A compilation of key chapters in the areas of motion capture, facial features, solid spaces, fluids, gases, biology, point-based graphics, and Maya. It focuses on specific substances, tools, topics and languages; and offers coverage of established animation algorithms. It introduces the necessary concepts from mathematics, biology, and physics.

A guide to visual effects production, providing insight on VFX budgeting and scheduling (with actual forms for your own use) and common production techniques such as motion control, miniatures, and pre-visualization. It includes interviews with established, successful Hollywood VFX Producers about their career paths.

Lets you master Maya's dynamics tools for water, wind, and fire. This book teaches you the primary techniques that you need to make the most of Maya's toolkit, so you'll soon be creating water that ripples, gusting winds and gentle breezes, and flickering fires.

A guide to enhancing your titles, motion graphics and visual effects with Motion. It features illustrations and instruction. It offers a library of effects and techniques that you can replicate.

Building products and services that people interact with is the big challenge of the 21st century. Dan Saffer has done an amazing job synthesizing the chaos into an understandable, ordered reference that is a bookshelf must-have for anyone thinking of creating new designs. -- Jared Spool, CEO of User Interface Engineering Interaction design is all around us. If you've ever wondered why your ...

Computer-aided engineering (CAE) methodologies have deeply changed the way of designing and developing products, systems and services. At the industry level, these methodologies have become a fundamental tool to be competitive and to ensure high quality standards. This book gathers the research from around the globe in this dynamic field.

Presents the key to unlocking the power of Autodesk 3ds Max. This title features the projects that include game assets and examples. It covers topics such as: modeling, animation, materials and mapping, and rendering. It also features the DVD that include: short films, demos, hotkey reference, models from turbosquid.

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Offers insider tips, traps, and techniques on how to create 3d assets for use in computer games and simulation systems. This book teaches the important game modeling elements of 3ds Max: character modeling, environment modeling, mapping. It covers how to model, texture and animate credible game characters and levels using 3ds max.

Visual effects and motion graphics pros of all stripes - from broadcast professionals to VFX supervisors to Web designers who need to produce occasional video segments - will welcome the dramatically accelerated features provided in the brand-new After Effects CS4. This best-selling book has been revised to cover all that's new in this upgrade: the ability to import 3D layers from Photoshop; the .

We assume some undergraduate coursework in C/C++ has been completed. We assume early computer graphics exposure, but this book can stand as a component to an introduction to computer graphics. Some readers will be very familiar with OpenGL specification, but will greatly benefit from a book focused on developers rather than implementers.

OpenGL is a powerful software interface used to produce high-quality, computer-generated images and interactive applications using 2D and 3D objects, bitmaps, and color images. The OpenGL(R)Programming Guide, Seventh Edition, provides definitive and comprehensive information on OpenGL and the OpenGL Utility Library. The previous edition covered OpenGL through Version 2.1. This seventh edition of .

From modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects to high-level techniques for film, television, games, and more, this book provides professional-level instruction on Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited. It helps you learn Dynamics, Maya Muscle, Stereo Cameras, Assets, rendering with mental ray, and more.

This boxed set includes: * The best-selling OpenGL(R) Programming Guide, Seventh Edition, which covers the latest releases of OpenGL, Versions 3.0 and 3.1, and includes a 16-page color insert. This is the definitive guide to graphics programming with OpenGL, the platform-independent standard for professional-quality 3D graphics. * The popular OpenGL(R) Shading Language, Third Edition, which ...

Helps readers learn the tools and techniques available in Autodesk Maya 2008. This book also helps them learn about compositing their characters into alternate environments. It shows how to explore the Maya user interface, create organic structures with NURBS, apply forward and inverse kinematics, and deform surfaces.

A guide which focuses on dynamics and rendering, with tutorials covering lighting, texturing, and soft body and hard body dynamics. It uses Laika's short film "Moongirl" to guide readers through projects using Maya. It helps readers learn how to create materials and textures, set up lights and cameras, and work with shadows and raytracing.

Follow along the path to LightWave enlightenment as 30 of the world's leading 3D artists share their secret tips and tricks with you. In this book of collective wisdom, you will learn about hidden software features, time-saving tricks, and professional techniques for achieving better results in less time.

Guides you through 17 stand-alone tutorials, each with a different focus on the key components of Vue. This title takes you through the basic principles to lay a foundation for more advanced concepts such as the function editor, the Metanodes, software integration, and Python scripting.

Containing eleven lessons and a DVD with lesson files, this book covers the basics of learning Adobe Encore DVD, and tips and techniques to help you become an Adobe Encore DVD artist. It also teaches you about Encore DVD 2.0's features, including a slideshow editor, flowchart, user interface, Adobe Bridge, automated chapter menus, and more.

Official Autodesk Training Guide, Includes DVD.