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Summary: Money badly spent
Review: I specifically targeted this book because of the disintegrate material effect but was unable to follow it cos of missing parts in the tutorials/scenes. upon trying to work it out my self , I still havent I will have to put this book in the toilet as emergency toilet paper. I was really dissappointed when I sent emails to coriolis to try and get the proper tut file scenes (2 years ago) and still havent recieved any feedback, this is so frustrating. I'll never buy another coriolis text again.
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Summary: Money badly spent
Review: I specifically targeted this book because of the disintegrate material effect but was unable to follow it cos of missing parts in the tutorials/scenes. upon trying to work it out my self , I still havent I will have to put this book in the toilet as emergency toilet paper. I was really dissappointed when I sent emails to coriolis to try and get the proper tut file scenes (2 years ago) and still havent recieved any feedback, this is so frustrating. I'll never buy another coriolis text again.
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Summary: A given in anyone's library
Review: If there were ever 2 things I couldn't do well they were making good Materials and Organic Modelling...until I bought this book. Unlike other books that tell you how to recreate their effects, this book tells you what the steps presented do, allowing you to recreate and tweak them as you need. Excellent book!
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Summary: Brilliant insight into 3D Graphics and Animation
Review: Reading this book gives one an awareness of the many aspects of 3D. It awakens the senses of observation such as lighting, textures and motion. The effects are very intuitive and well chosen. The book does require prior knowledge of Studio Max and is aimed at the 3D artist wanting to take the software a little further. As a lecturer in Multimedia it is a must-buy for my students when it comes to 3D effects.
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Summary: For Best Results, Get Both MAX F/X Books!
Review: The only reason i would'nt recommend this book is because i have done 3 tutorials and BARELY finished one. The instructions are either missing steps (the blackbird) or the steps are in the wrong order (the disintegrating ball). Most of the other students at the college that i go to that have used this book have agreed with me. That is unfortunate because of the really cool content of the book and tutorials. So, unless you're an excellent problem solver, or an experienced Max user i'd have to reccomend leaving this book on the shelf for now.
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Summary: Excellent choice
Review: This book explore the various aspect of a good 3d design like lighting, composition and textures. Unlike the other book I bought, Inside 3d studio max 3 vol 2, the tutorial in this book is easy to understand and well worth your time. Definitely a must have for all 3d studio max newbies. The plug-in itself(Grebble,Blur,terrain) is worth the money.
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Summary: Consider this book a MUST HAVE!
Review: This book is an 'upgrade' of the last book. Some useful information is repeated and about 2/3 of the book is totally new. The CD ROM alone is worth the cost of the book. I've made some incredible images using the techniques from the last book. Techniques I have seen nowhere else.
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Summary: Great Book with Cool Textures, Models and Plugins!
Review: This book isn't much more than a picutre book, showing what 3D Studio MAX R3 is capable of. The tutorials are poorly put together, and some of them are missing steps which for some users might not be able to complete them. Not a book I recommend buying.
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Summary: My Favorite Max book
Review: Wow, I don't know if they have awards for these kinds of books, but Jon Bell should be able to run away with this one. He covers a lot of great stuff in this book including all the new things that R3 has. Including Flex, the new material options, plus it has some sweet models you can try. Like the SR-71 Blackbird, and an alien. The CD that comes with is also the best to come around in a long time. It includes a bonus material library, hordes of free plugins including Greeble!, lots of free maps and chapter files. The Cd itself is worth the 40-50 bucks. This one is worth the money!
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