Decision between 2 books

#1

Hello friends,

Hope it’s ok to give links here from amazon.com. I couldn’t decide between those two books;

After Effects Apprentice, Second Edition

and

The After Effects Illusionist: All the Effects in One Complete Guide

Both are had great critiques but I can purchase only one. Hoping that some of you had those and recommend any one of them.

Thanks in advance friends
K.

#2

There’s no contest. Chris and Trish Meyer’s books are the gold standard. (It’s hard for me to admit that, since they do my job so much better than I do.)

You can check out some free excerpts from the Apprentice book that I link to from After Effects Help.

Here’s a blog entry that links to their more advanced book, too.

#3

Nice topic

Can anyone recommend a book, that has some awesome workflow tips in it? I am a begginer of AE, and I am still familiarizing my self with the interface with the ambition of combining my Flash skills with AE. Any suggestion is welcome.

#4

Hello Alex,

Searched the Amazon and found this one: Flash + After Effects

It got good critiques. Looks like a good book.

#5

Dear Todd - of course there’s no contest. I’m currently only able to afford one AFX book and both got great comments and they both look great books so I’m undecided :frowning:

#6

Read above “There’s no contest” that ToddKopriva wrote in post #2 - it says Apprentice by a mile. THAT’S the book he is recommending to you - not both. :slight_smile:

#7

Thanks :slight_smile: I will look into it.

#8

Oh thank you for clearing this up! :thumbsup:

After Effects Apprentice, Second Edition (Paperback) ~ Chris and Trish Meyer

Checked some of the pages on Amazon. Looks very good…

#9

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