The VES Handbook of Visual Effects

The award-winning VES Handbook of Visual Effects remains the most comprehensive guide to visual effects techniques and best practices available. This edition has been updated to the latest industry techniques, technologies, and workflows. The Visual Effects Society’s (VES) original authors have updated their areas of expertise, including AR/VR, AI, Color Management, Cameras, VFX Editorial, Digital Intermediate processes, interactive games, and full animation. These 95 experts share their best methods, tips, tricks, and shortcuts developed through decades of trial-and-error and real-world, hands-on experience. This Fourth Edition is updated to include and reflect the evolving and expanded techniques, and adds new sections including evolving technologies such as AI and virtual production. A must-have for anyone working in or aspiring to work in visual effects, The VES Handbook of Visual Effects, Fourth Edition, covers essential techniques and solutions for all VFX artists, producers, and supervisors. With subjects and techniques clearly and definitively presented in beautiful four-color, this handbook is a vital resource for any serious visual effects artist.