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In this series of lessons we’ll learn how to use Nuke’s tracker to create keyframes from real life footage. This is an important technique for matching an image or animation’s position, rotation, scale and perspective shift to film.
We’ll begin this project by learning the basics of the tracker node and create a one point track using some simple footage. We’ll then learn how to apply the tracker data to other nodes using expressions. We’ll then learn how to do a two point track on real footage and create a black-bar effect over someone’s eyes. We’ll track the four corners of a TV to replace the image on the screen. Lastly, we’ll then learn some tips for getting a track from difficult footage using color correct techniques.
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The only hands-on book devoted to mastering Maya’s dynamics tools for water, wind, and fire
In the world of animation, the ability to create realistic water, wind, and fire effects is key. Autodesk Maya software includes powerful dynamics tools that have been used to design breathtaking effects for movies, games, commercials, and short films. This professional guide teaches you the primary techniques 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 the way Hollywood pros do.
The one-of-a-kind book is completely project-based. Learn the intricacies of Maya’s Dynamics tools and continue to build your skills with projects that increase in complexity.
Maya is the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software; Maya dynamics tools create water and other fluids, wind, fire, fur, particles, and more
Build professional skills in Maya Dynamics with this project-based guide
Put your skills to work by completing a series of projects on water, wind, and fire effects
Maya Studio Projects: Dynamics is one of a new series of books designed to teach animators and designers fresh skills through project-based instruction.
Table of Contents:
-1. Particles.
-2. Fluids.
-3. Breaking Ground.
-4. Volcanic Activity.
-5. Tornadoes.
-6. Playing with Fire.
-7. Explosions.
-8. The Flood.
My personal opinion-
This book is awesome! A lot of useful information, and it really nails the theory, helping you to better understand how everything works in Maya.
Maya Studio Projects: Dynamics not only teaches you the authors techniques, but allows you to walk away with the knowledge to create your own dynamic effects. Im so glad I found this gem, and can share it with the rest of you at CGPersia :)
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In this unique full-color book, a cadre of professionals led by Maya expert and best-selling author, John Kundert-Gibbs, team up to share what they’ve learned using Maya in the CG trenches.
Contributing authors include veterans of such high-profiles projects as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Star Wars: Episode I, The Perfect Storm, as well as animations featured at SIGGRAPH.
Whether you’re new to the field or already have solid 3D experience, Maya: Secrets of the Pros offers insights and step-by-step instructions designed to help you build and sharpen a range of critical skills, including:
* Preparation techniques for modeling and animation
* Improving motion capture and lip synching
* Creating crowd scenes from a small number of base models
* Controlling dynamics in plot-driven sequences
* Developing massively complex particle systems for film effects, such as those in The Perfect Storm
* Modeling subdivision surfaces
* Creating a GUI animation set-up for animators
* Using effective natural lighting
* Writing software for a multi-platform renderfarm
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42MB Compressed, PDF Format.
Different tutorials to the Second Edition. Tutorials below:
“Deconstructing the Elements” allows artists to recreate natural effects
using Autodesk 3ds Max.
Part I: Fire-
– Ball of Fire
– Sun Surface- Extreme UV solar imagery
– Angle Grinder
– Afterburner
Part II: Water-
– Ice Aggregation
– Icicles
– Condensation
– Soap Bubbles
Part III: Earth-
– Mountain Weathering
– Atoll
– Snow Drifts
– Mars
Part IV: Air-
– Bubble Stream
– Large Bubbles
– Galaxy
– Ray of Dusty light
3ds Max is the leading 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solution for artists, schools, and production environments. The unique tutorial approach of this book permits readers to learn essential techniques that every 3D artist needs to create CG environments by recreating the earth’s elements of earth, air, fire and water. No extra plug-ins are required to perform the exercises. Draper studies the real world and then simulates it with 3ds Max -a unique approach that reflects classical art training.
This new edition boasts all new tutorials. All editorial content is updated to be current with the current version of 3ds Max. Inspirational images cover every page as the author shares his professional insight, detailing the how and why of each effect, ensuring the reader a complete understanding of all the processes involved.
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Breathe life into your creations
With detailed examples, high-quality professional images, and a touch of humor, this is the fully revised and updated second edition of Jason Osipa’s best-selling book on facial animation. You’ll learn the basics of design, modeling, rigging, and animation-while mastering exciting new techniques for stretch-and-squash deformation, advanced blend extraction, and the latest software tools. Walk through the author’s detailed analysis of sample animations and discover how to add nuance and sophistication to your designs.
Full of insights drawn from years of professional experience, this book provides the focused and practical information you need to create:
Believable facial animations.
Learn visimes and lip sync techniques
Construct a mouth and mouth keys
Explore the process of facial landmarking
Master the cartoon techniques of squash and stretch
Harness the latest advanced blend extraction tools
Create interfaces for your faces
Understand skeletal setup, weighting, and rigging
Control faces with the book’s powerful rig and learn how skin moves to make various shapes and expressions
Master powerful stretch-and-squash (and squoosh!) techniques
Featured on the CD
Fine-tune your facial animations with the techniques demonstrated on the companion CD. Content includes tutorial files, lip sync samples, models, textures, and more.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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Issue 30
Techniques
The latest and greatest techniques;
– Applying Lighting renders
– Integrate Poser renders
– Professional retouching masterclass
Creative Tutorials
Challenging and inspiring Masterclasses including;
– Create a photomontage
– Design a lowlight landscape
Also featured;
– 2007 Graduate Showcase
– Photoshop CS3 and CS3 Extended update
– Win one of three work placements with McFaul
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Create natural fire, earth, air and water without plug-ins by Pete Draper (Author) Publisher: Focal Press; 2 edition (April 18, 2006) | ISBN-10: 024052019X | PDF | 96 Mb | 877 pages (With examples)
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Get the most realistic effects from 3ds Max without having to spend more on plug-ins!
Boost your effects skill-set with this 3ds Max workshop. Tutorial lessons give you hands-on experience in creating realistic fire, earth, air and water effects. Updated to demonstrate production techniques suitable for any version of 3ds Max, this new edition is co-published by Autodesk Media and Entertainment, and includes new tutorials on entering the Earth’s atmosphere, glaciers, lava eruptions and a Badlands landscape.
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Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 Foundation: Official Autodesk Training Guide (Book & DVD-ROM)
Sybex | ISBN: 1897177518 | November 17, 2008 | 640 pages | PDF | 126 MB | DVD | 1.5 Gb
# Learning Autodesk Maya: Foundation is a full-color book that offers students a hands-on approach for learning how to use Maya, the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software. You will work with real movie footage, interactive tutorials and step-by-step lessons to understand the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects. The companion DVD, which includes instructor-led tutorial videos and other resources for extended learning, will further reinforce the topics covered in the book so that you can become better acquainted with the Maya User Interface.
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