The Kpt Bryce Book/Book and Cd-Rom - Brossura

Kitchens, Susan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0201483556 ISBN 13: 9780201483550

Casa editrice: Addison-Wesley, 1995

Riassunto

A book/CD-ROM exploration of all of the features of the 3D landscape-generating software for creating natural and surreal scenery and 3D modeling. Includes information on the previously undocumented Deep Texture Editor, system requirements, increasing efficiency and reducing render time, and troubleshooting tips. The CD-ROM contains a gallery of images from some 60 contributors, scene files to use, freeware, and demo versions of commercial software. Includes color and b&w illustrations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Susan Kitchens was Product Manager and Art Director at HSC Software, where she designed the KPT Bryce documentation. She now owns her own company, and cruises through the KPT Bryce forum on America Online while her Bryce scenes are rendering (on the other computer). She lives at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in Monrovia, California.

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Dalla quarta di copertina:

KPT Bryce™ is the hot new 3D landscape-generating software from HSC Software. The KPT Bryce (tm) Book takes up where the manual leaves off, bringing you more detailed discussion of all Bryce's features and practical advice for creating natural scenery in Bryce, plus surreal and 3D modeling.

Written by a Bryce insider,The KPT Bryce™ Book is the first and most complete book on this amazing software. Inside, you'll find in-depth, detailed information on how to use and excel in Bryce, including:

• Information on system requirements and how to make Bryce run smoothly on your Mac
• Tips on how to increase the efficiency of Bryce and reduce render time
• Everything you need to know about setting controls for skies, light, terrains, and texture
• Discussion of the best ways to make natural scenery and complex objects
• A diagnosis of the most common problems to creating Bryce images, and how to fix them
• Information on the previously undocumented Deep Texture Editor, at the heart of Bryce's natural-looking 3D textures
• Rich, full-color section showing skies, lighting effects, and material settings for surface appearances of Bryce objects, plus a gallery of images created by the Bryce pros
• A CD-ROM containing a slide show of Bryce images; scene files to open, explore, and use (including files by Eric Wenger, Bryce's creator); fantastic shareware, freeware, and commercial software to use with Bryce; and design resources and other goodies from HSC.

With all the inside tips from the author and the resources on the CD, you'll be a Bryce expert in no time!

The KPT Bryce Book CD-ROM contains:

• A slide show of Bryce images, created by a wide range of Bryce users- Scene files to open, explore, and use (including files by Eric Wenger, Bryce's creator)
• A free version of DeBabelizer® Lite
• Tryout versions of Adobe Photoshop™ and Illustrator™
• Apple's QuickTime (R) 2.0
• Bryce Presets and Shader files for creating more natural-looking scenery
• Five filters and extensions from Kai's Power Tools
• Great shareware and freeware, including DEMView, for using real-world Digital Elevation Model data from the United States Geological Survey to create virtual landscapes
• Design resources and other goodies from HSC.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Addison-Wesley
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0201483556
• ISBN 13: 9780201483550
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 412