# need good books
**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977
**Category:** Compositing
**Tags:** after-effects
**Created:** [May 25, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977 "2001-05-25T05:25:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@withnail](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/withnail)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977/1 "2001-05-25T05:25:35Z")
i am new for after effects and want to buy a good after effect books and hope someone can give me some advise and where i can order these books thank you very much
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### Author:  [@admin](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/admin)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977/2 "2001-05-25T18:47:19Z")
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> i am new for after effects and want to buy a good after effect books and hope someone can give me some advise and where i can order these books thank you very much
[http://www.highend3d.com/bookstore/](http://www.highend3d.com/bookstore/)[http://www.highend3d.com/bookstore/](http://www.highend3d.com/bookstore/)
Will
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### Author:  [@jtk77](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/jtk77)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2001, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977/3 "2001-05-25T20:39:39Z")
yep, great book here. In fact , its all the industry books worth half a crap that are on the market.
BUT , a company I LOVE called belief
[http://www.belief.com](http://www.belief.com)[http://www.belief.com](http://www.belief.com)
should be coming out with an after effects book soon . Or at elst its being worked on . VERY much looking forward to that, see how mnay of their secrets they give away . but they use AE a lot , even if it looks more highend than that.
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### Author:  [@guyb](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/guyb)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2001, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977/4 "2001-06-19T09:21:53Z")
Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects (With CD-ROM) by Trish Meyer, Chris Meyer
This is a great book I bought from Amazon. It is a little pricey but well worth it as it has real life tutorials and is very comprehensive on tips etc. Check if they have bought out a new edition for AE 5 and you an also email them at [http://www.cybmotion.com/](http://www.cybmotion.com/)
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### Author:  [@haggis](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/haggis)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977/5 "2001-07-20T20:49:50Z")
I agree that "Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects (With CD-ROM) by Trish Meyer, Chris Meyer" is the best book out there for exploring AE. They are more '2d motion graphics' and video oriented than 3d/film but still provide a wealth of information including good info on 3rd party solutions.
I have also gotten alot out of Doug Kelly's 'Digital Compositing In Depth' (not just AE, but good focus on 3d integration with live action, chroma keying, match moving, etc.), and Ron Brinkman's more foundational Art and Science of Digital Compositing.
For those completely new to compositing and AE, Classroom in a Book is a good place to get your feet wet.
Tom Burbage
Software engineering by day; CG artist by night
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### Author:  [@jtk77](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/jtk77)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977/6 "2001-07-21T20:03:15Z")
Biggest problem I have with that Trish Meyer book is most of the good info is found of the CD ROM and book is a quick go over of the info on the CD. I hate reading off the CD. 
but yea thats a good book. I still might get it even though i borror a freinds for a few weeks.
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### Author:  [@clark](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/clark)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2001, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977/7 "2001-08-21T06:06:45Z")
Wow! the belief work just blew me away!
Theres no mention of a book on their site tho......wud love to have it, if and when they have it out.
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### Author:  [@jtk77](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/jtk77)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/need-good-books/8977/8 "2001-08-21T23:17:53Z")
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> Wow! the belief work just blew me away!
> Theres no mention of a book on their site tho......wud love to have it, if and when they have it out.
I emailed them and they told me they were working on it.. that was a few months ago.. yea beleif rocks. Anyone who needs work done, they need some I hear:)
Sad, awsome companies are getting the sh\*t kicked out of them during this downtime. New compnaies or ones that didn;t prepare are losing the farm.
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