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21. |  Computer Animation, 3rd Edition By: Rick Parent Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publication Date: 18-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 22-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Computer Animation, 3rd Edition
Driven by demand from the entertainment industry for better and more realistic animation, technology continues to evolve and improve. The algorithms and techniques behind this technology are the foundation of this comprehensive book, which is written to teach you the fundamentals of animation programming. In this third edition, the most current techniques are covered along with the theory and high-level computation that have earned the book a reputation as the best technically-oriented animation resource. Key topics such as fluids, hair, and crowd animation have been expanded, and...
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22. |  By: Dudley Storey Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 06-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 18-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Pro CSS3 Animation
Pro CSS3 Animation will teach you how to use fresh new CSS3 syntax to fully utilize this exciting tool for web design. Using cutting-edge industry standards and drawing on best practices for animation, you will learn how to apply CSS3 animation to transform and bring your page content to life.
CSS3 is the way forward for web page interactivity and animation, offering new and exciting options for design. Integrated with HTML5, SVG and mobile design methodologies, you can bring sites into the third dimension to change the perception and appreciation generated in your audience. This book...
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23. |  By: Alexis Goldstein Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 04-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 09-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Get Started Fast with Professional-Quality
CSS3 Animation!
For web designers and developers building
rich web and mobile applications, standards-based CSS3 is the
future! Learning CSS3 Animations and Transitions is the only
tutorial focused entirely on creating quality animations and
transitions with CSS3. Leading web developer and trainer Alexis
Goldstein¿ covers everything web professionals need to know
through solid examples that help you build your¿ skills one
step at a time.
Goldstein’s project-based approach
guides you through using transforms, transitions, keyframe¿
animations,...
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24. |  Foundation Adobe Edge Animate: for HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript Development By: Tom Green; Michael Clawson Publisher: friends of ED Publication Date: 07-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 09-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Foundation Adobe Edge Animate: for HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript Development
Foundation Adobe Edge Animate is a project-oriented book that will walk you through the features of Edge Animate - Adobe's exciting new motion and interaction tool for web standards development. Edge Animate is an application that allows web designers and developers to make full use of many of the features of CSS3, JavaScript, and HTML5.
Edge Animate enables you to animate graphics without the need to hand code everything using canvas or SVG. It exports well-formed, standards-compliant code that you can either use to create new web products, or add directly into existing projects. It...
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25. |  3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice By: Doug A. Bowman; Ernst Kruijff; Joseph J. LaViola Jr.; Ivan Poupyrev Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 26-JUL-2004 Insert Date: 05-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice Here’s what three pioneers in computer graphics and
human-computer interaction have to say about this book:
“What a tour de force—everything one would
want—comprehensive, encyclopedic, and
authoritative.”
—Jim Foley
“At last, a book on this important, emerging area. It
will be an indispensable reference for the practitioner,
researcher, and student interested in 3D user
interfaces.”
—Andy van Dam
“Finally, the book we need to bridge the dream of 3D
graphics with the user-centered reality of interface design. A
thoughtful and practical guide for researchers and...
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26. |  By: Jei Lee Jo; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 26-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 01-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: KeyShot 3D Rendering
"Showcase your 3D models and create hyper realistic images with Keyshot in the fastest and most efficient way possible.
Create professional quality images from your 3D models in just a few steps
Thorough overview of how to work and navigate in Keyshot
A step-by-step guide that quickly gets you started with creating realistic images
In Detail
Creating realistic images has been always a meticulous process where setting up the stage is a long and complicated task. Keyshot has simplified this process by allowing us to have a greater amount of control and flexibility in all...
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27. |  Blender 2.6: Créez des animations 3D By: François Grassard Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 21-SEP-2012 Insert Date: 31-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Blender 2.6: Créez des animations 3D
Découvrez la simplicité de la création 3D avec Blender !
Avec Blender, la création 3D n'est plus l'apanage des seuls initiés. Plus besoin de matériel coûteux et de logiciels compliqués : ce logiciel libre rend la 3D accessible à tous. Par sa gratuité, la liberté de son code et surtout la puissance de ses fonctionnalités, il fait aujourd’hui figure de véritable outsider.
Dans cet ouvrage vous découvrirez les nombreuses possibilités offertes par ce logiciel dans des domaines tels que la modélisation, la mise en texture, l’éclairage, la mise en place de matériaux, le rendu via le moteur...
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28. |  Flash CS3/CS3 PL Professional. Nieoficjalny podręcznik By: Chris Grover; E.A. Vander Veer Publisher: Helion Publication Date: 20-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 21-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Flash CS3/CS3 PL Professional. Nieoficjalny podręcznik Ksišżka "Flash CS3/CS3 PL Professional" to podręcznik, który wprowadzi Cię w arkana tej niesamowitej aplikacji. Czytajšc go poznasz możliwoci Flasha - nie tylko te już opisywan......
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29. | Overview: Autodesk Maya 2013 Essentials
Recommnded text for those preparing for the Maya Associate exam
Maya, the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software used in movies, games, cartoons, and commercials, is challenging to learn. This full-color guide features approachable, hands-on exercises and additional task-based tutorials that allow new users to quickly become productive with the program and familiar with its workflow in a professional environment. You'll learn the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and lighting; explore different parts of the production pipeline; and practice on some real-world...
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30. | Overview: Mastering Autodesk Maya 2013
Provides hands-on intermediate-to-advanced coverage of the leading 3D software
Maya is the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software used in movies, visual effects, games, and other genres. For intermediate and advanced users who already know Maya basics, this official Maya guide provides the detailed coverage you need to unlock the software's more complex features. Elevate your skills in modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects, and gain proficiency in high-level techniques for film, television, game development, and more.
Artists who are already proficient in...
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31. | Rough Cuts  Sams Teach Yourself Maya in 24 Hours By: Kenny Roy; Fiona Rivera Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 12-AUG-2013 Insert Date: 20-DEC-2012 | Overview: Sams Teach Yourself Maya in 24 Hours This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less,
artists can learn how to create stunning images and engaging
animations using the popular Industry-standard program Autodesk
Maya. The unique format of this book/DVD package stands out in that
it gives artists the chance to get fully up and running on Maya in
just 24 hours. Kenny Roy provides the necessary tools to get
started in the shortest amount of time possible: step by step
tutorials, quizzes and exercises.
This book and DVD package takes novices
through all of the paces of Maya, in a...
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32. |  By: Steve Johnson, Perspection Inc. Publisher: Que Publication Date: 11-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 14-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Adobe® Edge Animate on Demand Need answers quickly? Adobe
Edge
Animate on Demand provides those answers in a visual
step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through
lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow
instructions.
Inside the Book
• Download Edge Animate and other Edge
tools from the web
• Take In-App lessons to learn how to
use Edge Animate
• Create animations visually on the
Stage
• Quickly create shapes and add text
to use in animations
• Add web fonts to create unique
designs
• Insert images produced in other
Adobe programs
• Create interactive animations...
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33. | Rough Cuts  WebGL Programming Guide: Interactive 3D Graphics Programming with WebGL By: Kouichi Matsuda; Rodger Lea Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 28-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 13-DEC-2012 | Overview: WebGL Programming Guide: Interactive 3D Graphics Programming with WebGL This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
WebGL brings plugin-free 3D to the web,
enabling you to create sophisticated interactive 3D graphics right
inside web browsers — perfect for games, user interfaces, and
information visualization. The WebGL Programming
Guide will help you get started quickly with interactive
WebGL 3D programming, even if you have no prior knowledge of HTML5,
JavaScript, 3D computer graphics, mathematics, or OpenGL.
You’ll learn step-by-step, through
realistic examples, building your skills as you move from simple to
complex solutions for building visually...
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34. |  Autodesk Inventor 2012 und Inventor LT 2012. Das offizielle Trainingsbuch By: Tom Tremblay Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag Publication Date: 13-JUL-2011 Insert Date: 28-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Autodesk Inventor 2012 und Inventor LT 2012. Das offizielle Trainingsbuch
AutoDesk Inventor 2012 von der Pike auf lernen, das ist das Ziel dieses Official Training Guides. Von der ersten 2D-Zeichnung bis zum 3D-Modell geht das Buch Schritt für Schritt und mit anschaulichen Übungen voran, sodass Sie schon bald sicher im Umgang mit Inventor sind.
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35. |  By: Jen Rizzo; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 21-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 23-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cinema 4D Beginner's Guide
Model, animate, and render like a Pro!
Step-by-step instructions on modeling, texturing, lighting & rendering a photorealistic 3D interior scene
Dynamic animations using MoGraph
Node-based programming to link parameters using XPresso
Stylized rendering with Sketch & Toon
A straightforward, conversational style suited to beginners
In Detail
3D animation offers a versatile way to bring ideas to life. With this guide, you'll learn how to take your vision and turn it into beautiful images
With "Cinema 4D", you can quickly and easily bring your visions to life. This...
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36. |  Aux commandes de Flight Simulator X By: Bernard Jolivalt Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 20-MAR-2007 Insert Date: 22-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Aux commandes de Flight Simulator X
Il contient :
Une description de l'équipement informatique requis et du paramétrage du logiciel.
Une étude détaillée de l'instrumentation de vol, analogique (cadrans) et numérique (écrans multifonction), des divers appareils.
Une présentation de la navigation d'après les radiobalises, la navigation au GPS, le nouveau tableau de bord numérique Garmin G1000 de l'Edition Professionnelle et la création d'un plan de vol. Le paramétrage du modèle de vol, dont dépendent le réalisme et la fidélité du pilotage, et la simulation des pannes et incidents de vol sont également...
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37. |  Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual By: Chris Grover Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 12-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 08-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual Want to create animated graphics for iPhone, iPad, and the Web, using familiar Adobe features? You’ve come to the right book. Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual shows you how to build HTML5 graphics with Adobe visual tools. No programming experience? No problem. Adobe Edge Animate writes all of the code for you. With this book, you’ll be designing great-looking web elements in no time....
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38. |  By: Joseph Labrecque; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 24-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 26-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Learning Adobe Edge Animate
Create engaging motion and rich interactivity with Adobe Edge
Master the Edge interface and unleash your creativity through standard HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript
Packed with an abundance of information regarding the Edge application and related toolsets
Robust motion and interactivity through web standards
Those approaching Edge from Adobe Flash Professional will find many references and tips for a smooth
transition
A comprehensive guide for creating engaging content with Adobe Edge
In Detail
With the advent of HTML5...
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39. |  3ds Max Speed Modeling for 3D Artists By: Thomas Mooney; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 23-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 24-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 3ds Max Speed Modeling for 3D Artists
Flex your speed modelling muscles using 3ds Max
Learn to speed model in 3ds Max, with an emphasis on hard surfaces
Up to date coverage, covering 3ds Max 2013 features
Focused explanations with step-driven practical lessons balance learning and action
In Detail
Production of 3D art is an exciting medium, but the task of modeling requires intense attention to detail, so speed and efficiency are vital. This book breaks down speed modeling workflow in 3ds Max into stages you can easily achieve, with a focus on hard surface modeling and methods you can apply to your own...
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40. | 
Introduction to Adobe® Edge Animate Preview By: Jim Maivald Publisher: Adobe Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 17-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Introduction to Adobe® Edge Animate Preview Adobe® Edge Animate is a new web motion and
interaction design tool that allows for the creation of
web-based animation and interactivity in HTML5, CSS3, and
JavaScript. Edge Animate enables users to create animation
without writing thousands of lines of code--and its
revolutionary interface allows designers to build
sophisticated graphics using a simple
point-and-click workflow.
This ebook is geared toward web and interactive designers who want
to put some pop in their web content through animation and
interactivity. The exercises and descriptions are easily
accessible to anyone and are...
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