Focal Press Character Animation in 3D
Steve Roberts, “Character Animation in 3D: Use traditional drawing techniques to produce stunning CGI animation”
Focal Press | ISBN 0240516656 | July 26, 2004 | PDF | 264 pages | 6 Mb
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Automatron 1.0
Automatron is a powerful new character animation tool for 3ds Max 8 and up, designed and written by Andy Murdock of Lots of Robots, the creator of the animated movie ‘LOR’. In order to make this feature film project, new tools were needed to complete the enormous amount of character animation. So far in ‘LOR’, there are only a handful of robots, as the movie continues, there will be hundreds… or lots of robots. Automatron is born!!!
The award-winning Autodesk? Maya? software is a powerful, integrated 3D modeling, animation, visual effects, and rendering solution. Because Maya is based on an open architecture, all your work can be scripted or programmed using a well-documented and comprehensive API (application programming interface) or one of two embedded scripting languages, the Maya Embedded Language (MEL) or Python?. This level of openness, combined with an industry-leading suite of 3D tools, enables you to realize your creative vision for your film, television, game development, and design projects.
Designed by professional artists in the film, games, and design industries, Autodesk? Mudbox? digital sculpting and texture painting software gives 3D modelers and texture artists the freedom to create without worrying about the technical details.
Autodesk Mudbox 2009 combines a highly intuitive user interface with a powerful creative toolset for creating ultra-realistic high-poly 3D models. Breaking the mold of traditional 3D modeling applications, Mudbox 2009 provides an organic brush-based 3D modeling experience that ignites the creative process.
Wordware 3DS Max Lighting
Author: Nicholas Boughen
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Format: PDF
Pages: 536
Size: 24MB
ISBN: 155622401X
This book teaches lighting theory and introduces the lighting tools
in 3DS MAX. Coupled with numerous practical examples, this book
will have a beginner lighting like a pro.
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Softimage CAT 3.1 (32 & 64 bit)
SOFTIMAGE|CAT is a character animation plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max. CAT is designed by animators, for animators to take the tedious technicalities out of 3D character animation. Its complete toolset enables easy character rigging, non-linear animation, animation layering, motion capture import, muscle simulation, and more. CAT is fast, stable, simple, and packed with cutting-edge features that give artists an easier way to animate characters in 3ds Max.
Perfect Digital Skin – Trade Secrets
Master the techniques used to texture and post-produce this issue?s fl awless 3D cover image BY OLIVIER PONSONNET
Toon Boom Studio v4.5 | 33.3 MB
The leading animation software solution for individuals.
RIGGING101 FROM ZERO TO HERO
This CD is a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a rig for a biped from scratch. The tutorial requires a basic knowledge of Maya and it’s catered to people with a beginner to intermediate level.
A document about Maya’s fundamental concepts is also included. This document gives a broad overview of how Maya works and the tools that you’ll need for rigging.
The document should appeal to beginners and advanced users alike.
Sybex Introducing Maya 2008
PDF – 17 Mb – ISBN: 047018356X – Pub Date: December 17, 2007
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