments [See color/light, adjusting]
     Composition settings (Cmd/Ctrl+K)
     feathered alpha 2nd
     fire 2nd 3rd
     firing the gun
     formula for
     integration of elements 2nd
     light direction and
    masks [See masks]
     navigating multiple compositions 2nd 3rd 4th
     opacity 2nd
     overview of
     premultiplication 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     program comparisons 2nd
     programs 2nd
    selections [See selections]
     Shift+(0 through 9) (composition markers)
     track mattes 2nd 3rd 4th
     water element 2nd
Composition area, Render Settings dialog
composition settings
     advanced options 2nd
     Alpha settings 2nd
     field artifacts and pulldown
     formats 2nd 3rd
     frame rate 2nd
     Interpret Footage dialog 2nd
     overview of 2nd
Composition window
     channel modes
     customizing workspace 2nd
     drawing masks
     rotoscoping 2nd
Compound Blur
     fire element 2nd 3rd
     smoke trails
Comps [See compositing]
conditional statements 2nd 3rd
     overview of
     triggering filmic dissolve 2nd 3rd
Confidence settings 2nd
Consolidate All Footage 2nd
context-clicking (keyboard shortcuts) 2nd 3rd 4th
contrast 2nd 3rd 4th
     adjusting with histogram 2nd 3rd
     balancing plate footage
     Brightness & Contrast 2nd
     color matching and
     depth cueing and
     matching existing shots
controls
     Audio and Time
     building with expressions 2nd
     Effects 2nd 3rd
     Image
     Inside Mask
     Outside Mask
     Tracker 2nd
Convert Vertex tool
copying and pasting
     animation data
     keyframe data
     masks 2nd
Corner Pin tracking
Create a New Composition icon
Create Outlines command
crushing the blacks (or whites)
Ctrl shortcuts [See Cmd/Ctrl key shortcuts]
Ctrl+Alt shortcuts [See Cmd+Option/Ctrl+Alt shortcuts]
Ctrl+Shift shortcuts [See Cmd+Shift/Ctrl+Shift shortcuts]
Curves 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     basic gamma adjustments 2nd
     compared with Levels for gamma adjustments 2nd 3rd
     gamma slamming 2nd
     linear color and
     more complex gamma adjustments 2nd
     timeline animations
customizing
     defaults compared with 2nd 3rd
     timeline
     workspace 2nd
Cycle Mask Colors 2nd
cyclorama (cyc)