Editorial Reviews
Product Description:Whether this is your first experience with Combustion software or youre upgrading to take advantage of the many new features and tools, this guide will serve as your ultimate resource to this all-in-one professional compositing application. Much more than a point-and-click manual, this guide explains the principles behind the software, serving as an overview of the package and associated techniques. Written by certified Autodesk training specialists for motion graphic designers, animators, and visual effects artists, Combustion 4 Fundamentals Courseware provides expert advice for all skill levels.
Provides:
* A companion DVD that includes Combustion workspace files and project footage to make learning easy
* Heavily illustrated tutorials
* Detailed explanation of the principles behind the tools
* Learn about the many new features in version 4
* Expert advicewritten by Autodesk Courseware Developers, Product Education Technical Writers, and Autodesk Training Specialists who know the product inside and out!
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Great for beginners but text errors might confuse you, April 9, 2008
By
Sigurður A. Guðmundsson (Reykjavík, Iceland)
The book seems to cover the majority of Combustion's basic functions (when I write this I'm going through chapter 8) with well constructed chapters and concise instructions. The supplemented DVD contains all the project data, final results etc. to help the user.
There are still some annoying errors in the text. For instance, on page 104 he writes: "Create a B-Spline object to tint the roof to the right:" when he's actually referring to the roof to the left, which he then writes on the next page.
On page 109, in item 5, the fyrst paragraph ends on: "/../positions on the final frame, the". The very next paragraph doesn't continue this text. And later in the middle of the same paragraph, it reads: "/.../all the objects throughout the animation.objects in the workspace viYou can use guides to Guides provide/../" This makes no sense.
There are other similar errors in the book, and I'm only on chapter 8!
Regardless, the book is well worth its modest price tag
Good book on Combustion, January 1, 2008
By
Anthony Smith (Salt Lake City, Utah)
I would recommend this book for people who have no previous knowledge of combustion. It was very helpful for me, who went from no experience with it(Combustion) to feeling very comfortable.
There is nothing left or forgotten!!, August 30, 2005
By
C. SardaThis magnificent courseware has been a nice surprise for me. I didn't expect it to be so good.
It covers every aspect, every button, every function, every concept of my beloved Combustion. A lotta knowledge.
Well planned, well written, perfectly conceived, no typos, no missing explanations or mistakes. The best combustion courseware so far.
A must, even for combustion veterans.
