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| Title: | LightWave v9 Lighting
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| Author: | Nicholas Boughen |
| ISBN: | 159822039X : 9781598220391 |
| Illustrations: | colour & b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 565 |
| Weight: | .864 Kg. |
| Published: | Wordware Publishing - April 2007 |
| List Price: | 29.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Image processing |
Book & CD. Lighting is arguably the single most critical element in creating a 'photoreal' look in computer animation. Film, television, and broadcast graphics all require a high level of skill and artistry in lighting. LightWave v9 Lighting is targeted at all levels of animators and visual effects artists who wish to display world-class quality in their computer generated (CG) lighting environments. LightWave is among the most powerful, complete, and reliable 3D tools in existence, and has become the visual effects software of choice in the television and broadcast industries. Industry-leading LightWave work can be seen in almost every TV series and commercial today. This book is a 'must-have' for every animator and animation studio, as it is the only one on the topic. Includes a 16 page color insert of lighting examples. LEVEL: Beginner to advanced.
Properties of Light; What, Where, When?; Light Sources; Material Matters; Studying Light; Principles of Lighting; Light Types, Their Properties, and Typical Uses; The LightWave Colour Picker; Shadow Types and their Typical Uses; Projection Images; General Light Properties; Radiosity; HDRI and Caustics; Volumetrics; LensFlares; Lighting Plug-ins, LScripts, Pixel Filters and Image Filters; Luxigons; Intent and Purpose; Colour Mixing; Mood Setting; Style; Designing Lighting; Rendering Times; Identifying and Recreating Light Sources in a Plate; Tips, Tricks, 'n' Tutes; Lighting Set-Up Examples; Anatomy of a Production Lighting Rig; Index.
