Inside Lightwave 3D

by Ablan, Dan; Beck, Patrik; Desantis, Mike; Fleming, Bill; Hood, Bob; Subrahmanyam, Prem

• ISBN13: 9781562057992
• ISBN10: 1562057995
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: New Riders Pub

Summary

Inside LightWave 3D 5.5 builds on the documentation providing the only comprehensive professional resource available on LightWave. Building on the success of the popular Inside series for graphics professionals, Inside LightWave 3D 5.5 is full of tips, tricks, insider information, and step-by-step tutorials that show users how to achieve professional, high-end results. Inside LightWave 3D 5.5 is written by a team of expert authors coming from diverse backgrounds in the film/TV, video game, and advertising industries. These authors make full use of the example-based approach of the Inside series to reveal their secrets for creating world-class scenes and animations. Inside LightWave 3D 5.5 offers complete coverage of LightWave's capability, all of the new features of version 5.5, and the most popular plug-ins available.

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started	3	(166)
Chapter 1: Configuring and Preparation	3	(30)
Chapter 2: Concepts and Theories	33	(24)
Chapter 3: LightWave in Action	57	(34)
Chapter 4: Modeler Techniques	91	(48)
Chapter 5: Layout and Animation Techniques	139	(30)
Part II: Building 3D Scenes	169	(264)
Chapter 6: LightWave Modeler in Action	169	(60)
Chapter 7: Character Modeling with MetaNURBS	229	(42)
Chapter 8: Textures and Materials	271	(52)
Chapter 9: Managing Textures and Materials	323	(34)
Chapter 10: Lighting and Atmospheres	357	(42)
Chapter 11: Cameras	399	(34)
Part III: Animation Scenes	433	(126)
Chapter 12: Basic Animation Techniques	433	(32)
Chapter 13: Bones and Character Animation	465	(42)
Chapter 14: Facial Animation and Morph Gizmo	507	(52)
Part IV: Rendering and Post Production	559	(148)
Chapter 15: Compositing	559	(24)
Chapter 16: Output Options and Techniques	583	(16)
Chapter 17: Video Post Effects	599	(32)
Chapter 18: Using Cel Animation	631	(26)
Chapter 19: LScript	657	(50)
Part V: Appendix	707	(12)
Appendix A: Modeler and Third-Party Plug-Ins	707	(12)
Index	719