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Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3: For new users and professionals (The Focal Easy Guide) (Pt. 3) [Paperback]

Gary M Davis (Author)
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0240519558 978-0240519555 August 16, 2004 1
If you are new to Discreet combustion, or moving over to use this powerful animation and effects software from another effects package, then this is the book for you. It gives you all you need to know to get up and running with combustion, fast! It includes an overview of all the key features you need when starting out with simple and concise details on how to use them and how best to integrate the power of combustion into your workflow.

An ideal Discreet combustion primer for computer graphics students or professionals with some prior experience in the field of computer graphics. Learn how to do many familiar concepts such as animating with paint and layers of video specifically in combustion. This guide will provide a jump-start into the major features of the software without going too in-depth about every single button in the program. Through the use of various samples and screen captures, you will learn why an artist would use one tool over another in addition to just what the different buttons do.

Topics covered would include disciplines for motion graphics artists, broadcast designers, 3d animators, web artists, compositors and visual effects artists working for video and film based productions. People within the computer graphics industry of all sorts can take advantage of combustion because it is both a stand-alone application and also a bridge to several different disciplines including video editing, 3d animation, matte painting, 2d illustration and web design.

* Unique, fast introduction to Combustion 3, but relevant to all versions
* Concise color coverage, written by an experienced professional and trainer
* Ideal for professionals, new users and those migrating to Combustion from other compositing or effects packages

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"The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3 For New Users and Professionals is a great introductory book that covers the key areas of combustion 3 and will get most users up to speed on the power inside this application. At only $24.95 I give this book a Strong Buy Recommendation." - Stephen Schleicher, Digital Media Net

"The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3 For New Users and Professionals is one of those books that is not only a great tutorial, but also an easy book to pick up and thumb through to find a quick explanation on a particular topic." - AV Video

"...there isn't anything he has left out in this small but powerful, full-color, 340 page guide -- a remarkable accomplishment in a book with a list price of US $25.00. This book can help motion graphics artists, broadcast designers, 3D animators, web artists, compositors and visual effects artists working for video and film based productions...I highly recommend The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3 by Gary M. Davis without reservation and I give it five cows." - Jack Pfeiffer, Creative Cow

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All you need to know to get up and running with combustion - fast!

Product Details

  • Paperback: 344 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (August 16, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240519558
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240519555
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,137,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a grrrrrreat discreet combustion training book!, August 16, 2004
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As a long-time Discreet Combustion user (starting back before it was even called Discreet Combustion,) I am very impressed at how well Gary has presented the concepts and theories of using combustion. Gary has done a superb job of breaking down the complexities of Combustion in to digestable and understandable chunks, and always keeping an approach toward real-world use & applications. I can recommend it without hesitation.
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Jack Pfeiffer
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Want to learn combustion, just grab this book, July 27, 2005
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This review is from: Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3: For new users and professionals (The Focal Easy Guide) (Pt. 3) (Paperback)
Well i was the first time user to Discreet combustion when i purchased this book and i found it very useful as a starter to the software. This book starts with the chapter to set preferences in the software and then the interface in depth, later on this book will make you understand the main operators of combustion (Particles, paint, text, edit, composite) quite easily, though all the operators are not discussed in the book such as channels, RE vision plugins used for morphing. Gary Davis knows where u can make mistakes and he pointed out that quite well. I found it "easy to follow" kind of book. If anyone who has passed the intermediate level of combustion and advancing to higher level then they should not opt for this book, as this book lacks in profesional techniques kind of theory. Overall this book is designed for Beginers and people at intermediate level of the software. I recommened this book 100%.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book that will ramp you up quickly., May 28, 2005
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Even though I am using combustion 4 this book is still the best learning resource available. The information is well written, no wordy blurbs, and the quality of the pages and all-color photos is fantastic. The only area from this book that's not going to apply to c4 is the discreet keyer because it has changed in since c3.

By combining this book with the wide array of tutorials from discreet's web site it is all the learning material you will need. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to truly grasp the ins and outs of combustion! A+
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paint operator, footage controls, garbage mask, chroma key wall, blur operator, selected emitter, nested composite, stencil layer, animate button, footage library, network rendering, active viewport, animation channel, right viewport, render dialog, mask operator, animation curves, source footage, keying process, ease curves, layer markers, round nodes, color corrector, left viewport, color spill
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Process Tree, Composite Controls, Thumbnail Browser, Expression Browser, Cache Meter, Discreet Color Corrector, Draw Selection, Edit Timeline, Paint Controls, Quick Capture, Quick Pick, Hue Shift, Info Palette, Open Workspace, Set Matte, Box Blur, Magic Wand, Preserve Alpha, Revert Workspace, Viewport Controls, Watch Folder, Import Workspace, Column Chooser, Hold Control, Info Bar
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