Publisher: Sybex
Number Of Pages: 243
Publication Date: 2006-07-05
Sales Rank: 152520
ISBN / ASIN: 0470038578
EAN: 9780470038574
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Sybex

Book Description:

The Ultimate Resource for Professional Game AnimatorsGame animation is a demanding art. Not only do you have to deliver realistic, beautiful animations, but you have to do so under strict real-time, video-game constraints. The Game Animator's Guide to Maya is your focused resource for using Maya to create professional-level game animations for console and PC games. Written by a game industry veteran and featuring interviews with professional animators and artists from around the country, this focused book features specific, detailed, real-world game animation techniques. It's the perfect reference and tutorial for those looking to develop or refine their game animation skills.The enclosed CD features more than $3000 worth of exclusive content, including models, high-resolution textures, animations, concept art, and animation reference videos. It also includes the Maya Personal Learning Edition and project files so you can complete the hands-on tutorials.The Game Animator's Guide to Maya gives you an insider's view of the animation business and teaches the skills necessary to animate everything from characters to vehicles to lip-synching audio.

First, you'll get an introduction to the industry and typical game development pipelines, then learn rigging and animation basics before moving on to advanced techniques and the detailed tutorials. Inside, you'll find:* Game Career Guide: Industry information, demo reel advice, job descriptions, game asset pipeline overview* Animation Techniques: detailed explanation of animation terms, techniques, tools, concepts, and editors* Rigging and Animation Setup: IK and FK, joint hierarchies, skeleton controls, constraints, selection handles, and more* True Game Animation: real-world assignments that mimic the day-to-day jobs of professional game animators--walk cycles, run cycles, idle cycles, action sequences, lip-synching to audio, and more

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* Publisher: Sybex
* Number Of Pages: 221
* Publication Date: 2007-03-06
* Sales Rank: 19893
* ISBN / ASIN: 0470107405
* EAN: 9780470107409
* Binding: Paperback
* Manufacturer: Sybex
* Book Description:

Get More Out of Maya in Less Time

Work better and faster in Maya with the quick-hit tips and techniques in this practical book. Designed for busy Maya users, this guide offers dozens of how-tos, workarounds, and shortcuts culled from years of experience in a fast-paced, deadline-driven production pipeline. You'll discover tricks and timesavers on texturing particles, customizing Paint Effects brushes, modeling polygon faces, creating facial rigs with wire deformers, and much more-while useful, full-color illustrations reinforce the concepts. From modeling, animating, and rigging to texturing and lighting, this book will help you streamline workflow and improve your skills.

* Create simple to complex MEL windows
* Master NURBS modeling tricks
* Clean up imported polygons
* Animate realistic camera moves
* Build easy leg and spine controllers
* Combine simple textures for complex results
* Apply naturalistic and HDR lighting techniques
* Import ZBrush displacement and normal maps
* Prep your animation for video or 35mm film

The enclosed CD contains bonus content including valuable Maya demo software, scene files, and texture bitmaps to match many techniques in the book.

Build a polygon head by extruding edges.

Import normal maps from ZBrush to obtain more accurate render detail over bump maps.




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Mental ray for Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI: A 3D Artist’s Guide to Rendering

Posted at February 18, 2008

Turn 3D models into film-worthy digital animations by mastering mental ray rendering once and for all. This must-have guide is the only book on the market to focus exclusively on mental ray in Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI, and it’s packed with techniques and insights you can’t get anywhere else. Best of all, the book’s advanced rendering concepts apply to other rendering software as well, including V-Ray, Brazil, Maxwell and RenderMan. You’ll get a high-level look at techniques that usually take professionals years to figure out.

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