Adobe After Effects 6.5 Studio Techniques

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M key (Mask Shape options)

Mac computers

     gamma values

     moving projects to/from Windows computers

     multi-button mouse and

     shortcut for Render Queue

     workspace

magic 2nd 3rd

Magic Wand tool, Photoshop

markers, timeline

Maschwitz, Stu

     "kiss of love"

     Rebel Mac group at Industrial Light + Magic

Mask Expansion

Mask Shape dialog

masks 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

     adjustment layers and

     Bezier 2nd

     creating

     Cycle Mask Colors

     density/opacity

     feather effects

     First Vertex 2nd

     fog/smoke (mist-like) 2nd

     highlighting a layer and viewing options

     interpolating

     Layer window and

     Liquify effect and

     Mask Shape property

     motion blur 2nd 3rd

     moving, copying, pasting 2nd

     multiple 2nd

     overview of

     rectangles or ellipses

     render order

     tools for creating 2nd

     tracking 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

master comps

     in project templates

     organizing into subcomps

     pre-composing and

Match Grain 2nd

Matte Choker

mattes

     adjustment layers and

    animating [See articulated mattes]

     edge

     fringing

     holes 2nd

     luminance

     mattes

     premultiplication and 2nd

     problems

     pulling a

     shadow

     third party tools

    track [See track mattes]

Maya (.ma files) scenes 2nd

McQuarrie, Ralph

memory

    physical [See RAM]

     preferences 2nd 3rd

Memory & Cache 2nd

Menu bar

Mesh Warp 2nd 3rd

miniDV 2nd

Minimax 2nd

Miracle Alpha Cleaner

mist 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

     masks and adjustments 2nd

     moving through 2nd

     overview of 2nd

MM keys (layer mask options)

Modes/Switches toggle, timeline columns 2nd

monitors, adding second 2nd

morphing

     First Vertex and 2nd

     overview of

     Reshape tool 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

motion

     adding motion to cloud effect 2nd

     creating still image from moving image

     fog/smoke effect and 2nd

     moving masks 2nd

    tracking [See tracking]

motion blur 2nd 3rd 4th

     data pass through and

     emulating real camera

     Keylight and

     masking 2nd 3rd

     matching with tracking 2nd

     overview of 2nd

     Shutter Angle and Shutter Phase 2nd 3rd 4th

Motion Tracker Options dialog

mouse

     context-clicking (keyboard shortcuts)

     scroll wheel for zooming in/out

Move All Attributes option, pre-composing 2nd 3rd

movies [See films]

MPEG-4

multiple masks 2nd

Multiply, blending mode

Murren, Dennis 2nd 3rd

muting keyframes, with expressions 2nd 3rd

muzzle flash, guns 2nd 3rd