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Not enough information
This book did not really go into a lot of details in how to use the program. The superficial treatment of Poser was very confusing. If the book just concentrated on Poser it may have been useful. The book is a waste of money if you only had one of the programs discussed. In addition to Poser , the author talked about 3D Studio Max and Painter.

te aproach the program isdifferent
difrent then the others but for cd I did notfind ithelpfull enought as if they wanted to do because visualisation is more importanat than teaching program in cd butin generally the book was helpfull for me ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Graphics - 3D Studio    2. Computer programs    3. Computers - Desktop Publishing    4. Desktop Publishing - General    5. Performing Arts    6. Performing Arts/Dance    7. Stage Design    8. Stage-setting and scenery    9. Theater - Stagecraft    10. Theaters    11. Acting techniques    12. Technical & background skills    13. Technology / General   

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Touches a lot of areas
I've always been leary of books that tell you step by step every value to input. I like the format that incourages experimentation. A lot of ground is covered here, giving a glimpse at many features of 3ds, but it should be a good springboard towards the confindence to explore the ever deepening waters of 3d software. Not a beginners real world approach
For an author who teaches and works with forensics, I'm amazed at Mr. Kalwick's lack of attention to detail and the expected proofing of his material which really reflects on his professional credentials. The first four chapters of this book give you a basic overview of the program, no problems there. Chapter 5 however begins the meat of the book, an actual project, the whole reason I bought the book but which within a few pages will have you pulling your hair out and throwing the book at the wall because it's not written on a beginners level, step by step, command by command and if that wasn't bad enough it's full of functional mistakes which renders it useless to a beginner from the outset. You can't get a refund once the CD seal is broken but you can't really get into the book without the CD and only then do you realize you've wasted your money. If I can help others avoid my mistake I'll have justified my futile purchase. My solution! Discreet's tutorial which comes with the software is suffice and if I was to recommend another book go with the "3ds max 6 bible" as a reference publication. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 3ds max (Computer file)    2. Computer Animation    3. Computer Books: General    4. Computer Graphics - 3D Studio    5. Computer Graphics - Game Programming    6. Computer Graphics - General    7. Computer graphics    8. Computers    9. Computers - Desktop Publishing    10. Art / Graphic Arts    11. Computer Software Packages    12. Image processing: computer animation   

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Editorial Review

Using a slick, full-color format, this guide successfully arranges an impressive array of special effects for 3D Studio MAX 2. Part 1, "Water Effects," teaches you how to design water surfaces, underwater ambiance and kinetics, and gushing water. In part 2, "Space Effects," you learn how to create space ambiance, such as the sun and star fields, and you also create science fiction effects, such as a force field and an alien planetary sky. Part 3, "Atmospheric and Terrestrial Realism," teaches you how to create foggy and snowy weather conditions and natural disasters, such as lava flows. The fourth and last part, "Explosions and Pyrotechnics," shows you how to create, among other things, a mushroom cloud, a missile launch, fireworks, the glow of a rocket engine, black billowing smoke, and steam. Although the authors use helpful step-by-step instruction and plenty of screen shots, you'll want to know 3D Studio MAX fairly well to get the most out of this book. An included CD-ROM has four bonus effects--Brook, Stream, Wrinkles, and Flamethrower--as well as original MAX files that you use to create the book's effects. The CD-ROM also contains Map files and files showing the finished effects. Read more

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I love this book!
Coming to this book with only a basic knowledge of 3DS Max, I found it terrific. It is, as the author says, "A Receipe Book" Looking for a book that tells you exactly how to do things, step by step, and without all the dribble? This book is it. The effects are fantastic...most of them. The Earth Scene is one ofmy favorites. Its amazing how real it looks, and how quickly and easily you can make it. The water is fantastic. Even though the book gives you step by step instruction on creating a specific effect, I have found that it is easy to incorporate any element of them into any animation.

Excellent book on special effects
This is an excellent book for learning special effects. Don't botherbuying Max 3 Effects because this book has WAY more effects, better qualityand better content-range of effects, it's way better value for your money,and it's entirely applicable to the new versions of Max, not too much haschanged. A must for intermediates and pros
Wow! when I saw this book I really couldn't believe it. Should it be so easy to create totally realistic, cool looking effects? It actually is. If you ever dreamed of creating a rock-slide that makes your audience duckaway in front of the computer, don't let yourself be stopped frompurchasing this book. Also the other approx. 45 Efects are hyper-realistic. It simple styled structure makes it become very easy to reproduce thegreatest effects I've ever seen on a computer.The content of this bookmakes you wait for the renderer to finish, so that you can do anothereffect. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 3D studio    2. Computer Bks - Desktop Publishing    3. Computer Books And Software    4. Computer Graphics - 3D Studio    5. Computer animation    6. Computer graphics    7. Computers    8. Desktop Publishing - General    9. Microcomputer Graphics    10. Computer graphics software   

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New ways of bulding effects
This book shows new ways of building 3D effects. It opened my eyes to a hole new way of using MAX that comes to use in all kinds of projects. If you allready know how to use the max, this book gives you a little extra,that other books does not. This is an extra book, that supliment the insidecollection greatly.

Great motivator!!!
This book is definately a book that will give you a spark of imagination. It will also tell you how to put on the screen.This book is a major assetto my Graphics collection and definately worth the money.Buy it and youwon't be dissapointed!!

Insightful approaches that simplified key effects.
This book was very good at pin-pointing very useful special effects, fromunderwater effects to space. Laid out very logically, this book easilysteps you through what had to be hundreds of trial and error hoursexperimenting and tweaking. It generalizes in all the right places. Thanks go to the Author for reaching back to the rest of us and making itfun. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 3D studio    2. Computer Bks - Desktop Publishing    3. Computer Books And Software    4. Computer Graphics    5. Computer Graphics - General    6. Computer animation    7. Desktop Publishing    8. Desktop Publishing - General    9. Special kinds of photography   

Editorial Review

This excellent guide to 3D Studio MAX covers everything that new, intermediate, and advanced users need to master the high-end 3-D modeling and animation package from Kinetix. Introductory chapters present the central concepts of the package--such as object-oriented behavior, parametric objects, modifiers, space warps, material mapping, and plug-ins--and help you learn how to work in 3-D space. The authors also provide design theory on color, light, composition, perspective, animation, storyboards, and project planning. Next, offering both explanations of features and lots of hands-on instruction, the authors cover modeling, working with materials and maps, lighting, using camera angles, creating animations, rendering, and compositing. The projects in the book range from simple objects to complete scenes. A companion CD-ROM offers 3D Studio MAX files, plug-ins, models, textures, audio clips, and images that you use as you work through the book's projects. When you're ready to move on to more projects, check out Read more

Reviews (17)

Great book for Max 2
This is a 5 stars book, but it is outdated now.

Inside 3d studio max2 v.1
the book has 1300 useless pages. I felt sleep every time I started reading it. it is just talk did'nt put the reader in work and show step by step how tools are working. you can just go to help and learn it from there why pay60$.

Inside 3d studio max2 v.1
the book has 1300 useless pages. I felt sleep every time I started reading it. it is just talk did'nt put the reader in work and show step by step how tools are working. you can just go to help and learn it from there why pay60$. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Bks - Desktop Publishing    2. Computer Books: Desktop Publish    3. Computer Graphics - 3D Studio    4. Computer Graphics - General    5. Computer animation    6. Computer graphics    7. Computers    8. Computers - Desktop Publishing    9. Microcomputer Graphics    10. Computers / Computer Graphics / General