3ds max 4 Workshop

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Summary: Some good info, but lots of gaps in steps
Review: This book is OK sort of. A nice flyout has all of the menus displayed. The guy spends a lot of time on theory. When he does get around to laying out the steps for actually doing something there are a lot of gaps, missing and incomplete instruction. Can be very frustrating. Obviously the guy knows how to use 3DS, but he needs somebody to proof read this thing. It is not a total waste, but it is nowhere near as good as some of the other reviews led me to believe.

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Summary: Good background to 3ds max but lots of errors
Review: This book provides a lot of useful info for learning 3DS MAX 4 but while reading it I felt that the book was only explaining to me how to use 3DS MAX 4 for the purpose of modeling the 6 scene short film in the book. There are also many typos in the book and I find that for people learning to use 3DS it is hard to follow the authors instructions.

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Summary: The best help for 3dsmax newcomers
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever seen. It's an all in one tutorial and you will learn functions that you never knew. Duane has written this book very well and simple. MUST BUY IT!!!!!

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Summary: 3DS max for the beginner
Review: What this book lacks for the advance max user, it more than compensates for the begining user. The layout of the book is based on the completion of a single production, outlining pre-production, storyboarding, modeling, texturing, rendering and post-production along the way. Duane Loose does an excellent job of not only explaining the animation process involved with using 3DS Max but also takes the time to explain the why, the story. After all if a picture is worth a thousand words at 30fps that adds up to a lot of words really fast.