LightWave 3D 8: 1001 Tips & Tricks [Paperback]

Wes Beckwith (Editor), Steve Warner (Editor), Robin Wood (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1556220901 | ISBN-13: 978-1556220906 | Publication Date: October 21, 2004

Companion CD included with illustrations demonstrating the use of LightWave in feature films! LightWave 3D [8]: 1001 Tips & Tricks brings together thirty-one masters in the fields of character modeling, animation, texturing, lighting, digital cinematography, special effects, and programming to provide a myriad of helpful tips for all levels of LightWave users. Whether you ve just started using LightWave or you ve been using it for years, this book of collective wisdom will show you how to achieve better results in less time through a combination of hidden software features, time-saving tricks, and professional techniques. The 1,354 tips cover every aspect of LightWave, including configuration, modeling, texturing, staging, lighting, animating, special effects, rendering, compositing, scripting, and troubleshooting.

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About the Author

Contributing authors:
Gerald Abraham * Timothy "Amadhi" Albee * Patrik Beck * Wes "Kurv" Beckwith * Jack "Deuce" Bennett * Nicholas Boughen * Richard Brak * David Ebner * Jonny Gorden * Todd Grimes * Jennifer Hachigian * Erkki Halkka * Kurtis Harris * David Jerrard * Geoffrey Kater * Arne Kaupang * Brad Krause * Samuel Kvaalen * Mike Pauza * Kevin Phillips * Policarpo * Rob Powers * Emanuele Salvucci * Larry Shultz * Lee Stranahan * Lee Stringer * Peter Thomas * Leigh van der Byl * William "Proton" Vaughan * Steve Warner * Robin Wood

Product Details

• Paperback: 614 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers (October 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556220901
• ISBN-13: 978-1556220906
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,241,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should Be Bundled With the Lightwave CD, July 24, 2004

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Jan Letoha "Delve into 3D! It's a whole new ... (Baxley, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LightWave 3D 8: 1001 Tips & Tricks (Paperback)

Without wasting time here...if you're a Lightwaver, you should get this book. Put the bills on hold, if necessary, and eat cereal for a week. :-) As a beginning - intermediate Lightwave user/student, I've bought and read most of the new Lightwave books, and this one is the most valuable, by far. Having this book lying beside your computer is like having 30+ Lightwave gurus at your elbow, whispering their secrets in your ear as you model, texture, and render. There's nothing out there like it...well, Killer Tips maybe but 1001 T & T has tons more information. If ever a book deserves a 5 star rating, this is it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tips & Tricks and so much more, July 13, 2004

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mokba (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LightWave 3D 8: 1001 Tips & Tricks (Paperback)

This volume contains the insider perspective on how to make Lightwave work for you. While the title makes it sound like a bunch of sound bytes it couldn't be further off. Each tip (and trick) places itself within the production environment and shows you how to get not just from A to B but also further down the road. You can read this book straight through or jump around by topic. The biggest pay off for me is the exposure to topics I have yet to approach in Lightwave. The writing presents an easy going attitude that encourages the reader to explore the book and the software. This volume is not a primer for Lightwave but is suitable for users of all levels. Buy this book and keep it next to you, it is worth the price and more!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic but a bit redundant, July 27, 2005

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Barry K. Moritz (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LightWave 3D 8: 1001 Tips & Tricks (Paperback)

The blurbs about this book are right. There are no other places I have found for the kind and quality of information contained in this book... at least for a non-super expert in Lightwave 3D.

Yet at the same time, there is much redundancy within the book itself (several tips are essentially identical) and with the reference manual provided by NewTek.

So there are really quite a few less than 1001 super neat and fantabulous tips and tricks here, but there are plenty enough to make the purchase a valuable addition to your reference library for LW8.