XSI Illuminated: Foundation 2
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A comprehensive and understandable examination of Avid|Softimage's elegant new computer animation system, XSI Illuminated: Foundation is a perfect companion for working animators, students, and teachers alike.
New for Version 4 of Softimage|XSI, 'XSI Foundation' is a complete learning tool for people picking up Softimage XSI for the first time. ‘XSI Foundation' now covers the new Texture Layer Editor, the Texture UV Editor, and the Compositor, in addition to a complete coverage of Polygon and NURBS modeling, animation tools and detailed information on Materials, Lighting and Rendering. This new, fourth version of the Mesmer Press book also contains numerous new tutorials, including ‘UV Mapping Dice’, ‘Rendering with Layered Shaders’, ‘Using the Compositor’ and more.
Complete coverage of:
The XSI Interface and Workflow
Organization: Hierarchy and Groups
Building Sets and Models
Working with the Operator Stack
Serious Polygon Modeling Techniques
Building with Subdivision Surfaces
NURBS Surface Modeling
Speeding Work with Layers
All About Curves and Snapping Tools
Keyframe Animation Technique
Path Animation
Deformations and Weightmaps
Using the Paint Tool with Weightmaps
Materials (Shaders) in the RenderTree
Lighting, and Rendering with mental ray
Refining with the Animation Editor
Viewing Your Renders with the Flipbook
New book sections include:
Images, Sources and Clips
Using XSI with PhotoShop
Texture Projections
The Texture Layer Editor
Polygon UV Editing
Compositing layers with XSI
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