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Title: 3D Studio Max 3.0 Workshop by Duane Loose ISBN: 0-7897-2343-3 Publisher: Hayden Pub. Date: 23 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Perfect for Beginners and Intermediate Users
Comment: This was the second book on Max that I bought. The first was the Visual Quickstart Guide which helped me learn the interface, but left me unsure of how to make a real animation or scene of any complexity. Workshop is exactly what I needed though. It takes you step by step through the creation of an entire scene and along the way explains why to use certain techniques and tools. The author also throws in several useful sections on general art and design principles.
After reading this book I feel confident in making some simple animations and scenes that don't require any real complex modelling or animation. I also feel prepared to read intermediate books dealing more in depth with modelling, animation, etc.
The only hangup I found was near the beginning of the book where a camera just appears in the scene without the author making any mention of how to create it. This was easy to fix though by importing the camera from one of the scene files on the CD-Rom.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very good book for beginners
Comment: No book does everything, I've learned that over the last few years, which is why this book can't be a 5 star book, but let me start by saying that this is a great book for beginners. Not absolute virgin beginners, but relatively new beginners. Yes, there are many typos, which is really frustrating, but if you read through the Visual Quickstart Guide (separate book), and have half a brain you can make it work. In a way it makes you have to figure a few things on your own which is important. When I finished the final animated scene, in comparison to the animation shot Duane provides on the cd, my models were a little different in size than his, my lights were placed differently, etc, but basically I had the same thing. I learned a lot from this book. To me the single best thing about this book is that it shows you how to complete something from beginning to end. When you are just beginning, it's important to complete something, even if it is simple. Duane's introduction to Video Post is great, his examples of animation and the use of controllers are a great intro to those new to computer animation, and he proves that you can make a lot out simple modeling techniques. He also provides a lot of art theory, which makes the book a good read. My only real complaints are the typos, which you can deal with, and that I would like to see the discussion of art principles and the step by step instructions more separated. As one reviewer noted, the text is a bit hard on the eyes, and you can get lost when reading directions in paragraph form. Also, when I finish a project, I like to go back and quickly rebuild everything again by just following the step by step, without reading the theory. Overall though, a great beginner book, when read with something like the Quick Start Guide.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book...But Missing Files
Comment: As a beginner, I found this to be a great book. Its a legnthy tutorial that takes you through all the crucial steps of building and animating a scene. A very cute scene too! The author even gives some valuable advice on creating a reel. However, the missing files were a distraction, especially a missing camera that was required at the beginning.
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Title: 3D Studio Max 3 Magic (with CD-ROM for Windows) by Dale Holmes, New Riders Development ISBN: 0735708673 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Inside 3D Studio MAX 3 Modeling, Materials, and Rendering by Jeremy Hubbell, Ted Boardman ISBN: 0735700850 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 27 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: 3D Studio MAX 3(r) Professional Animation by Angela Jones, Sean Bonney, Brandon Davis, Sean Miller, Shane Olsen ISBN: 0735709459 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 18 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: 3D Studio MAX 3(r) Fundamentals by Michael Todd Peterson ISBN: 0735700494 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 16 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Inside 3D Studio MAX 3 by Phil Miller ISBN: 073570905X Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 28 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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