Gain the insights and techniques you need to give life to your own custom characters, machines, and scenes in Blender 3DAbout This BookLearn how to establish the basic shape of a character on the basis of templates, and take it to completion using the tools available in BlenderDevelop realistic and awesome machines for your 3D projects and animation filmsDiscover advanced techniques by adding fur to a character, creating a grass ...

Design, model, and texture complex mechanical objects in BlenderKey Features\[\*\] Develop realistic and awesome machines for your 3D projects and animation films\[\*\] Gain the ability to look at a piece of machinery in real life and then recreate it in Blender\[\*\] Develop a comprehensive skill set covering key aspects of mechanical modelingBook DescriptionBlender 3D is one of the top pieces of 3D animation software. Machi...

Mastering the Nikon D800 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D800 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful professional camera equipment.This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual. It guides readers through the camera features with step-by-step setting adjustments; color illus...

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the supportof Adobe product experts. Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book contains 14 lessons that cover the basics, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become ...

In Capture One Pro 9: Mastering RAW Development, Image Processing, and Asset Management, photographer Sascha Erni teaches readers everything they need to know in order to quickly get up and running with Capture One Pro.Historically, Capture One Pro software has been regarded primarily as an amazing RAW file converter for high-end cameras. With its newest release, Capture One Pro 9 goes well beyond its storied RAW conversions to become one of the most power...

Create Amazing 3D Characters with Blender: From Design and Modeling to Video Compositing   Learning Blender walks you through every step of creating an outstanding animated character with the free, open source, 3D software Blender, and then compositing it in a real video using a professional workflow. This is the only Blender tutorial to take you from preproduction to final result, and it’s...

Gary's Ebooks on the Sony cameras are renown for being the most thorough, detailed, and enjoyable to read. This latest edition goes into even more detail of the features everyone wants to know about: * All the focusing modes explained in an intuitive way * 4K shooting and choosing a bit rate for video * The new phase-detect AF (and where it's blind) * The most popular adapters for legacy glass * S-Log2 in a way that won't make your eyes glaze over * And lots more! (641 pages more, to be ex...

Trish and Chris Meyer share over 17 years of hard-earned, real-world film and video production experience inside this critically acclaimed text. More than a step-by-step review of the features in AE, readers will learn how the program thinks so that they can realize their own visions more quickly and efficiently. This full-color book is packed with tips, gotchas, and sage advice that will help users thrive no matter what projects they might encounter. Creating Motion Graphics 5th Edition h...

If you are a student or engineer who is interested to learn SolidWorks 2014 for mechanical design, then this book helps you to do it easily and quickly. You will also enjoy the learning process by creating real world models. In addition, if you are a graphical learner, then you will find this book very interesting.

Galaxy Tab lets you work, play, read, and connect on the go, but mastering its TouchWiz interface and finding the best apps can be tricky—unless you have this Missing Manual. Gadget whiz Preston Gralla provides crystal-clear explanations and step-by-step instructions to get you up to speed quickly, whether you have the 3G/4G or Wi-Fi version of this amazing device.The important stuff you need to know:Design your experience. Add interactive widgets and...

Bursting with new features, Apple's iMovie '09 is vastly more usable and complete than iMovie '08 -- amazing right out of the box. But the box doesn't include a good user's guide, so learning these applications is another matter. iMovie '09 and iDVD: The Missing Manual gets you up to speed on everything you need to turn raw digital footage into highly creative video projects.You get crystal-clear, jargon-free explanations of iMovie's new video effects, slow & fast motion, ...

You can build everything from simple animations to full-fledged iOS and Android apps with Flash CS5.5, but learning this complex program can be difficult—unless you have this fully updated, bestselling guide. Learn how to create gorgeous Flash effects even if you have no programming experience. With Flash CS5.5: The Missing Manual, you'll move from the basics to power-user tools with ease.Learn animation basics. Discover how to turn simple ideas into...