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Title: Animation:Master 2002: A Complete Guide (Graphics Series) by David W. Rogers ISBN: 1-58450-236-3 Publisher: Charles River Media Pub. Date: July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.14 (7 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: A lot of type with a lot of hype
Comment: I purchased this book but found after receiving it and trying to use it that he types a lot of words but gives very little practicle direction. He supplies very few tutorials on how to use the material. He could take some lessons from the Jeff Paries book. In my opinion this book was not worth the money spent by a long shot.
Rating: 4
Summary: Essential Animation:Master Reference
Comment: Given the sparseness of Hash's packaged software manual, I'd say that this book is an essential baseline reference for A:M 2002 or A:M2003. I think the 2 complement each other. Use the Hash manual for some quick start action with the software with lots of pictures and then come back to this text for serious study.
I'm not sure the book is for pure beginners in 3D. For them I would recommend picking up "3D Graphics & Animation" by Mark Giambruno which provides a good overview of 3D terms and concepts.
Let's face it, 3D software is among the most challenging types of software one can attempt to learn. I found if I re-read the tutorials in Rogers' book a few times the information is there. Patience is required. Do not expect to get it all in one read. In a few places I would have liked more illustrations and cd-rom videos for some steps, but what is provided is adequate. The style and tone of the writing were in line with my learning needs. Rogers takes time to explain not just the A:M features, but many times also why and how they should be used in your art work like the chapter on lighting.
The book's scope is wide so if you need a lot of depth on a particular function it may not be covered with enough detail to suit your needs. In all fairness though, that book of details doesn't exist anywhere for A:M. All-in-all I think this is a solid work that deserves to be one of the references in your library when learning this software.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great compliment to the documentaion
Comment: The first review on this book wasn't very good. The review complained that the book was not for a beginner. He was very wrong. This book can be used by beginners to Animation Master. It is not designed to be a book for a beginner to Animation in general. The author does use lots of jargon, but to those familar with 3D Art and Animation it is nothing to worry about. The book is a great compliment to anyone's Animation Master skills. This book used in conjunction with the included documentation works great. There were certain techniques I was unsure about, but this book cleared them up. Again, I must stress that the book is not a beginners book to CG Animation , just a book for Animation Master beginners.
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Title: The Animation: Master Handbook by Jeff Paries ISBN: 1886801827 Publisher: Charles River Media Pub. Date: 05 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators by Richard Williams ISBN: 0571202284 Publisher: Faber & Faber Pub. Date: 07 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: 3D Graphics & Animation (With CD-ROM) by Mark Giambruno ISBN: 0735712433 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $69.50 |
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Title: 3-D Human Modeling and Animation, Second Edition by Peter Ratner ISBN: 0471215481 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 18 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Advanced Animation with DirectX by Jim Adams ISBN: 1592000371 Publisher: Premier Press Pub. Date: 20 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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