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Summary: totally dissmissed!
Review: This book isn't in any way worth the money. The examples are aweful, i could not sell such stuff to any customer! The finest thing of the book is the bookdesign and the included photographies. If only they were done in lightwave. Mr. Ablan is not a master of lightwave but a master on making money with books about lightwave !!!Its better to invest your money on any traditional book about art or architecture or anatomy !...
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Summary: A Lightwave Buffet
Review: This is a book that presents 21 different lightwave 6.5 techniques to acheive a particular effect or animation. The approach is a snappy, no-nonsense presentation of how to acheive the aim of each chapter - lean and mean presented in a glossy designer page layout. The book will be very comfortable for those with a reasonable grasp of lightwave, less so for those that expect to be led by the hand in drawn out tutorial style (as some people might expect from Dan's other books). The book was in production when Newtek restyled some of the lightwave user interface, some have commented that this invalidates the book. It doesn't. A technique is a technique - if you are put off because a button has moved on a menu, you are wasting your time with lightwave anyway. The 21 techniques vary from texturing effects, animation techniques, explosions and composting - too many to mention individually. It's a snappy shortcut reference to getting a particular job done. If you are a competent hobbyist, then this is a great leg up. If you are paid for your work and can use any of these techniques, you've saved yourself time and money. A great resource at just over $2 a chapter. The author provides great support via the web for all his books.
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