Animation: Master Handbook

By Jeff Paries

This book serves as a useful guide for all users of Animation: Master 5.0, Hash, Inc.'s 3-D animation program for PowerMac and Windows. The author, Jeff Paries, first teaches you how to approach the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886801711
• ISBN13: 9781886801714
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Charles River Media
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 7.8" x 1.3"

Customer Reviews

An Invaluable Resource

The Animation:Master Handbook (second edition) has been an invaluable resource to me as I endeavour to familiarize myself with Hash's software package and 3D modeling and Animation in general. The books major strong point is in its voluminous use of tutorials to actually have you work on every point (simple and complex) that it sets out to teach. Jeff Paries has done a really wonderful job and his efforts have greatly improved my creative endeavours.

A 3D Animator's Must Have !

If you own Animation Master or even thinking about purchasing Animation Master then this is the book for you. Great tutorials that take you through the software which (a demo) is included on the CD along with all the Chapter data needed. It has helped me a lot as a relative "newbie" to the program a lot easier then reading the Manual ...also a good source. And later you can talk to the Author on line.

AM Handbook a is real eye opener!

I have just recieverd my copy of the second edition, I wish I'd had this when I first got AM! AM has so many features it can be difficult to know where to start, but I have been following the exellent very detailed tutorials on features I hadn't dared to touch before the handbook. If you need every step documented like I do, you will appreciate this book. There are plenty of pictures and diagrams "showing" you what you should be seeing as you follow along. The tone of the instructional prose is written in a light, personable manner, so as not to leave the reader snoozing nose-down in a sea of bland technicality, and the fabulous demo CD has some really nice utilities as well as wonderful models to dissect and play with.

A Giant Leap Above The First Edition !

I have been using Animation Master going on 3 years now and have experienced all of the problems and sucess that any software goes through.. When the first edition of The Animation Handbook came out it was just what the user needed. With a completely new interface and tools to learn it was a must buy to help to learn the product. Now with the release of the new software there are so many new features that without this 2nd edition the user would get bogged down just trying to learn them... Jeff has really worked hard on this book its very apparent. The minute you start to thumb through chapters you soon see how the new examples, tutorials, and advice make this book a must.. This 2nd edtion jeff really brought the level of each user into every chapter. Step-by-step he gets you involved in the entire process of learning animation with this superior software. With all of the information in this 2nd edtion,the help he offers for the user,and the great examples, If you are a user of Animation Master and want to increase your knowledge buy this book you won't be dissapointed.. Mike Lium Cactusbud Studio

Very easy to understand and learn by !

Most books I get are thick and full of content but most of the time only 30% or so of the content is helpfull if at all..... So far I must say this AM Handbook 2nd Edition is the best book I've had for any particular product.... Other books I have had for other products seem like they were written by a person who really doesn't use the product but was just given the task to write about it, if you know what I mean ..... But this AM handbook is so different...... Kinda a jump-in and go book, read it ...... do it ..... next page :)This book has been helpfull and teaching me alot with new perspectives on methods to use and how you do-its in areas from modeling to decaling!My thanks to Jeff for a great book and I recommend it to anyone !Brian R. June June3D Designs