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Focal Easy Guide to Discreet Combustion 3 [Paperback]

Gary M Davis
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3 July 2004 0240519558 978-0240519555
If you are new to Discreet combustion, or moving over to use this powerful animation and effects software from another effects package, then this is the book for you. It gives you all you need to know to get up and running with combustion, fast! It includes an overview of all the key features you need when starting out with simple and concise details on how to use them and how best to integrate the power of combustion into your workflow.

An ideal Discreet combustion primer for computer graphics students or professionals with some prior experience in the field of computer graphics. Learn how to do many familiar concepts such as animating with paint and layers of video specifically in combustion. This guide will provide a jump-start into the major features of the software without going too in-depth about every single button in the program. Through the use of various samples and screen captures, you will learn why an artist would use one tool over another in addition to just what the different buttons do.

Topics covered would include disciplines for motion graphics artists, broadcast designers, 3d animators, web artists, compositors and visual effects artists working for video and film based productions. People within the computer graphics industry of all sorts can take advantage of combustion because it is both a stand-alone application and also a bridge to several different disciplines including video editing, 3d animation, matte painting, 2d illustration and web design.

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  • Paperback: 344 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press (3 July 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240519558
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240519555
  • Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1.9 x 22.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,266,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3 For New Users and Professionals is a great introductory book that covers the key areas of combustion 3 and will get most users up to speed on the power inside this application. At only $24.95 I give this book a Strong Buy Recommendation." - Stephen Schleicher, Digital Media Net

"The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3 For New Users and Professionals is one of those books that is not only a great tutorial, but also an easy book to pick up and thumb through to find a quick explanation on a particular topic." - AV Video

"...there isn't anything he has left out in this small but powerful, full-color, 340 page guide -- a remarkable accomplishment in a book with a list price of US $25.00. This book can help motion graphics artists, broadcast designers, 3D animators, web artists, compositors and visual effects artists working for video and film based productions...I highly recommend The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3 by Gary M. Davis without reservation and I give it five cows." - Jack Pfeiffer, Creative Cow

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Gary M. Davis is a thirteen-year industry veteran and certified Autodesk Training Specialist for combustion, 3ds Max and Toxik--currently the only person in the world certified to teach all three. In this guide he shares his professional insight and extensive production and training experience to ensure you get the most out of the professional tools combustion offers.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great 9 Nov 2005
Format:Paperback
This book is great. As an instructor of both 3D Studio Max and Combustion I find this book is an invaluable tool. Not only are the examples explained in a clear and concise manner but the author manages to convey the knowledge with humour and enthusiasm. I recommend this book to all my students.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Complete waste of money 29 Dec 2004
Format:Paperback
I feel that I wasted my money on this book.

In my opinion the author failed absolutely to explain to the reader how to even start to use Combustion.

The book was not written in a manner that was easy to follow and far too much was taken for granted as knowledge already possessed by the reader.

If you are a professional in the video industry then you might stand a chance otherwise save your money.

Don't buy this book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a grrrrrreat discreet combustion training book! 16 Aug 2004
By Jack V. Pfeiffer - Published on Amazon.com
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As a long-time Discreet Combustion user (starting back before it was even called Discreet Combustion,) I am very impressed at how well Gary has presented the concepts and theories of using combustion. Gary has done a superb job of breaking down the complexities of Combustion in to digestable and understandable chunks, and always keeping an approach toward real-world use & applications. I can recommend it without hesitation.
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Jack Pfeiffer
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Want to learn combustion, just grab this book 27 July 2005
By Priyank - Published on Amazon.com
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Well i was the first time user to Discreet combustion when i purchased this book and i found it very useful as a starter to the software. This book starts with the chapter to set preferences in the software and then the interface in depth, later on this book will make you understand the main operators of combustion (Particles, paint, text, edit, composite) quite easily, though all the operators are not discussed in the book such as channels, RE vision plugins used for morphing. Gary Davis knows where u can make mistakes and he pointed out that quite well. I found it "easy to follow" kind of book. If anyone who has passed the intermediate level of combustion and advancing to higher level then they should not opt for this book, as this book lacks in profesional techniques kind of theory. Overall this book is designed for Beginers and people at intermediate level of the software. I recommened this book 100%.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book that will ramp you up quickly. 28 May 2005
By Simple - Published on Amazon.com
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Even though I am using combustion 4 this book is still the best learning resource available. The information is well written, no wordy blurbs, and the quality of the pages and all-color photos is fantastic. The only area from this book that's not going to apply to c4 is the discreet keyer because it has changed in since c3.

By combining this book with the wide array of tutorials from discreet's web site it is all the learning material you will need. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to truly grasp the ins and outs of combustion! A+
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