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Books : Inside 3D Studio MAX 3 Modeling, Materials, and Rendering (v. 2)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $59.99 Price: $18.40 You Save: $41.59 (69%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.693 EAN: 9780735700857 ISBN: 0735700850 Label: New Riders Press Manufacturer: New Riders Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 736 Publication Date: September 27, 1999 Publisher: New Riders Press Studio: New Riders Press Sales Rank: 1517147 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Inside 3D Studio MAX 3 Modeling, Materials, and Rendering is the only in-depth guide dedicated to modeling, materials, and rendering with 3D Studio MAX. You go inside the advanced modeling, texturing, and rendering features of 3D Studio MAX and learn how to use these features to get professional results. Real-world tutorials, advanced tips, and insider tricks take you beyond the basics and help you master high-end techniques. The CD-ROM is loaded with MAX and AVI files, models, materials, and textures for polishing your skills with the book's tutorials. Amazon.com Review: 3D Studio Max version 3 is a mature and flexible 3-D modeling, animation, and rendering tool. Inside 3D Studio Max 3: Modeling, Materials, and Rendering reflects and illuminates the depth of the application it covers. Written by two authorized Max instructors and experienced teachers, this comprehensive volume sprinkles screen shots, tips, and notes amidst clearly written step-by-step tutorials. The book is structured in three parts: modeling, materials, and rendering. Each section describes by example multiple techniques and their various applications. For example, in the first section, "Modeling," techniques for polygonal, nurbs, and patch modeling are described, in addition to modeling for real-time 3-D games vs. modeling for high-resolution feature films. The section on rendering effects is outstanding. With examples and tutorials, the power of Max's rendering tools is explained and demonstrated: glows, lens flares, lighting effects, camera effects, highlights, and focal effects are explained. As informative as the book is, it furnishes virtually no information on animation, bones, constraints, or modeling for animation. In addition, only three pages cover Max's powerful scripting language, Maxscript. To the credit of the authors, these are complex and deep topics, and would require several hundred pages to be properly documented. We can only hope that a future volume from this great authoring team will properly address these topics. --Mike Caputo Average Rating:
 Rating:  - For those in the areaA solid introduction to Max for those who are already aware of the area. This book explains the use of Max's wide range of tools in a tutorial format. Probably not ideal for anyone who lacks a basic understanding of 3D. This book could benifit from greater expalination of the way the tools are used. Nevertheless, well written with well set out examples. Rating:  - Not so professionalIf you send a CD along with a book - the files you claim to be on the CD should actually be on it! If you spend some time with the 3D Studio MAX 3 Reference Volumes, you will learn a lot more than you'll ever learn from this book, wich basically only repeats the same things found in the Reference Volumes. There are much better books on MAX out there - so this is not a good choice. Rating: - Not so professionalIf you send a CD along with a book - the files you claim to be on the CD should actually be on it! If you spend some time with the 3D Studio MAX 3 Reference Volumes, you will learn a lot more than you'll ever learn from this book, wich basically only repeats the same things found in the Reference Volumes. There are much better books on MAX out there - so this is not a good choice. Rating: - A must buy - But not a FIRST buy if you're a dummie.If you have experience with earlier 3D Studio MAX versions (or with any other 3D application - which is always helpful), you can't find any dificulties to follow this book. But don't buy it as your first 3D Studio MAX book. First, this book is directed for the Modeling, Material and Rendering concepts. Sometimes it make some references to commands and terms that you can't understand or just don't know were to find it if you don't have any previous MAX experience. I'm a great 3D enthusiast but ... Read More Rating: - A must buy - But not a FIRST buy if you're a dummie.If you have experience with earlier 3D Studio MAX versions (or with any other 3D application - it always helpful), you can't find it dificult to follow this book. But don't buy it as your first 3D Studio MAX book. First, this book is directed for the Modeling, Material and Rendering concepts. Sometimes it make some references to commands and terms that you can't understand or just don't know were to find it. I'm a great 3D enthusias but I've never made anything serious (but I would love to - perhaps ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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