In this lecture, visual effects artist Matt Linder demonstrates powerful color and layer techniques and how to achieve photo-real imagery in Shake. He discusses digital color theory, the basic math behind each color node, as well as understanding premultiply and unpremultiply, bit depth and Log-to-Lin conversions. Matt shares his tricks for matching colors, targeting specific colors or areas for color, keying for color or using color nodes for keying, and the all powerful ColorX and LayerX nodes. Every color and layer node is thoroughly discussed. The DVD includes color training exercises and numerous production examples.
3 hours of lecture.

Digital Color Theory
Color Math
Layer Math
Log-to-Lin, Cineon Conversion
CGI Premultiply and Unpremultiply
Color Matching Exercises

Targeting Colors
Targeting Specific Areas
Keying for Color
Matching Shadow Values
Powerful Expressions for Color-X

01: Color Theory
02: Color Nodes 1
03: Color Nodes 2
04: Layer Nodes
05: Color Timing Excersises
06: Targeting Colors