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Essential LightWave v9: The Fastest and Easiest Way to Master LightWave 3D

Author(s): Steve Warner
Kevin Phillips
Timothy Albee
Details:
  • ISBN-13: 9781598220247
  • ISBN-10:1598220241
  • Paperback    968 pages      © 2007
Price: International Sales $49.95 US List
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Overview

Includes companion DVD with trial versions of LightWave v9.2!

Essential LightWave v9 offers an unparalleled guide to LightWave 3D. Written to help users quickly take control of the software, this book is filled with easy-to-understand explanations, time-saving tips and tricks, and detailed tutorials on nearly every aspect of the software, including the new features in LightWave v9.2!

Key features:

  • Learn to model, light, surface animate, and render within the first seven chapters! 
  • Master the LightWave v9 Node Editor for advanced surfacing, texturing, and deformations.
  • Learn to model with polygons, Catmull-Clark/Subpatch SubDs, and splines.
  • Uncover the secrets of distortion-free UV mapping and high-quality texturing.
  • Learn to seamlessly composite 3D objects with real-world images.
  • Create professional-quality character animation using FK, IK, and IK Booster.
  • Enhance your animations with expressions, particle effects, and dynamics.
  • Set up a render farm to rip through complex rendering tasks.

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On the companion DVD: 

  • Nearly 14 hours of bonus video tutorials, including 18 tutorials on the new features in LightWave v9.2
  • Trial versions of LightWave v9.2 (Win/Mac)
  • Object, image, and scene files from the tutorials in the book and on the DVD
  • All the chapter images from the book at full size and in full color

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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Steve Warner

Steve Warner is an award-winning designer, producer, and visual effects artist based in Tucson, Arizona. He is employed by CAE, a leading supplier of military training and simulation services. He has been using LightWave since 1988. Steve has contributed to Keyframe magazine and 3D World magazine; co-authored and co-edited LightWave 3D [8]: 1,001 Tips & Tricks; and is author of the upcoming LightWave 3D [8] Modeling: A Definitive Guide.

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Kevin Phillips

Kevin Phillips lives in Auckland, New Zealand, where he teaches LightWave and Maya at Natcoll Design Technology training college. The founder of the New Zealand LightWave Users Group, Kiwavers, Kevin has worked with LightWave for more than 11 years. He is also a contributor to LightWave 3D [8]: 1001 Tips & Tricks and has developed various video training materials.

Timothy Albee

Timothy Albee has worked in the entertainment industry since 1990 as a writer, director, animator, concept artist, producer, and studio owner/executive. His credits include Walt Disney Feature Animation, Warner Brothers/Infogrammes, Babylon 5, and numerous commercials and video game titles. He has written, produced, and directed four short films including Kaze, Ghost Warrior and is the author of several books, including LightWave 3D [8] Character Animation, Essential LightWave 3D 7.5, and CGI Filmmaking: The Creation of Ghost Warrior.

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      Companion Files

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      Thank you for your recent purchase of our Essential LightWave v9 book. We discovered that the following five video files were corrupted during the compilation process and do not work on the companion DVD that came with the book We apologize for any inconvenience and have located zipped versions of those files here for you to download. Click HERE to download files.

       

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