This latest edition of Inside 3ds max is retooled to focus on the needs of the intermediate to professional user, based on continuing conversations with our target audience. This market is crying out for information that goes beyond the basic to provide guidance on how to make the most use of the program in real-world work situations. Inside 3ds Max 4 explores changes in the program as well as more advanced functionalities and how they can assist the professional user in enhancing efficiency or output. Inside 3ds max 4 is organized into units that mirror and actually step through the workflow of a 3D project. Moreover, where differences exist in the application of techniques between the broadcast/film and game/interactive applications, the authors present careful analysis to assist readers in making the right choices for their technical work. The CD-ROM includes all of the project files necessary to complete the projects as well as any plug-ins referred to in the text.

Includes CD-Rom.

Inside 3D Studio has consistently been the bestselling 3D Studio book on the market since it was first published in March 1994. Readers will learn about 3D Studio MAX from the #1 authority, Phillip Miller, product director for 3D Studio MAX at Autodesk. The book is a complete tutorial and production guide to creating professional-quality 3D animations with MAX. The CD-ROM includes meshes, texture maps, graphics file format conversion utilities and more.

Intended for professional users of 3D Studio MAX, this combined volume text includes over 50 step-by-step tutorials explaining how maximize the software for the best results possible.

3D Studio MAX is a professional-level 3D modeling and animation program. This book is covers the details of each feature in one hour so that at the end of 24 hours of study, the reader should have completed an animated short using upwards of 30 features within the program. The CD includes all the graphics, exercise, tutorials, models, and MAX scripts.

Animation, illusion, camouflage, illumination and simulation--this is the stuff 3D special effects are made of. And with this book, readers learn from a 3D Studio MAX expert--plunging into three-dimensional worlds from outer space to undersea. Users can then springboard into creating their own computer fantasies for video productions, multimedia and educational presentations. Includes online component.