Intermediate - Advanced Level Users.
Includes CD-ROM.
This book provides readers with a comprehensive reference for creating effects for film, movies and games. It covers how to create simple and complex materials to be applied to the scene objects and how to light and view a scene. It also discusses the latest techniques in 3D and animation, including major topics such as: MAX interface and display, object creation, manipulation and modification, the Materials Editor, lighting, cameras and post productions.
The book teaches the reader how 3ds max 4 can be used to create, apply materials to, light, view and apply postproduction techniques to computer-animated scenes. It guides readers through comprehensible lessons that build their 3D and animation skills in a simple manner.
There is a 32-page colour studio showcasing the results the reader can create through the projects in the book using various techniques. The CD-ROM included with layout of exercises and maps or clips needed for each.
