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Title: Modeling in LightWave (With CD-ROM) by Shamms Mortier ISBN: 1-58450-034-4 Publisher: Charles River Media Pub. Date: 20 December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 1.47 (19 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Execrable
Comment: One look at the cover should have told me everything I needed to know. If the inept rendering of two triceratops and a pickup truck on top of a giant cantelope doesn't scream "DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! THE AUTHOR IS AN INCOMPETENT HACK!!" then I don't know what does.
But I bought it anyway. Because I didn't really look at the cover. And I never dreamed that a book this useless, inept, unprofessional, and frankly misguided could ever find its way to print. There had to be *some* value in it, right? Boy was I wrong.
The material is weak. Half of the book is a pale rehash of the LW manual, and the other half a compendium of screenshots of various plugins.
This Shamms guy seems to have no talent or skill whatsoever at modeling. If indeed he is the one responsible for such polygonal crack-babies as "TekMan," then he should be prohibited by law from ever using any 3d application anywhere, including, but not limited to, playing Doom3 and watching Tron. He shouldn't even be allowed to own a Rubik's Cube. He's a danger both to society and reality. If you see this book in the bookstore, take a flip through it...you'll be astonished at the sheer ineptitude within. You'll wonder how anyone could look at these horrendous images and say "wow, that looks great...I'm gonna put that in my *book*."
The incompetence isn't limited to aesthetics; the technique is also flawed. Shamms frequently recommends freezing subpatches, which dramatically increases the polycount and complexity of your mesh, which is generally the opposite of what you want to do--i.e. create a well thought-out and efficient model.
Run screaming from "Modeling in Lightwave." This truly is the absolute worst book I own...and I own Dianetics.
Rating: 1
Summary: The worst book I ever purchase in amazon
Comment: Don't waste your money on this book.
I have been purchased at least 3 books on lightwave and this is the only I regret.
Rating: 1
Summary: Horrible Lightwave book, but great for aspiring authors
Comment: This book is excellent for aspiring authors as it proves anybody can get a book published, even if you can't write and you have nothing of value to say. This is just about the only useful thing about this book.
This book is just as awful as every other title written by Mr. Mortier.
The really bad part is that someone at Charles River Media seems to think Mr. Mortier's books are worth publishing. Because of the pitiful nature of every one of this author's titles I've seen to date I am now very reluctant to purchase any Charles River published book. It's sad that a company with so many excellent titles would continue to publish such poor quality books by the same author.
If you're expecting anything along the lines of something that would be written by Tim Albee, Patrik Beck, or Dan Ablan you will be sadly disappointed. If you were looking for in-depth coverage of modeling in Lightwave keep looking, it's not in here.
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Title: Lightwave 3D 8 Texturing by Leigh Van Der Byl ISBN: 1556222858 Publisher: Wordware Publishing Pub. Date: 15 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: LightWave 3D 8: 1001 Tips & Tricks by Wes, Steve Warner, Robin Wood ISBN: 1556220901 Publisher: Wordware Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2004 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: LightWave 8 Killer Tips by Dan Ablan, Randy Sharp ISBN: 0735713715 Publisher: New Riders Publishing Pub. Date: 13 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: CGI Filmmaking: The Creation of Ghost Warrior by Timothy Albee ISBN: 1556222270 Publisher: Wordware Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2004 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Essential Lightwave 3d 7.5 by Timothy Albee ISBN: 1556222262 Publisher: Wordware Publishing Pub. Date: 02 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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