Computer Animation

Must Read:

• Pixar: The Animation Process
  http://www.pixar.com/funstuff/how-its-done.html

Resources

• 3-D Computer Animation
  http://www.halcyon.com/asllc/cle_ani2.html
• Animation.About.com
  http://animation.about.com/
  
• Animation Artist magazine
  http://www.animationartist.com/
  
• Animation Connection
  http://topaz.bccmedia.com/
  
• 3-D Animation Workshop from Webreference.com
  http://webreference.com/3d/
• Computer Animation from Siggraph
  http://www.education.siggraph.org/materials/HyperGraph/animation/anim0.htm
  • HyperGraph (parent page of Siggraph Computer Animation page)
    http://www.education.siggraph.org/materials/HyperGraph/toc.htm
• Computer Animation Homepage
  http://www.bergen.org/AAST/ComputerAnimation/
• Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques by Rick Parent
  http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~parent/book/outline.html
  • Computer Animation Resources
    http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~parent/animation/index1.html
• comp.graphics.animation FAQ
  ftp://avalon.viewpoint.com/pub/FAQs/cga-faq/cga-faq.html
• Grasp File Format
  http://www.cica.indiana.edu/graphics/movie_specs/grasp.format.txt
• Machinma - sophisticated, ultra-low-cost animation using Quake, Unreal, and Half-Life video game rendering engines
  http://www.machinima.com/
• Machinima: Real-time 3D Movies
  http://thetechnozone.com/themoviezone/machinima.html

Companies, Products & Tools

• Adobe After Effects
  http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/main.html
  
• Alias/Wavefront
  http://www.aliaswavefront.com/
  • Maya
    http://www.aliaswavefront.com/en/WhatWeDo/maya/
    • The Art of Maya
      http://www.aliaswavefront.com/en/WhatWeDo/maya/learn/artofmaya
• Big Idea ("Veggie Tales", "3-2-1 Penguins", etc.)
  http://www.bigidea.com/
• Crystal Graphics
  http://www.crystalgraphics.com/
  
• Discreet (Autodesk) 3ds max 4
  http://www2.discreet.com/animation/
• Paul Mace Software - Mace and Singh Media Utilities
  http://www.pmace.com/
  
• NewTek LightWave
  http://www.lightwave6.com/
• Pixar ("Toy Story", "A Bug's Life", etc.)
  http://www.pixar.com/
  • The Animation Process
    http://www.pixar.com/funstuff/how-its-done.html
  • Pixar's RenderMan
    http://www.pixar.com/products/renderman/prman/rman.html
  • Sun goes Hollywood: 117 SPARCstations render "Toy Story," the first feature-length computer-animated film
    http://www.sunworld.com/swol-11-1995/swol-11-pixar.html
• Pulse - 3-D Web animations with free development tools
  http://www.pulsenetwork.com/
• Softimage
  http://www.softimage.com/
  
  • 3D
    http://www.softimage.com/Products/3d/
  • XSI
    http://www.softimage.com/Products/xsi/
    
• Square USA - Makers of FinalFantasy (http://www.finalfantasy.com/) the first feature-length film to attemp photo-realistic, animated human beings
  http://www.squareusa.com/
  
• Strata
  http://www.strata.com/
  • Download Strata 3D version 3.0.2 FREE!
    http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry17c?
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