Character Animation 2D Skills for Better 3D: What people have said about 'Character Animation' by Steve Roberts. "Animators are fortunate, not for them the limitations of the theatrical stage or the many hazards of a live action film location shoot! Their only limitations are their imaginations and the size of their chequebooks. With the cosmos at their disposal plus all the colours and sounds in the universe - animation can be a daunting prospect! Small wonder some take up gardening or D.I.Y. Steve Roberts (the first time I saw him was at Farnham's Animation course - he was remaking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as a satire) is not easily daunted. He has written and illustrated a remarkable book that actually makes animation easy to understand. Using simple illustrations, he takes the reader through every situation they are likely to come across in their progress towards believable animation. The key to this book is SIMPLICITY. Keep it simple! Keep it simple -parting the red sea is for Cecil. B. De. Mille." Oscar winning animation director Bob Godfrey. "It was surely a matter of time before a publication like this emerged. An understanding of basic animation principles is often overlooked in 3D computer animation. This book will do much to put that right; it is an essential source of knowledge, which will enable 2D and 3D animators to understand each other's purpose". Oscar winning animation director Daniel Greaves of Tandem Films. "Finally! A forthright approach to a complex art form. An inspired text that fuses an essential understanding of fundamental traditional methods and technology". Rita Osei, Animation & Graphics Producer, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Toonami. "A fantastic, comprehensive, but above all practical guide to character animation. The well-pitched progressive exercises at the core of this book make it a must have for all serious animation wannabes." Andrew Lindsay, Senior Animator, Lionhead Studios. "At last! A definitive work on the principles of 3D animation, from a highly experienced traditional animator. Steve Roberts brings his substantial knowledge of teaching the fundamental techniques of animation to this essential reference work - anyone who wants to make a career in CG animation needs this book!" Dr Mike Milne, Director of Computer Animation, Framestore CFC 'This well-written, easy-to-follow book is a fascinating and comprehensive read, and guide into, the world of animation. 'Character animation in 3D is jam packed full with superb illustrations and the animation exercises in this book are as simple as possible so that you are able to build a firm foundation of skills upon which to develop your own ideas. From traditional 2D animation techniques and stills through to learning and improving your 3d animation, the book guides and inspires even the most inexperienced animators to produce eye catching, original and professional looking animations.' David Smith. www.skwigly.co.uk 'Very nice! It's a great resource that I'd gladly recommend to any CG animator. We always grow by learning our animation roots that came before the world of pixels and polygons. Great job!' Award winning animator Keith Lango. www.keithlango.com/ 'COOL NEW BOOK BY STEVE ROBERTS "Character Animation in 3D" (Focal Press, 2004) is an excellent primer as well as a refresher, clearly and effectively presented by a respected teacher. Steve Roberts' love for animation is abundantly clear on every page.

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Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator: Just add talent. This comprehensive book gives today's digital animators all the lessons they never had - classical animation techniques used by the most original animators of our time.

Review
"From traditional to computer animation, from film to gaming, a great text for all who teach."
- Robert Adams, Walt Disney Productions/Warner Bros

"All encompassing"
- Brian Martin, FOX NET Animator

". this book is . a well-written, smart tomes that makes you wish the author was one of your teachers in school. Because the book resonates with wisdom that comes with spending years in the trenches of Toon Town, it should be a must-read for anyone who wants to brave the waters of digital animation. Overall, it's a handsome companion to White's earlier primer, The animator's Workbook." Animation, Nov. 2006

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PowerPoint 2007 Graphics and Animation Made Easy: Get beyond the basics with PowerPoint 2007 Take your PowerPoint skills to the next level with help from this highly visual, easy-to-follow guide. PowerPoint 2007 Graphics Animation Made Easy shows you how to enhance your presentations with everything from bullets and tables to dynamic slides that come to life on the screen. You�ll learn to use the latest tools and techniques such as WordArt, SmartArt, charts, audio, and motion graphics.

Discover how easy it is to build professional presentations with rich images, special effects, and high-impact animations that will capture your audience�s attention every time you present. Design unique layouts customized for your needs Create memorable photo albums with captions, textures, and themes Add and manipulate clip art Display data in graphically rich tables and charts Enhance text with fills, outlines, and artistic effects using WordArt Highlight important points, people, and objects with shapes Transform content into dynamic graphics using SmartArt Add punch to your presentations with movies and sound Create custom animations and impressive special effects Import Excel content quickly and easily into PowerPoint slides.

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Basics Animation: Digital Animation: Digital technology has made animation simpler, faster, and easier than ever before. New tools have broadened the palette available to both beginners and experienced animators. Basics Animation: Digital Animation looks at the history of the medium, charting its progress by looking at specific examples that document the growth and development of the form over the past fifty years. With contributions from pioneers of the medium as well as today�s leading animators in movies, games, and television, Digital Animation is an animated look at animation yesterday and today.
* Explores key principles and processes of animation.

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Core Animation for Mac OS X and the iPhone: Creating Compelling Dynamic User Interfaces: Mac OS X Leopard introduces a fantastic new technology that makes writing applications with animated and cinematic user interfaces much easier. We�ll explore this new technology by starting with the familiar concepts you already know from the pre-Leopard development kits.Then we�ll see how they apply to the new frameworks and APIs. We�ll build on your existing knowledge of Cocoa and bring you efficiently up to speed on what Core Animation is all about.

With this book in hand, you can add Core Animation to your Cocoa applications, and make stunning user interfaces that your user�s will be showing off to their friends.

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Introduction to Textures, Animation Audio and Sculpting in Second Life: Introduction to Textures, Animation Audio and Sculpting in Second Life /by Jeff Heaton. Users of the Second Life online world create a rich three dimensional world around them. Much of this creation is done inside of the actual Second Life world. However, it is necessary to use third party programs to create compelling content for Second Life. Through rich full-color images this book guides the beginning Second Life content creator through third party programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Avimator, GIMP, Audacity and Sculptypaint. Topics such as transparent images, alpha channels, audio editing, three dimensional animation and sculpting are covered. This book presents a quick start guide to each of these programs, from a Second Life perspective.

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Animation with Scripting for Flash Professional CS5 Studio: The definitive guide to creating animation for the web and mobile devices with top animation designer Chris Georgenes and designer/developer Justin Putney. They reveal how to create and successfully animate characters in Adobe Flash Professional CS5 and how to push the limits of timeline animation with stunning visual effects using ActionScript® 3.0.
This Studio Techniques book is designed for intermediate or advanced users who understand the basics of Flash and want to create a more immersive
interactive experience. The book includes coverage of storyboarding, 2D character design and rigging, character animation, visual FX with code, workflow automation, and publishing your animation on the web and to mobile devices.

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Core Animation: Simplified Animation Techniques for Mac and iPhone Development: Apple�s Core Animation framework enables Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod touch developers to create richer, more visual applications�more easily than ever and with far less code. Now, there�s a comprehensive, example-rich, full-color reference to Core Animation for experienced OS X and iPhone developers who want to make the most of this powerful framework.

Marcus Zarra and Matt Long reveal exactly what Core Animation can and can�t do, how to use it most effectively�and how to avoid misusing it. Building on your existing knowledge of Objective-C, Cocoa, and Xcode, they present expert techniques, insights, and downloadable code for all aspects of Core Animation programming, from keyframing to movie playback.


Zarra and Long thoroughly review similarities and differences between Core Animation on the Mac and iPhone, helping you write code that can easily move between platforms. They also present a full chapter of innovative techniques and proven �rules of thumb� for optimizing Core Animation�s real-world performance.

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Real-time 3D Character Animation with Visual C plus: Do you have some experience and a reasonable knowledge of C++ and want to write your own computer games? Have you ever looked at a PC or Playstation � game with characters running and leaping through an exciting landscape and wondered how it was done? If so then this book will give you all the information you need to achieve this goal, whether you are a hobby programmer, student or even a professional wanting to add that third dimension to your website.

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How to Cheat in Flash CS5: The Art of Design and Animation: Need to solve problems quickly to develop creative projects to time and to budget? Want to hone your Flash skills so you can concentrate on your animation? Then How to Cheat in Flash is for you! Chris Georgenes shows how to work from the problem to the solution - from the viewpoint of an animator who has been commissioned to create a job and is working to a deadline and to a budget.

With his in-depth knowledge of the little-known secrets used by the pros to produce creative, professional animations, Chris is the go-to guru for designers and animators who want to create great animation, applications or motion design with Flash. Fully updated for CS5, How to Cheat in Flash CS5, is a goldmine of artistic inspiration, timesaving practical tips, tricks and step-by-step workthroughs that you'll wonder how you survived without it.

Each techniques is designed as a double-page spread so you can prop the book up behind your keyboard or next to your monitor as a visual reference while working alongside it. Many of these workthroughs are real-world client projects, with the source files supplied for you to open and explore. With these real-life professional projects you'll discover how to: bring objects to life with cool motion effects, make it rain, snow or set your world ablaze, develop flash mobile applications and many more tips and tricks not found anywhere else!

* Work over the shoulder of Chris Georgenes, renowned Flash expert, and apply the practical techniques, tips and tricks to your own projects with downloadable Flash source files, examples and tutorials, available at www.howtocheatinflash.com.
* Bestselling How to Cheat coverage of Flash CS5 - proven format for successful learning
* Learn a myriad of tips and tricks based on real-life working methods to help you work faster and more efficiently and to budget!
* Work from the problem to the solution, to gain the best possible results from Flash CS5!

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