3ds Max 6 Animation and Visual Effects Techniques

Author: [USA] Kennedy, translated by Yang Yatao and others
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Publishing Date: Not available
Features:
This book highlights the following:
- Comprehensive updates on the new features of 3ds Max 6, teaching how to create animations, renderings, and complete animation projects by leveraging the capabilities of 3ds Max 6.
- Detailed explanations on how to create high-quality characters, environments, and visual effects.
- Introduction to widely used plugins and guidance on how to use Combustion 3 for compositing and 2D visual effects production.
- Animation scenes from the film Return of the Native are included for reference.
- Learning particle effects using the features of 3ds Max 6, including rain and Hollywood-style explosions in movies.
- Understanding body-based animations and learning how to create facial animations and record dialogue sound effects.
- In-depth coverage of lighting and rendering features, including visual effects lighting and network rendering.
The content of this book has been fully updated to reflect the enhanced features and new capabilities of 3ds Max version 6, and it is based on the creation of a complete film project using only max, including all visual effects and animation techniques. Starting with a fundamental overview, readers will learn the key features of animation and visual effects, gain foundational knowledge of animation filmmaking, and explore detailed tutorials on modeling for buildings, environments, and characters. Subsequently, they will delve into animation techniques, including setting up character skeletons, lip-syncing, facial expressions, and walking cycles. This will then expand to scene animation, visual effects, materials, textures, as well as lighting and rendering. Finally, the book concludes with detailed introductions to plugins such as Character4, Combustion 3, and ShagHair.
This book is suitable for professionals in animation design and film visual effects production, as well as for use as a teaching material in relevant training institutions.