Digital Creature Rigging: The Art and Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max

Get an inside look at the creation of production-ready creature rigs for film, TV and video games. Garner strategies and techniques for creating creatures of all types, and make them ready for easy automatic use in many different types of media (transmedia): film, TV, games - one rig for all. You will move step by step from idea, to concept, and finally to completion through a proven production-pipeline. "Digital Creature Rigging" gives you the practical, hands-on approaches to rigging you need, with a theoretical look at 12 rigging principles, and plenty of tips, tricks and techniques to get you up and running quickly. This is the definitive guide to creating believe production-ready creature rigs with 3ds Max. The companion web site has all scene files, scripts, tutorials from the book.

Computers & Technology

Jones, Stewart

Programming

A K Peters/CRC Press

Advances in Credit Risk Modelling and Corporate Bankruptcy Prediction (Quantitative Methods for Applied Economics and Business Research)

The field of credit risk and corporate bankruptcy prediction has gained considerable momentum following the collapse of many large corporations around the world, and more recently through the sub-prime scandal in the United States. This book provides a thorough compendium of the different modelling approaches available in the field, including several new techniques that extend the horizons of future research and practice. Topics covered include probit models (in particular bivariate probit modelling), advanced logistic regression models (in particular mixed logit, nested logit and latent class models), survival analysis models, non-parametric techniques (particularly neural networks and recursive partitioning models), structural models and reduced form (intensity) modelling. Models and techniques are illustrated with empirical examples and are accompanied by a careful explanation of model derivation issues. This practical and empirically-based approach makes the book an ideal resource for all those concerned with credit risk and corporate bankruptcy, including academics, practitioners and regulators.

Business & Money

Economics

Cambridge University Press

Full Color! In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself 3ds Max in 24 Hours will help you master Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 and use it to create outstanding 3D content for games, video, film, and motion graphics. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master powerful 3ds Max tools for modeling, animation, rendering, compositing, and more. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common 3ds Max tasks. “Try It Yourself” guided mini tutorials offer quick hands-on experience with 3ds Max’s key tools. Quizzes and exercises test your knowledge. Notes, tips, and caution s offer extra information and alert you to possible problems. Learn how to... <ul>
<li>Quickly get comfortable with the 3ds Max 2014 interface</li> <li>Create, move, and modify 3D objects</li> <li>Edit and tweak the elements of any object</li> <li>Start modeling hard-surface and organic objects</li> <li>Work with materials and textures</li> <li>Explore and create animation</li> <li>Illuminate scenes with lighting</li> <li>Use cameras to control a scene’s point of view</li> <li>Render 3D creations for production</li> <li>Rig and skin objects, making them easier to animate</li> <li>Learn the 12 essential principles of character animation</li> <li>Create devastating dynamic simulations</li> <li>Add visual effects, cloth, hair, and fur</li> <li>Automate repetitive tasks with MAXScript</li> <li>Create a professional-quality showcase</li> </ul>
The accompanying DVD/website contain how-to videos for dozens of key 3ds Max 2014 tasks, extensive sample art and models, and additional bonus content.

Sams Teach Yourself 3ds Max in 24 Hours

Graphics & Design

Sams.

Social Impact Investing

García, Carmen

de Anstiss, Helena

Reference

Routledge

Get an inside look at the creation of production-ready creature rigs for film, TV and video games. Garner strategies and techniques for creating creatures of all types, and make them ready for easy automatic use in many different types of media (transmedia): film, TV, games - one rig for all. You will move step by step from idea, to concept, and finally to completion through a proven production-pipeline. "Digital Creature Rigging" gives you the practical, hands-on approaches to rigging you need, with a theoretical look at 12 rigging principles, and plenty of tips, tricks and techniques to get you up and running quickly. This is the definitive guide to creating believe production-ready creature rigs with 3ds Max.The companion web site has all scene files, scripts, tutorials from the book.

Mechanical Creations in 3D: A Practical Look into Complex and Technical Setups for Animation & VFX

Cogs, cranks, wheels, plates, chains, springs and pistons - a nightmare for animators. This book shows 3D artists how to create, setup, control and automate movements for complex and technically challenging mechanical structures all while working on a super-detailed steampunk train! This book will specifically implement current industry trends and techniques for animated mechanical structures. We will be using Autodesk 3ds Max only, with no plugins and no additional software required. Readers will close out this book with a completed steampunk train for their portfolios and practical knowledge to combat other tricky hard-surface rigging and animation challenges. Key Features <li>This is the only book available for mechanical setups in Autodesk 3ds Max. </li> <li>Although 3ds Max specific, the techniques and foundations will work for any 3D application. </li> <li>By following the step-by-step guides in this book, you can finish and complete a portfolio-ready steampunk train. </li> <li>Each chapter will include an introduction and a summary, giving significance to the start and end of each section where readers can rest! </li> <li>Boxed step-by-step guides will be used for the creation of technical setups in 3ds Max. A "Memory Refresh" section is included in each chapter, this gives short and quick reminders for the stages needed to complete the chapter setup - helpful as a reference guide for those that have already read the book and just need a reminder, saving them time as they won’t have to re-read the whole thing!</li>

Games & Strategy Guides

Chapman and Hall/CRC

Cogs, cranks, wheels, plates, chains, springs and pistons - a nightmare for animators. This book shows 3D artists how to create, setup, control and automate movements for complex and technically challenging mechanical structures all while working on a super-detailed steampunk train! This book will specifically implement current industry trends and techniques for animated mechanical structures. We will be using Autodesk 3ds Max only, with no plugins and no additional software required. Readers will close out this book with a completed steampunk train for their portfolios and practical knowledge to combat other tricky hard-surface rigging and animation challenges. Key Features <li>This is the only book available for mechanical setups in Autodesk 3ds Max. </li> <li>Although 3ds Max specific, the techniques and foundations will work for any 3D application. </li> <li>By following the step-by-step guides in this book, you can finish and complete a portfolio-ready steampunk train. </li> <li>Each chapter will include an introduction and a summary, giving significance to the start and end of each section where readers can rest! </li> <li>Boxed step-by-step guides will be used for the creation of technical setups in 3ds Max. A "Memory Refresh" section is included in each chapter, this gives short and quick reminders for the stages needed to complete the chapter setup - helpful as a reference guide for those that have already read the book and just need a reminder, saving them time as they won’t have to re-read the whole thing!</li>

Digital Creature Rigging: Wings, Tails & Tentacles for Animation & VFX

In a follow-up book, which re-iterates the principles of “Digital Creature Rigging: The Art &amp; Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max”, and enhances their relativity with advanced wing, tail and tentacle setups. This book will discuss advanced rigging techniques in 3ds Max, while readers create a fish, octopus and a Game of Thrones style dragon! Key Features <li>This is the next step in CG creature setups in 3ds Max.</li> <li>Although 3ds Max specific, the techniques and foundations will work for any 3D application.</li> <li>By following the step-by-step guides in this book, you can finish and complete a portfolioready.</li> <li>Each chapter will include an introduction and a summary, giving significance to the start and end of each chapter where our readers can rest!</li> <li>This book includes a companion website where chapter supplements and core files and documents could be easily accessed.</li>

Computer Science

CRC-Press

Distress Risk and Corporate Failure Modelling (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies)

This book is an introduction text to corporate bankruptcy prediction modelling techniques and applications. The book illustrates how to apply a wide range of corporate bankruptcy prediction models and in turn, highlights their strengths and limitations under different circumstances. It also conceptualises the role and function of different classifiers in terms of a trade-off between model flexibility and interpretability. The book's illustrations and applications which are based on actual company failure data and samples helps the understanding of the continual development of more robust predictive models and framework. Its comprehensive review and use of real-life data will make this a valuable, easy-to-read text for anyone interested in corporate bankruptcy models and applications.

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Digital Creature Rigging: The Art and Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max

Advances in Credit Risk Modelling and Corporate Bankruptcy Prediction (Quantitative Methods for Applied Economics and Business Research)

Sams Teach Yourself 3ds Max in 24 Hours

Social Impact Investing

Digital Creature Rigging: The Art and Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max

Mechanical Creations in 3D: A Practical Look into Complex and Technical Setups for Animation & VFX

Mechanical Creations in 3D: A Practical Look into Complex and Technical Setups for Animation & VFX

Digital Creature Rigging: Wings, Tails & Tentacles for Animation & VFX

Digital Creature Rigging: Wings, Tails & Tentacles for Animation & VFX

Distress Risk and Corporate Failure Modelling (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies)