Inside 3D Studio MAX 2 Volume III: Animation is a real-world tutorial for the serious professional or student. This book takes users beyond the basic techniques of animating to provide detailed information that cannot be found anywhere else. The reader will master the high-end techniques by practicing the detailed tutorials, all of which are supplemented by models and textures on the book's CD-ROM.
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Written for experienced 3D Studio Max 2 users, this guide provides extensive help on creating sophisticated animations and on compositing and editing your final output. You start off by learning animation techniques such as using advanced transformation animations and animating with controllers, expressions, and multiple modifiers. Next, you explore character animation, setting up characters for movement, animating various walks (including four- and six-legged walks), animating with Biped and Physique, using mesh deformation, and creating facial animation. In the third part, you learn to enhance the environment by manipulating cameras, lights, and atmospheres and by working with particles, dynamic simulations, and space warps. In part 4, you use the Video Post module to composite scenes, edit animations, splice them together, and apply special effects. As with other books in the Inside series, there's an excellent combination of technique guidance, usage tips, and step-by-step help. The included CD-ROM has practice files for working along with projects in the book, as well as sample animations and working demos of a variety of plug-ins, including Bones Pro and Real Lens Flare. --Kathleen Caster
From the Publisher
Volume III of the ultimate 3D Studio MAX reference provides hands-on tutorials on creating realistic animation. 3D Studio MAX's revolutionary new animation capabilities have set the industry on fire. And this is the most focused, in-depth reference on creating animation with 3D Studio MAX available. - Hot techniques, tips, and hints from expert animators are dispersed throughout
- Provides detailed coverage of Character Studio's Biped and Physique features
- CD-ROM includes exercise files, Character Studio Demo, 3D Studio MAX demo, sample animations, texture maps, and a VRML converter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the Trio,
By Quilting Puggie (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside 3d Studio MAX 2, Volume III: Animation (Textbook Binding)
This book is by far the best of the Max 2 series. The chapters on Controllers, Video Post and Compositing are invaluable. The knowledge of the authors really show through and the power of Max is appropriatey showcased in this book. Beginners may find it daunting, but it is a must for anyone who is serious about Max.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A few problems aside, it's still fairly good.,
By Mr. Staack (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside 3d Studio MAX 2, Volume III: Animation (Textbook Binding)
I totally remember the Walking UFO project that Boss Hog had problems with. It drove my entire class insane, and only 3 people were able to finish it by just throwing the book out. The flow of several of the activites is broken too much... The editors really should have had people test these things out over and over to iron out these hiccups.All this aside, this book was still helpful to have around. Not perfect, but it makes a good reference and can even give some good inspiration. All in all, it's worth the price and weight of the book (carrying this to and from school is MURDER). Certainly better than some of the other books.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Only good if you know the program,
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This review is from: Inside 3d Studio Max: Animation (Paperback)
This book is a good reference but not for those who are not proficient already in MAX. As others have stated, the examples often skip steps, assume knowledge of the workings of the program and show "this is what you should end up with" pictures that don't relate at all to what the instructions give. I get the impression also that each chapter was written by a different person because they cover material that has sometimes been discussed or later chapters cover basic material that was left out at the beginning. If you are beginner, don't buy this.
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