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Morpheus Photo Morpher $28.99 Item #: K63774. Morpheus Photo Morpher is fun and easy-to -use. Transform your old photos into cool new animations that your friends and family will enjoy. With Morpher the possibilities are endless and the fun never stops!Recreate the Hollywood-style photo effect of transformation. Transform yourself into your favorite rock star, movie star, or celebrity. Share your morphs with friends and family… |
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DOSCH 3D: Animated Humans for Cinema4D $179.00 Dosch 3D offers 1000s of completely textured 3D-models and scenes for all popular 3D-applications. Users can select from well over 100 different products in the areas of architecture visualization, people, vehicles, visual concepts, nature, product & industrial design, medicine and sports. Professional users like architects, automotive designers or CG artists value the detailed and realistic 3D-mo… |
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Poser Pro 2010 $499.99 Professional 3D Figure Design & Animation…. |
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Getting a Job in Computer Graphics: Real Advice from Reel People $39.99 Here is the definitive, insider’s guide to landing that first critical job or upgrading your current job in the 3D/Effects industry. This Maya Press title, a joint publishing effort between Sybex and Alias, offers priceless, candid career strategies from the industry leaders. It starts off by introducing the myriad job possibilities and resume building techniques. Interviews with noted industry an… |
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HCI and Usability for Medicine and Health Care: Third Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer … / Programming and Software Engineering) $63.97 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third Usability Symposium of the Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering Workgroup of the Austrian Computer Society, USAB 2007, held in Graz, Austria, in November 2007. The 21 revised full papers and 18 revised short papers presented together with 1 poster paper and 1 tutorial were carefully reviewed and selected from 97 submissio… |
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Human Machine Interaction: Research Results of the MMI Program (Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Programming and Software Engineering) $67.41 Human Machine Interaction, or more commonly Human Computer Interaction, is the study of interaction between people and computers. It is an interdisciplinary field, connecting computer science with many other disciplines such as psychology, sociology and the arts. The present volume documents the results of the MMI research program on Human Machine Interaction involving 8 projects (selected fro… |
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Thinking Animation $24.88 Learn how to think before you animate. Thinking Animation is a one-of-a-kind book that emphasizes how artists can use traditional animation techniques and principles with the computer generated animation technology of today. Written by seasoned animators with experience in both 2D and CG, Thinking Animation is an exquisite guide aimed at experienced animators; however, the skills taught within are still accessible and valuable to the novice animator. This full-color book includes numerous interviews with experienced contributing authors from a wide range of backgrounds, including stop-motion, visual effects, traditional animation, and CG. Thinking Animation is non-software specific. It contains a history of the field of animation as well as insight into how CG studios operate. It embraces the future of animating with the computer while still retaining the core values that traditional animators use as formulas and principles. |
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Animation Unlimited $27.11 Featuring 50 seminal short films by key animators from around the world, this book discusses the work of early pioneers such as Oskar Fischinger and Jan Svankmajer as well as contemporary animators such as Larry Cuba, Tim Hope and Run Wrake. All of the films included are independently produced personal work. Most of the featured directors make a living in commercial animation but, freed from the constraints of a client brief, they use their short films to experiment with new ideas and techniques, many of which subsequently find their way into commercial applications. Labors of love, these films can take years to complete – each second of the film may consist of up to 25 frames of animation. Grouped according to four main themes, all forms of animation are covered, including 2D, 3D, Claymation, stop frame and web/Flash animation. Each project is accompanied by a 500-word review including comments from the director. Details of software and method along with the internet address of the production company are given in the technical credits. |
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Character Animation with Poser Pro $31.1 Character Animation with Poser 7 is written to teach animators, comic artists, web designers, and game developers the fundamentals of character animation. Using the new and powerful animation features of Poser 7, the best-selling 3D figure design software, users will learn how to animate characters by integrating Poser’s improved workflow, better posing, lighting and rendering tools, and the all new lip synching feature for making 3D characters talk and sing. The book focuses on teaching high-quality character animation creation based on a Poser-centric integrated software workflow. Beginning with the basics of designing, posing, and accessorizing a character in Poser, users quickly move into using props, adding poses to the library, and creating and applying facial animation. Next they delve into the intricacies of cameras, lights, and rendering. The book also teaches how to integrate Poser with other software effectively such as integrating with Vue Infinite 6 to move characters into breathtaking outdoor environments, and then integrating the Vue scene into Cinema 4D to complete the 3D animation process. This is an essential resource for Poser users wanting to master the new animation functionality and for those wanting to learn character animation techniques in general. |
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Animation: The Inner Workings $19.55 This book details all major stages in an animation production, providing a concise overview of the entire process for the professional, student, and layman. Each stage of development, pre-production, production, and post-production, has been described with tasks involved, people involved, how it fits into the overall process, alternate means of achieving the job, and successes and errors. Other chapters cover optimized work area, creative direction, and an understanding of visual film language. Taken directly from a decade’’s worth of experience in major television animation production, ANIMATION: THE INNER WORKINGS is a must for any animation worker and the perfect textbook for art schools preparing students to enter the complex world of high budget animation. |
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Beginner’s Guide to Animation $15.3 To beginners, making an animated movie can seem like voodoo magic. And in fact, until recently, animation was expensive and time-consuming. But now with the help of Beginner’’s Guide to Animation, anyone can make animated movies, using a digital camera, basic software, and a computer. The book begins with an illustrated guide to setting up a simple animation studio at home, including a list of essential items. Then, new animators hit the ground running with six innovative, instructive projects designed to develop technical skills and explore the potential of animation. A full collection of scannable templates makes it even easier to get started and to finish up. Tips, tricks, and clear instructions on editing, scoring, even making your own show reels and shorts make this the complete one-volume guide to amazing friends and family–and everyone on YouTube!–with great I-made-it-myself animation. |
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Animation Software: Adobe Flash, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Microsoft Silverlight, the Movies, Autodesk 3ds Max, Art of Illusion, Processing $14.14 Animation Software: Adobe Flash, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Microsoft Silverlight, the Movies, Autodesk 3ds Max, Art of Illusion, Processing |
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Animation $25.16 An anthology of essential writings on animation |
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Movie Animation $23.6 This high-interest series takes readers behind the scenes to learn about the various jobs- and famous people- involved in making movies. Written at a level accessible to struggling readers, each book explains a different part of the movie-making process, from scripts and acting to stunts, soundtracks, and special effects. Brief biographies introduce fascinating actors, directors, special effects wizards, and the stunt men and women who entertain us at the movies. Many of the films discussed will be familiar to readers, enhancing their appreciation of movies as well as their desire to read! |
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3ds Max Animation With Biped $30.42 3ds Max is a leader in 3D animation for game development, design visualization, and visual effects and enables users to outperform the competition when it comes to high-volume visual effects production. From 3D storyboards and digital matte paintings to realistic digital environments, believable characters, and impressive crowds, this all-in-one software is professional and fast! The powerful Biped module in 3ds Max 8, with pre-linked and realistically constrained skeletons and its suite of motion tools, dramatically speeds up the animation process. In this book and accompanying CD, author and award-winning animators Michele Bousquet and Michael McCarthy look at the Biped, Physique, Crowd, and Motion Mixer tools and demonstrate how to animate character models quickly. They start with the basics of Biped, and then move on to footstep animation, freeform animation and the use of crowd behavior simulation tools. Readers will also learn how to use all the new tools of Motion Mixer for mixing motion files, and the Workbench for adjusting biped function curves, and learn specific animation techniques, including how to adjust physique for perfect deformation, fit a biped to any character model, create realistic motions, combine motions on any character, create crowd scenes automatically, and more! |
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Designing Sound for Animation $30.47 This nuts-and-bolts guide to sound design for animated films explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker, and provides varieties of examples for how to use sound to enliven your films with professional sound. Sound-savvy animators save precious resources (time and money) by using sound for effects they don’t necessarily have time to create. For example, the sound of a crow flying gives viewers a sense of the crow without the crow. Where there’s a macabre element or scene in an animated film, this book explains why you should choose a low frequency sound for it-low frequencies are scary, because the ear can’t decipher their origin or direction! On the DVD: three 5-minute animations; sample sound clips, jump cuts and video streams; plus motion graphics with which to practice sound-applications explained in this book. ** The animation sound design techniques discussed in the book are based on those used by today’s newest and brightest animation filmmakers* The book’s case examples give readers extra tips and tricks to apply to their own sound design* The book’s DVD is highly instructional, includes sound clips to be practiced with |
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Introducing Character Animation With Blender $24.88 Let this in-depth professional book be your guide to Blender, the powerful open-source 3D modeling and animation software that will bring your ideas to life. Using clear step-by-step instruction and pages of real-world examples, expert animator Tony Mullen walks you through the complexities of modeling and animating, with a special focus on characters. From Blender basics to creating facial expressions and emotion to rendering, you’ll jump right into the process and learn valuable techniques that will transform your movies. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. |
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Complete Animation Course: The Principles, Practice, and Techniques of Successful Animation $15.99 The book’s concluding sections discuss modern hardware and software, with emphasis on affordable beginners’ equipment. Also provided is an overview of the animation industry and its applications to movies, TV, and computer games. More than 250 instructive illustrations enhance this fascinating how-to volume. |
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Maya 2008 Character Modeling and Animation $31.1 Are you ready to take on the challenge of animating realistic and compelling characters using the latest version of Maya, the powerful 3D graphics and modeling software? Maya? 2008 Character Modeling and Animation: Principles and Practices shows beginner to intermediate animation students and enthusiasts how to create professional-quality characters, explaining the full character animation process from pre-production to final full body and facial animation. Each chapter begins by exploring the why behind the techniques being presented, followed by step-by-step tutorials to apply your new knowledge. Following a series of hands-on projects you”ll learn how to model, rig, and animate, building a comprehensive skill-set as you move progressively through each chapter.You”ll learn to master Maya’’s capabilities on both a technical and artistic level as you create incredible animated characters full of emotion and expression. |
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Companies Listed on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange: Production I.G, Nova, Toei Animation, Atlus, Nippon Ichi Software, Bank of Japan, Jaleco $19.99 Companies Listed on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange: Production I.G, Nova, Toei Animation, Atlus, Nippon Ichi Software, Bank of Japan, Jaleco |
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Global Illumination Software: Blender, Pov-Ray, Modo, Art of Illusion, LightWave 3D, Radiance, Electric Image Animation System, Form-Z $19.99 Global Illumination Software: Blender, Pov-Ray, Modo, Art of Illusion, LightWave 3D, Radiance, Electric Image Animation System, Form-Z |
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Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love Manga, Comics, And Animation $32.53 Readers who want to be comics writers, pencillers, inkers, or colorists, manga letterers or translators, or animation artists, voice talent, directors, or producers will find that this timely book can set them on the path to professional fulfillment. |
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3D Game Animation for Dummies(r) $17.65 For readers intrigued by 3D video games as a hobby or a potential career, this book offers an introduction to the world of 3D game animation and provides step-by-step instructions on creating storyboards, scenery, characters, and even software Cover topics such as working with 3D coordinates, keyframing, NURBS modeling, lighting, rigging, skinning, particle effects, and more The CD-ROM includes tutorial files, 3D models, and Maya Personal Learning Edition (PLE) software, which allows readers to model, animate, and render their 3D masterpieces Video game sales exceeded the movie industry’ s box office draw last year by $1 billion |
