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All posts for the month May, 2009

3D Content Creation with Autodesk? 3dsMax?, part of the MOD Your World? training series from Noesis Interactive?, focuses on teaching how to ?Build Your Character?. Learn the fundamentals of the Autodesk? 3dsMax? interface as well as professional techniques for polygon modeling, texture application, and more. Learn to generate props from scratch, and follow step-by-step instruction walking you through creating your own game-ready humanoid characters.
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Creator enables rapid development of compelling interactive 3D applications and content for an enormous range of applications but with a particular focus on Architecture, Education, Interactive Training and Product Presentation & Marketing. Significantly lowering the cost and time barriers associated with traditional tools for creating interactive 3D media, it is specifically designed for creative artists and media designers. With a rapidly increasing portfolio of Smart Objects? and Intelligent Materials? – drag & drop re-usable components that require no scripting or programming knowledge – users of Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk 3DS Max or Maya, Google SketchUp and a host of other tools, will benefit from Creator’s workflow design. Continue Reading

Learn an artist-friendly workflow to creature rigging and a solution-based approach to building controls for faster animation in Maya. Contains over 6 hours of project-based training for setup artists learning new methods of rigging multi-limbed creatures.

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Create 3D experiences directly in After Effects. Learn how to make stereoscopic 3D imagery and gain a deeper understanding of mathematics of stereo imagery, tips for creating safer stereo renders, and building After Effects camera rigs to create one of the most powerful effects in cinema. Contains nearly 3 hours of project-driven training and step-by-step examples for any artist using After Effects. Continue Reading

In After Effects CS4 Essential Training, Chad Perkins teaches fundamental motion graphics design techniques from the ground up. He shows how to gather video, audio, and graphical source materials into layered compositions, make edits and adjustments, then bring it all to life with a powerful array of visual effects and animation techniques. These skills are demonstrated in a series of increasingly intricate projects, from creating a galaxy to building a fantasy battle scene. Chad also demonstrates workflows for keying and compositing, shows how to integrate with other applications, shares useful tips and secrets, and much more. Exercise files accompany the course. Continue Reading