The Art of Flash Animation
The Art of Flash Animation

Author: Mark Smith

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2010-08-30

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1449613187

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Part animation guide, part Flash manual, The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning provides a practical primer on classic, hand-drawn 2D screen animation as well as an introduction to using Flash for creating your own cartoons. Section I discusses the terms and techniques of hand-drawn animation, character design, and storyboards, while Section II covers scanning, digitizing your artwork into Flash, and setting up scenes. Topics include how to animate a walk cycle; recording and editing dialogue, sound effects, and music; how to use recyclable symbols to make the animation process more efficient; preparing your work for video or web download.

LIGHTWAVE V9 LIGHTING (W/CD)
LIGHTWAVE V9 LIGHTING (W/CD)

Author: Nicholas Boughen

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2007-04-30

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 1449633498

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Companion CD included with 30-day demo of LightWave v9! The process of creating accurate and pleasing lighting in CG environments demands both an understanding of the fundamentals of light and knowledge of the available tools. LightWave v9 Lighting addresses these issues in a practical guide that shows you how to achieve your lighting goals using the latest version of LightWave 3D. With this book discover the tools and features of LightWave v9 that can improve your lighting; understand lighting concepts including color, shadow, intent, and style; explore a number of tutorials that demonstrate specific lighting setups; learn how to enhance your lighting with volumetrics, lens flares, projection images, and radiosity; find out how the proper lighting can turn a good shot into a great shot.

Adobe Captivate 3: The Definitive Guide
Adobe Captivate 3: The Definitive Guide

Author: Brenda Huettner

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2008-05-31

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1449633579

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Adobe Captivate 3: The Definitive Guide, the follow-up to Wordware’s popular Macromedia Captivate: The Definitive Guide, steps you through all the procedures needed to create Flash movies based on any software on your desktop. You’ll learn how to create Flash movies, edit individual screens, add and edit sound, even add interactivity (with or without grading) for complete customization. The expanded e-learning chapter in this edition discusses a variety of ways to build quizzing functions with individual questions and question pools. A chapter on branching shows how to move slide elements on a visual display, and how to create paths through a movie that give each viewer a unique experience. This book covers everything from getting the software installed and activated, manipulating the movie files, adding and editing audio, and building quizzes, all the way to delivery mechanisms of the final output and integrating your movies with other applications. With this book, learn to install and configure Captivate; create and edit movies; add, delete, edit, and rearrange slides; incorporate audio and interactivity in your movies; create e-learning content through the use of question slides and branching functions; use a variety of Captivate tools including templates and MenuBuilder.

Word 2007 Document Automation with VBA and VSTO
Word 2007 Document Automation with VBA and VSTO

Author: Scott Driza

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2009-03-26

Total Pages: 649

ISBN-13: 1449633560

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This book focuses on innovative ways to create customized Word documents and templates. It contains an in-depth introduction to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), which is the embedded programming language in the Microsoft Office 2007. VBA provides a complete integrated development environment (IDE) that allows for document automation, the process of using an automated template for creating documents. The book also includes coverage of the new features of Word 2007 including Content Controls, programming the Ribbon, and more.

ESSENTIAL ZBRUSH
ESSENTIAL ZBRUSH

Author: Wayne Robson

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2008-09-25

Total Pages: 770

ISBN-13: 1449633625

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Essential ZBrush offers a detailed overview of the popular digital sculpting tool as well as a guide to mastering digital sculpting. From the basics of ZBrush to the creation of a number of models that demonstrate hard surface sculpting, realisitic organic sculpting, and environmental sculpting, this book provides readers with the tools to produce high-quality digital sculpts. With this text, the reader will explore the various ZBrush palettes, brushes, and settings, and learn how to customize the interface; discover how to create a base mesh using ZSpheres; find out how to use normal and displacement maps in both 3ds Max and Maya; understand the importance of properly posing your models; explore a variety of production-tested pipelines and workflows; learn how to create and apply materials to your models. Includes companion DVD with more than 3 hours of video tutorials showing how to model and texture the image shown on the front cover! It also contains full-color versions of the images in the book.

Adobe Flash Animation
Adobe Flash Animation

Author: Philip Carrera

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2010-06-16

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 076378415X

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DVD-ROM contains: "video-recorded tutorials so readers can follow along at their own pace."

LIGHTWAVE V9 TEXTURING
LIGHTWAVE V9 TEXTURING

Author: Angel Nieves

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2007-03-31

Total Pages: 650

ISBN-13: 1449633471

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LightWave v9 Texturing takes you behind the fine art of surfacing your 3D objects using LightWave 3D. Because many artists find texturing and prepping objects for texturing intimidating or confusing, this book breaks down the process and makes it easier to understand by guiding you through LightWave’s powerful surfacing toolset and a number of helpful tutorials. LightWave v9 Texturing also demonstrates how easy it is to create surfaces using LightWave’s new, powerful node-based shading system. With this book go beyond texturing theory to find out what makes a great realistic texture; learn how to build textures using both LightWave’s classic layer system and the new Node Editor; discover how to unwrap and edit UV maps; find out how to create a variety of surfaces through a series of tutorials; enhance your surfaces with gradients, image maps, and procedural textures.

SQL for Microsoft Access
SQL for Microsoft Access

Author: Cecelia L. Allison

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2008-06-20

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 144963155X

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SQL for Microsoft Access (2nd Edition) provides a guide to getting the most out of Microsoft Access through the use of Structured Query Language. Step-by-step examples demonstrate how to use SQL script to create tables, add records to tables, and retrieve and manage records. Readers will also learn about calculated fields, Access projects, and the integration of SQL script in VBA and ASP code. Explore the relational database structure and the basics of SQL. Understand how table joins, unions, and subqueries are used to retrieve records from multiple tables simultaneously. Learn how to filter records and group data. Discover how to create parameter queries that prompt users for data. Test your knowledge and comprehension with the end-of-chapter quizzes and projects.

Polygonal Modeling: Basic and Advanced Techniques
Polygonal Modeling: Basic and Advanced Techniques

Author: Mario Russo

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2005-10-18

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1449631487

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Polygonal modeling is the process of creating objects in a 3D environment. It is the foundation for the creation of all 3D graphics and the essential building block of a career in computer graphics. Polygonal Modeling: Basic and Advanced Techniques provides in-depth coverage of polygonal modeling, including practical lessons on topology construction, a focus on the fundamentals of subdivision workflow, and a discussion of the technical aspects of modeling organic and inorganic objects. The book includes illustrated quick start modeling guides to 3ds max and Maya. Explore and evaluate a variety of subdivision techniques. Learn about polygonal objects and their most common properties. Discover how to use the tools and operations found in major 3D packages for polygonal modeling. Follow along with the step-by-step illustrated exercises that demonstrate the process of character modeling.