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 Image synthesis using RenderMan
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By
Saty Raghavachary, Senior Graphics Software Developer, DreamWorks Feature Animation, California, USA
Description
'Rendering for Beginners is bound to become a must-read for anyone interested in Pixar's RenderMan. Saty's experience as both RenderMan
practitioner and RenderMan teacher gives him a unique and valuable perspective. I can't wait to add a copy to my own graphics library.'
Dana Batali, Director of RenderMan Development, Pixar Animation Studios
Whether you are an animator, artist or 2D illustrator looking
to move to 3D rendering you will be amazed by what can be achieved with RenderMan. Saty Raghavachary offers a complete, non-technical
introduction to RenderMan and rendering in general - finally a guide you don?t need a math degree to follow!
Full of clear explanations
and plenty of samples on the associated website - www.smartcg.com/tech/cg/books/RfB - for you to play with, this color guide will quickly
get you up to speed with this powerful, professional program so you too can harness the power of the program to create top quality imagery.
The book features:
* Clear explanations of rendering concepts to get you up and running fast
* Extensive color illustrations to inspire
you to make the most of your skills
* An associated website with numerous self-contained examples which you can download, reproduce,
modify and learn from
* Comprehensive coverage of RenderMan?s functionality to show you how to get the most out of this powerful renderer
* Coverage relevant for all versions of the package, including a section on global illumination introduced in Release 11, as well as
the key, general rendering concepts
Pixar?s award-winning RenderMan is one of the best renderers available and has been used to create
visual effects for dozens of movies since 1985. It is also the renderer used to make blockbuster animated movies such as Toy Story and
Finding Nemo. As the beautiful images in this book show, in addition to photoreal imagery you can also use it to create illustrations,
visualizations, simulations of natural media and even abstract art!
Contents:
Rendering; RenderMan; RIB syntax; Geometric primitives;
Transformations; Camera, output; Controls; Shading; What's next; Resources
Saty Raghavachary is a senior graphics software developer
at DreamWorks Feature Animation. He has written software used in The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the
Cimarron, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas and Shark Tale. He is also a part-time instructor at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, USA
where he teaches RenderMan and MEL (Maya) programming.
Audience
Artists/animators creating CGI visual effects for a for: film, broadcast, games, web and location-based entertainment. Students on rendering
or RenderMan courses worldwide. Computer artists and illustrators currently creating '2d' paintings and illustrations but are looking
to move to 3d.
Contents
Rendering; RenderMan; RIB syntax; Geometric primitives; Transformations; Camera, viewing, output; Controls; Shading; Shaders; Global illumination; What's next; Resources
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 384 pages, publication date: OCT-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-51935-7
ISBN-10: 0-240-51935-3
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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GBP 33.99
USD 57.95
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