Anyone who uses Blender needs this book. Blender users know that it can be used for modeling, animation, and rendering, but it can also be used as a fully functional compositing and post-production application. This book explores Blender's use as a compositing and post-production tool in the video and film production pipeline. In this book, you will learn how to:

    * Create and apply masks and special effects in Blender
    * Composite images using Blender's Node-based Compositor
    * Sequence and overlay video and audio using Blender's Non-Linear Editor

What you'll learn

This book provides concise yet step-by-step examples on using all of the power of Blender to provide a complete post-production workbench. Specifically, this book shows you how to:

    * Create Masks and Rotoscope video
    * Texture mattes and video planes
    * Composite any image or render with other images
    * Introduce special effects, such as blur, smoke, and light.
    * Add titles and text, mixes, fades, wipes and splices
    * Remove Green Screen and composite CG with live action shots
    * Assemble all the shots and audio into a completed movie