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Modeling in LightWave (With CD-ROM) (Graphics Series)
Modeling in LightWave - With CD-ROM - Graphics Series Author:R. Shamms Mortier, S. Mortiesah As one of the most popular 3D applications in the Film and TV industries, LightWave continues to wow its users with every new release. Keeping up with the changes and improved functionality of each new version can be challenging, but with the hands-on projects and tutorials provided here, youll get up to speed quickly. Detailed guidelines ... more »walk you through the maze of features found in the Layout and Modeler interfaces, and teach you how to select the right tools for specific tasks. Through the tutorial-based approach, novice users will learn new skills and increase their mastery of this powerful program, and intermediate users will gain access to new modeling ideas and insights. The book is broken into five main parts exploring the ins and outs of LightWave modeling. Part I, Basics of LightWave Modeling, provides a refresher course that targets all of the basic LightWave modeling techniques. Part II, More Advanced Modeling Technique, walks you through more complex modeling alternatives, including Displacement Modeling, Metaballs, HyperVoxels, Metaform Modeling, Self-Similar Modeling (Mirror, Array, Clone, Symmetrize), Modeling with Particles, Pivots/Parenting/Hinges, and more. Part III, Plugins, deals with the specific use of both commercial and shareware/freeware plugins. Part IV, Handshaking Application, includes tutorials on external applications including DarkTree Textures, Surface Tool kit from dvGarage, Eovias Amapi, ElectricImages Amorphium, Impulses Illusion, Greenworks XFrog, and Onyx Softwares Tree Professional. Part V, Projects, provides a selection of detailed project tutorials. On the CD
* ANIMATIONS: A collection of LightWave animation examples in QuickTime format
* IMAGES: All of the images from the book in full color, Tif format
* MODELS: Ready-to-use 3D models that you can import into LightWave
* PROJECTS: All of the LightWave projects covered in the book
* SCENES: Various LightWave scene files for your use
* TEXTURES: Ten textures created in Tif format with the help of U&I Softwares ArtMatic on a Mac
* DEMOS:
* Sonic Foundry AcidPro 3 Demo (WIN),
* Evoia Amapi (WIN/MAC) Full working 4.15 version with no constraints and a demo of version 6.1
* Maxon BodyPaint 3D Demo (WIN/MAC)
* Impulse Illusion Demo (WIN)
* Curious Labs Poser and Poser ProPak Demo (WIN/MAC)
* Greenworks Xfrog Demo (WIN) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WINDOWS: Pentium III or higher, 24-bit color card and monitor capable of displaying high resolution (at least 800x600), WIN 98/ Me/NT4 (Svc Pk 6a)/2000 (Svc Pk 2), minimum of 128MB RAM. More is better. TCP/IP Network Protocol installed, CD-ROM, Hardware Lock PortUSB or Parallel, minimum HD space of 32MB. More is better. MAC: Power Mac Processor G3 or higher, 24-bit color card and monitor capable of displaying high resolution (at least 800x600), Mac OS 9.x/OSX, Min of 384MB RAM for OS 9.x; 128MB RAM for OSX. More is better. CD-ROM, Hardware Lock PortUSB or ADB, minimum HD space of 32MB. More is better. Both systems also require LightWave 6.5 or higher and QuickTime 4 or higher.« less