Photoshop 3D for animators
By: Rafiq Elmansy
Publisher: Focal Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Burlington, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780240813493
Subjects: Computer animation; Three-dimensional display systems; Adobe Photoshop
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. System configuration and 3D in Photoshop CS5 : Hardware resources utilization ; Getting the most out of the Photoshop workspace ; The new 3D world in Photoshop; title: 2. Getting into the 3D world : 3D concepts and terms ; Animation; title: 3. Managing resources using Adobe Bridge : Adobe Bridge anatomy ; Compact mode ; Mini Bridge ; Adobe Bridge preferences ; Batch rename ; Save images as PDF and Web Gallery; title: 4. Working with 3D files : 3D file formats ; Importing 3D objects ; Working with the mesh shadows ; Editing the 3D model meshes ; DICOM files; title: 5. Working with 3D tools in Photoshop : Using the 3D object control ; The 3D camera control tools ; working with the 3D-axis tool ; Rotate view tool ; Editing 3D objects using the 2D tools; title: 6. 3D objects in Photoshop : 3D postcard ; 3D shapes ; 3D meshes from 2D grayscale layers ; New volume from layers ; 3D meshes; title: 7. Working with Repoussé : The Repoussé dialog box; title: 8. Textures and 3D painting : Texture ; 3D painting; title: 9. Working with light : Infinite light ; Spot light ; Image-based light ; Point light; title: 10. 3D camera : 3D camera rotate tool ; Camera views ; Custom views ; Working with the ground plane ; Working with multiple cameras; title: 11. Understanding animation in Photoshop and 3D animation : Photoshop timeline ; Creating a 3D timeline animation ; Frame animation ; Creating a frame animation; title: 12. Render preparations : 3D render settings ; Rendering examples; title: 13. Rendering animation for video and image sequences : Location ; File options ; Range ; Render options; title: 14. Integration between Photoshop and Flash : Prepare files in Photoshop ; Importing file to Flash as sequence images ; PSD importer ; Importing a file to Flash as video; title: 15. Integration between Photoshop and After Effects : The integrated Photoshop resources ; Import Photoshop files to After Effects ; Understanding the After Effects timeline ; 3D objects in After Effects ; Applying After Effects presets ; Export 3D animation in After Effects ; Render 3D animation in After Effects; title: 16. Working with third-party tools : DAZ Studio 3D ; Strata 3D CX Suite ; 3DVIA.