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Bryce 5 Tutorials
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Course Description
Whether you're a pro or a beginning artist, Bryce 5 is an easy way to create, explore, and animate extraordinary imagery. It's perfect for multimedia, video, and the Web. Author Matt Neutra takes you from the basics through some of the more advanced features in this 11.5 hour Virtual Training Company Bryce Tutorial. He will show you all of the tools of the interface, how to create objects, editing terrains and trees, and even lighting and camera use. You can start learning right away by clicking on one of the movie links below.
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Intro
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| About this Training CD | (02:39) | ||
| What is Bryce 5? | (02:47) | ||
| Whats New in Bryce 5? | (03:07) | ||
| Using Bryce Help | (02:01) | ||
| Bryce Terminology | (05:54) | ||
| Web Resources | (03:34) | ||
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Getting Started
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| System Requirements | (02:31) | ||
| Installing Bryce 5 | (02:44) | ||
| Opening the application | (01:01) | ||
| Opening Bryce Documents | (01:15) | ||
| Creating New Bryce Documents | (02:38) | ||
| Setting Up the Bryce Window | (10:57) | ||
| Customizing the Interface (work area) | (02:52) | ||
| Quick Overview of the Work Area | (05:56) | ||
| How To Use Various Interface Elements | (06:20) | ||
| How To Work With a Bryce Scene | (01:53) | ||
| Place Objects | (03:31) | ||
| Move & Transform Objects | (11:17) | ||
| Delete Objects | (02:01) | ||
| Saving and Closing Bryce Documents | (06:40) | ||
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Interface
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| The Bryce Window | (00:46) | ||
| The Working Window | (02:22) | ||
| The Control Palette | (09:12) | ||
| The Create Palette | (04:33) | ||
| The Edit Palette | (13:59) | ||
| The Sky and Fog Palette | (16:26) | ||
| The Display Palette | (09:38) | ||
| The Animation Controls | (11:24) | ||
| The Selection Palette | (08:09) | ||
| The Materials Lab | (03:21) | ||
| The Sky Lab | (12:39) | ||
| The Pictures Window | (09:18) | ||
| The Deep Texture Editor | (16:18) | ||
| The Advanced Motion Lab | (12:34) | ||
| The Pre-Set Libraries | (04:38) | ||
| Pull Down Menus | (03:25) | ||
| Graphic Buttons | (03:53) | ||
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Tutorial 1 Basic Scene
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| Overview of Tutorial | (00:39) | ||
| Create a Terrain and Transform / Add Materials | (08:12) | ||
| Create a Volumetric Sky and Change Attributes | (06:55) | ||
| Add Some Objects to the Scene / Make a Model / Group it | (04:24) | ||
| Create Some Trees and Rocks | (08:35) | ||
| Adjust the Light in the Scene | (05:51) | ||
| Animate the Elements of the Scene | (06:30) | ||
| Render a Frame Then Render the Animation | (05:30) | ||
| Summary | (02:07) | ||
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Creating Objects
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| Overview of the Object Types Chapter Overview | (00:25) | ||
| Procedural v.s. Primative | (02:03) | ||
| How to Create Primative Objects | (01:35) | ||
| Object Placement | (02:02) | ||
| Selecting & Deselecting Objects | (07:32) | ||
| Creating and Using Families | (04:15) | ||
| Using the Selection Palette | (04:12) | ||
| Creating Boolean Objects | (10:08) | ||
| Using the Presets Library | (08:54) | ||
| Infinite Planes | (03:18) | ||
| Infinite Slabs | (07:32) | ||
| Terrains | (07:14) | ||
| Trees | (03:33) | ||
| Stones | (02:39) | ||
| Symetrical Latices | (07:54) | ||
| Metaballs | (04:17) | ||
| Pict Objects & Working with Pictures | (03:24) | ||
| Geometric Paths | (08:04) | ||
| Importing Objects | (02:18) | ||
| Importing Objects | (03:56) | ||
| Summary | (01:42) | ||
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Editing Terrains
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| Creating a Terrain | (00:54) | ||
| Editing Terrains - How to Open the Terrain Editor | (00:29) | ||
| Overview of the Terrain Editor Interface | (01:33) | ||
| Using the Terrain Editor Tools | (04:24) | ||
| Using the Paint Brush | (07:43) | ||
| Filtering Terrains | (04:52) | ||
| Creation Models | (01:27) | ||
| Picture Terrains | (06:02) | ||
| Using Color and Clipping as a Visual Tool with Terrains | (06:18) | ||
| Saving Terrains | (01:10) | ||
| Exporting Terrains | (04:33) | ||
| Summary | (01:11) | ||
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Editing Trees
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| Opening the Tree Lab | (00:54) | ||
| Overview of the Tree Lab Interface | (01:45) | ||
| Min Max Sliders | (01:44) | ||
| Branch Trunk Settings | (04:10) | ||
| Tree Settings | (02:25) | ||
| Foliage Settings | (03:13) | ||
| Tree Memory Dots | (01:01) | ||
| Summary | (01:39) | ||
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Using Materials
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| The Structure of Materials | (03:45) | ||
| Surface Materials | (14:32) | ||
| Volume Materials | (09:23) | ||
| Material Components | (04:17) | ||
| The Pictures Editor | (03:47) | ||
| Shading Modes | (11:15) | ||
| Using Materials Presets | (01:34) | ||
| Materials Example | (06:20) | ||
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Textures
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| The Structure of Textures | (03:07) | ||
| Component Output | (04:49) | ||
| Texture Tips | (02:37) | ||
| Summary | (07:40) | ||
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Objects in 3d Space
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| 3D Space Defined / Coordinate Systems | (05:43) | ||
| Transforming Objects | (09:05) | ||
| Object Heirachies | (06:27) | ||
| Summary | (01:54) | ||
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The Sky Lab
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| Sun and Moon Tab | (07:42) | ||
| Cloud Cover Tab | (04:39) | ||
| Atmosphere Tab | (07:00) | ||
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Lighting
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| Overview of Lights | (05:31) | ||
| Placing Lights | (11:49) | ||
| Lighting Lab | (19:36) | ||
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Using Cameras
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| What is the Camera? | (04:14) | ||
| Camera Properties | (08:26) | ||
| Animating the Camera | (04:06) | ||
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Rendering
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| What is Raytracing | (02:39) | ||
| Rendering a Scene | (07:45) | ||
| Setting Up a Render | (12:48) | ||
| Rendering Animations | (02:23) | ||
| Network Rendering | (05:44) | ||
| Batch Rendering | (01:55) | ||
| How to Speed Up Rendering | (01:24) | ||
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Animating
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| What is Animation? | (00:46) | ||
| Creating an Animation | (08:09) | ||
| Using the Animation Tools | (08:13) | ||
| Motion Paths | (05:09) | ||
| Animation Features | (07:58) | ||
| Efficient Animation Techniques | (08:46) | ||
| Tracking Objects | (01:58) | ||
| Using Heirachies to Create Complex Movement | (06:02) | ||
| What Can Be Animated? | (00:46) | ||
| Quicktime VR and Creating Panoramas | (09:18) | ||
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Addendum
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| What Byce 5 looks Like on Other OSs | (02:32) | ||
| What Bryce Lightning Looks Like on the Client Computer | (02:15) | ||
| Web Links in Bryce | (06:46) | ||
| The Nano Preview Explained | (04:46) | ||
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Send us FeedbackCourse Information
| Course: | Bryce 5 |
| Author: | Matt Neutra |
| SKU: | 33253 |
| ISBN: | 1930519877 |
| Release Date: | 2001-09-11 |
| Duration: | 11.5 hrs / 133 tutorials |
| Captions: | No |
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