8 terms
Adobe After Effects is a layer-based compositing and animation application used to create motion graphics, visual effects and animated titles for video.
Chroma key is a compositing technique that removes a uniform green or blue background by color so a subject can be placed over any other image.
Compositing is the process of combining images from separate sources into one seamless frame, a core technique of motion graphics and visual effects.
Keyframing in motion graphics and VFX sets property values at chosen frames and lets software interpolate the motion between them over time.
Motion graphics is the craft of animating graphic design elements such as type, shapes and logos to communicate information in video.
Motion tracking in motion graphics and VFX measures how features move through footage so graphics and effects can follow the same motion.
Optical flow in video and VFX is a per-pixel estimate of how image content moves between frames, used for retiming, motion blur and tracking.
Rotoscoping is the frame-by-frame creation of shapes or mattes that isolate an object in footage so it can be composited, treated or replaced in VFX.