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3ds Max 9 Bible
by Kelly L. Murdock
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Wiley (2007-01-30)
ISBN: 0470100893
EAN: 9780470100899
Dewey Decimal #: 006.686
Paperback: 1248 pages
Edition: Pap/DVD
SKU: 102309-0162
Condition: New
Comments: 0470100893 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
"An excellent book for beginners as well as advanced 3ds Max users. A valuable reference that covers everything you'd want to know." --Andre Surya, Award-winning Digital Artist A favorite of 3ds Max artists from beginners to pros! Why is 3ds Max Bible a perennial bestselling favorite? Because whether you're a beginner looking for a tutorial to get you up to speed your first day or an expert needing a reference to Max's advanced features, it's all here. Loaded with advice, professional tips, and more than 150 step-by-step lessons, this is the most comprehensive reference-tutorial on 3ds Max on the market, and the one you'll turn to again and again. * Organize and blend sequences with the new Animation Layers feature * Explore Sun and Sky, Car Paint, and other new mental ray shaders * Combine and divide objects with ProBoolean and ProCutter * Create more accurate dynamic animations with updated reactor tools * Add greater realism with enhanced and integrated hair and fur tools * Reference objects, materials, and controllers with XRef Animate a dancing cartoon moose Isolate mapping surfaces with the Quick Planar map button Add realistic motion to your model's hairstyle What's on the DVD? You'll find before-and-after example files for every tutorial in the book. The DVD also includes: * Models and textures to customize for your own designs * Rendered AVI files of animations used in the tutorials * All the Max files for every tutorial * Adobe tryout versions of After Effects(r), Photoshop(r) CS2, Illustrator(r) CS2, and Premiere Pro System Requirements: See the DVD appendix for details and complete system requirements.
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Customer Reviews
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Just like the Bible...
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-12-06
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm all green with 3ds and this book is just like it's name: a Bible. Which means that you won't get much practical tips in there, on your way upp (.. or out!?) but in the other hand, you'll find the information you need when you go back to it and know what you're looking for. Then, it will certainly be a useful source.
Another problem to be mentioned is the bad habit concerning most US productions: "write as much as you can, make it as big as you can". Why!?
Well.. indeed, this is called "the Bible", so in this specific case, there may be a meaning. In most other cases, it actually takes more place that it deserves. So finally, this book is certainly a (very) good one, but not really for the rookies.
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Pretty neat
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-06-12
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book has a lot of good tips and demos to try out to understand max more. Pretty easy to understand as well.
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Holy
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-29
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
It has just about EVERYTHING. If you are like me and don't have the time to take another class on the subject and/or just want something for both referencing and detailed info this is it. I've bought several other books for 3D modeling but this is the only one I still use.
Perfect for those who know what they're doing to polish up on techniques and improvements to previous versions as well as complete beginners. The tutorials and images in the book give the reader step by step instructions.
All in all if you are serious enough to invest in 3ds Max 9 in the first place then this book is exactly what you need. Most of the others just help with conceptual work, not particularly useful if you already know what you want to do, this book WILL help you.
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Solid Read for Beginners
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-12-19
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
The Max Bible serves as a solid resource for anyone new to the program. The information is relatively complete and the explantions make sense. If you're looking to buy one book, and you're a newbie, this would be a good choice.
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greatest
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-10-01
I'm begginer but the book has step by step about the software.
A bible, really... Really great!
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