By
David Ebert, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
David Gould, Weta Digital, New Zealand
Markus Gross, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
Chris Kazmier, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Culver City, California, U.S.A.
Charles Lumsden, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Richard Keiser
Alberto Menache, CEO, Menache LLC
Matthias Müller
F. Kenton Musgrave, Pandromeda, Inc., Waterford, VA, U.S.A.
Mark Pauly
Darwyn Peachey, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA, U.S.A.
Ken Perlin, New York University, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
Hanspeter Pfister, MERL (Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories), Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Jason Sharpe, AXS Biomedical Animation Studio and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada
Mark Wilkins, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Glendale, CA, USA
Martin Wicke
Nicholas Woolridge, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada
Steve Worley
Rick Parent, is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Ohio State University, where he teaches computer graphics and computer animation.
He has taught Computer Animation for over 25 years and has worked in the field for over 35. His research interests include the modeling
and animating of the human figure.
Description
A compilation of key chapters from the top MK computer animation books available today - in the areas of motion capture, facial features,
solid spaces, fluids, gases, biology, point-based graphics, and Maya. The chapters provide CG Animators with an excellent sampling of
essential techniques that every 3D artist needs to create stunning and versatile images. Animators will be able to master myriad modeling,
rendering, and texturing procedures with advice from MK's best and brightest authors.
Divided into five parts (Introduction to
Computer Animation and Technical Background, Motion Capture Techniques, Animating Substances, Alternate Methods, and Animating with MEL
for MAYA), each one focusing on specific substances, tools, topics, and languages, this is a MUST-HAVE book for artists interested in
proficiency with the top technology available today! Whether you're a programmer developing new animation functionality or an animator
trying to get the most out of your current animation software, Computer Animation Complete: will help you work more efficiently and achieve
better results. For programmers, this book provides a solid theoretical orientation and extensive practical instruction information you
can put to work in any development or customization project. For animators, it provides crystal-clear guidance on determining which of
your concepts can be realized using commercially available products, which demand custom programming, and what development strategies
are likely to bring you the greatest success.
Audience:
This book is intended primarily for Computer graphic (CG) artists including animators, graphics designers and programmers, game developers,
and technical directors as well as professionals in digital design and visualization, and visual effects artists in the entertainment
industry, including interactive gaming and production houses (e.g., computer graphics companies such as Pixar, PDI, Dreamworks).
