Carrara 5 Pro Handbook
Charles River Media
978-1-58450-463-4 (ISBN)
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Whether you are a new or seasoned user, you'll find everything you need to get started with Carrara 5 in The Carrara 5 Pro Handbook. This edition has been completely updated to teach everything you need to know about Carrara, especially many of the new and advanced features. Explore new and creative ways to use Carrara through a great collection of step-by-step tutorials written by industry experts, including two bonus comprehensive modeling tutorials with Eovia's newest application Hexagon. These hands-on tutorials progress from basic to advanced, guiding you from the basics of 3D modeling to the challenges of animation.
The book is structured so that the process of creating 3D illustrations and animations flows logically from one chapter to another. And by using this approach you can easily learn the technical aspects of working with Carrara Pro and achieve a tangible understanding of the workflow involved in creating 3D content. By the end of the book, you'll know how to use the powerful tools of Carrara 5 Pro, have new and improved 3D skills, and have gained experience in 3D production concepts. This is a must-have resource for new and seasoned users a like!
Mike de la Flor (Houston, TX) is a freelance medical illustrator, instructor, and writer. He is the author of the Digital biomedical Illustration Handbook (Charles River Media), and a contributing writer for 3D World Magazine and Computer Arts Magazine. He is also an adjunct instructor at Kingwood College where he teaches computer graphics. Mike has served as staff illustrator at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and Baylor College of Medicine. He has been a Professional member of the Association of Medical Illustrators since 1992. For more information visit, www.delaflor.com.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
PART I UNDERSTANDING 3D
CHAPTER 1 CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN 3D MODELING
CHAPTER 2 3D TEXTURING TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 3 3D ANIMATION: MAKING THINGS MOVE
PART II GETTING TO KNOW CARRARA
CHAPTER 4 EXPLORING THE CARRARA WORKSPACE
CHAPTER 5 WORKING IN THE ASSEMBLE ROOM
CHAPTER 6 BUILDING SHADERS IN THE TEXTURE ROOM
CHAPTER 7 THE CARRARA MODELING ROOMS
CHAPTER 8 RENDERING SCENES AND ANIMATIONS
PART III MODELING WITH CARRARA AND HEXAGON
CHAPTER 9 MODELING WITH THE CARRARA SPLINE MODELER
CHAPTER 10 MODELING WITH THE VERTEX MODELER
CHAPTER 11 MODELING WITH HEXAGON
PART IV TEXTURING WITH CARRARA
CHAPTER 12 TEXTURING WITH CARRARA
CHAPTER 13 ADVANCED SHADERS: SUBSURFACE SCATTERING AND DISPLACEMENT MAPPING
PARTV ANIMATION WITH CARRARA
CHAPTER 14 ANIMATING WITH MORPH TARGETS
CHAPTER 15 ANIMATING A WALK CYCLE WITH BONES
PART VI RENDERING WITH CARRARA
CHAPTER 16 ADVANCED RENDERING WITH CARRARA
PART VII CARRARA AND OTHER PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 17 CONVERTING CARRARA SCENES TO VECTORS WITH VECTORSTYLE2
CHAPTER 18 IMPORTING A POSER SCENE WITH THE NATIVE IMPORTER
CHAPTER 19 POSTPRODUCTION WITH AFTER EFFECTS 6.5
PART VIII CARRARA PLUG-INS
CHAPTER 20 DIGITAL CARVER GUILD PLUG-INS FOR CARRARA
APPENDIX A CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
APPENDIX B ABOUT THE CD-ROM
INDEX
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.3.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hingham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 185 x 233 mm |
| Gewicht | 1044 g |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Film- / Video-Bearbeitung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-58450-463-3 / 1584504633 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-58450-463-4 / 9781584504634 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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