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Vue 7

by Ami Chopine, Vladimir Chopine

November 2012

Intermediate to advanced

336 pages

8h 13m

English

Routledge

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At First SightThe Coordinate SystemUnits of MeasurementsOn Top of the WorldThe Left SideThe Right SideGizmo Manipulation ToolsPopup MenuTutorial 1: A Simple Snowman
The Laws of Digital NatureThe Four Parts of Every SceneBasic Render SettingsPolygon CountsSaving Your WorkTutorial 2: Singularity
Terrain TypesInfinite Procedural TerrainsTerrain EditorTerrain Editor ToolbarsPaint TabErode TabEffects TabEditing Heightfield TerrainsImporting TerrainsOptionsAdding Functions to Heightfield TerrainsEditing Procedural TerrainsExporting TerrainsTutorial 3: A Desert Landscape

Water Surface OptionsMetawatersTutorial 4: Rocky Shores
Plant EditorMaking Your Own PlantsTutorial 5: New Beginnings
Infinite PlanesAlpha PlanesPrimitive ObjectsBakingSmart Drop and AlignmentScattering and Replicating ObjectsTutorial 6: Little Flying Machine
ImportingImporting Poser ObjectsPoser IntegrationExportingTutorial 7: Running
Basic Material EditorAdvanced Material EditorSimple MaterialsMultilayered MaterialsMixed MaterialsVolumetric MaterialsTutorial 8: Cookies and Milk
FiltersHow Functions WorkFunctions in VueFunction EditorFunction NodesCreating FunctionsMetaNodesObject GraphingTutorial 9: Library Courtyard at Dawn
EcoSystemEcoSystem PainterTutorial 10: Cityscape
Atmosphere ModelsAtmosphere EditorEnvironment MappingTutorial 11: First Dawn on Zephyr Colony
Cloud LayersCloud TabsCloud MaterialsMetaCloudsTutorial 12: Cloud Precipice
Controlling PlanetsTutorial 13: Moon over the Delta
Atmospheric WindCloud AnimationWind on PlantsWind on WaterVentilatorsTutorial 14: The Dangers of Being Tiny
Types of LightsLight ControlsLight EditorTutorial 15: Warm Grotto
Scene Information BarAdvanced Camera OptionsCreating and Managing CamerasBackdropsTutorial 16: Ant Close-up
Animation Properties TabAnimation WizardAnimation ToolboxAnimation TimelineMoving Objects through TimePathsTutorial 17: Dragonfly
Render OptionsRendering AnimationsMultichannel RendersNetwork RenderingOutsource RenderingTutorial 18: Tree and Field
Running a Python ScriptAnatomy of a Python ScriptTutorial 19: Jumpstart Python
Synchronization
A. ResourcesB. WorkflowC. ScalingD. Quality ChecklistE. Postproduction

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The Artists

Dominic Davison, from the United Kingdom, has been a freelance digital artist for around 5 years. He primarily creates natural landscapes in Vue, focusing on classic landscape paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. URL: www.digital-dom.deviantart.com Email: king_dom1@hotmail.com Woodland Waterway, Chapter 5 Autumnal Walk, Chapter 7

Luigi Marini (nickname raffyraffy) lives near Rome, Italy, with his wife and three sons. His main studies were in nuclear physics, but his great love is cartoon and cinema arts. He's been a digital artist for 13 years. URL: www.3ddigitalenvironments.it Email: rraffy@hotmail.com Mountain Village, Chapter 6 Happy Little Farm, Chapter 9

Gary Miller, a tutorial instructor ...