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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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