Softimage Design Guide: Everything You Need to Master 3D Modeling and Animation with Microsoft's Softimage - Softcover

Ruff, Barry; Bodio, Gene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576101479 ISBN 13: 9781576101476

Publisher: Coriolis Group,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

Hits the ground running, with advanced special-effects techniques, and no wading through tedious theory or graduated tutorials. Offers 10 commercial-quality 3D graphics and animation projects. Includes corporate logos, game modeling, character animation, Web FX, and more. Shows off Softimage's "insider" tools that the pros use. Eliminates hand-waving-each project is discussed and dissected in complete detail. Features full-color pages of key animation projects presented in the book.

About this title

About the Author

Gene Bodio (Milford, MA) is co-founder and lead artist at PCA Inc. Gene has an extensive list of credits including: feature work on Johnny Mnemonic, the Stones Voodoo Lounge CD-ROM, environment rendering for "7th Guest", Flipper, Yahtzee, and a host of commercial work. Gene has used Softimage extensively in both his production and gaming work.

Barry Carlton Ruff (Bedford, MA) is an independent graphics developer. Barry has worked in graphics for the past 10 years at a variety of commercial, academic, and government graphics labs and companies.

Synopsis

This guide to Softimage design outlines the necessary skills to create commercial-quality animations and 3D models. The project-oriented presentation is purely practical in focus, with "real" projects that create animation comparable to those produced in professional studios for TV and film markets. Professional animators, graphics artists, industrial designers, Webmasters, and other graphics professionals should easily build proficiency in Softimage.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coriolis Group,U.S.
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576101479
• ISBN 13: 9781576101476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450