MetaCreations Bryce 3 and 4 Tutorials - Online Training Course

Course Title: MetaCreations Bryce 3 and 4

Whether you're a pro, or a beginning artist, Bryce¨ 4 is an easy way to create, explore and animate extraordinary imagery. It's perfect for multimedia, video and the Web. Matt Neutra authors this Virtual Training Company tutorial. He starts by covering the interface and setting up your preferences. From there he moves into animation controls and materials. He also will teach you about environments of Bryce 3/4, Objects, creating terrain, rendering a movie, and much more. To get started, click one of the movie topics below.

Course Author/Expert: Matt Neutra

Language: english

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 136

Course Duration: 10 hours

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Course Outline:

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Basic Animation

An Overview of the Animation Process

Animation Controls

The Advanced Motion Lab

Motion Paths

Time Mapping Curves

Animating Transformations

Animating Materials

Animating Terrains

Animating Skies

Planning Animations

Motion and Timing Principals

Case Study 1

Case Study 1 Intro

Set up New Document and Position Camera

Adding and Positioning Objects

Object Transformations (Scale, Rotate Etc.)

Create A Terrain

Add A Sky

Create an Infinite Slab

Create A Material

Using 3D Textures

Create and Use A Volume Material

Add Lights to A Scene

Create Key Frames

Edit Time Mapping Curves

Animate the Camera

Render And Image

Render an Animation

Creating and Using Objects

Creating Objects Intro

About Objects in A Scene

Procedural vs. Primitive Objects

Object Placement

The Create Palette

Creating Infinite Planes

Creating Stones

Infinite Slab vs. Infinite Plane

Create A Symmetrical Lattice

Creating Primitives

Creating A PICT Object

Working with Pictures

Importing Objects

Creating Boolean Objects

Creating Geometric Paths

Preset Objects in the Object Liary

Environments in Bryce

Environmental Settings in Bryce

The Sky And Fog Palette

Using Sky Modes

Setting Sky Attributes

Adding Fog and Haze

Adding Clouds in Bryce

Positioning the Sun

Adding/Animating Environmental Effects

Terrains and You

What Is A Terrain?

The Terrain Editor

Creating Terrains

Painting Terrains

Filtering Terrains

Creating Terrain Using Pictures

Adding Color to Terrains

Clipping Terrains

Saving Terrains

Materials are your Friend

Understanding Materials

Surface Material Channels

Volume Material Channels

Components of Materials

Shading Modes

Using Material Presets

Chapter Summary

Objects, Hierarchies, Transformations

Arranging Objects Inro

Bryce And 3d Space

Coordinate Systems

Transforming Objects

Resizing Objects

Rotating Objects

Positioning Objects

Aligning Objects

Randomizing Objects

Object Hierarchies

Object Families

Edit, Import and Convert Objects

Intro to Editing Objects

Editing Object Attributes

Editing Toruses

Editing Polyhedrons

Converting Objects

Lights and Cameras

Intro to Cameras and Lights

The View Of Your Scene

Lights

Setting up the View of Your Scene

Camera Modes

Manual Camera Positioning

Aiming the Camera

Saving Camera Positions

Creating Lights

Editing Lights

Applying Gels

Positioning Lights

More Animation

Intro to Creating Animations

Creating Animations

Advanced Motion Lab

Motion Paths

Animation Example

Rendering and Resolution

Intro to Rendering

Setting up A Render

Rendering A Scene

Rendering A Movie

Batch Rendering

How to Speed up Your Renderings

Using renderings

Using Renderings

Whats New in Bryce 3D v4

Sky Lab

New Import & Export Formats

Terrain Enhancements

Internet Links

Interactive Movie Preview

Contents CD

Enhanced Light Controls

Enhanced Material Lab

Rendering & Screen Resolution

Ray Spray1

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