• Discusses the latest techniques for the most popular 3D animation and modeling software in the digital design industry
• Shows the reader how to render an object for the modeling process, and create 3D animations and visual effects
• Highlights the uses of MAX as a character animation tool
• Provides 3D Studio MAX users with a comprehensive reference for creating effects for film, movies, and games

Kinetix's manuals and competitors' "bible" books for 3D Studio MAX are notoriously difficult to understand. 3D Studio MAX X In Depth guides readers through comprehensible lessons that build their special-effects skills for moviemaking. 3D Studio MAX X In Depth is easy to use and understand, and includes a stellar 32-page Color Studio that showcases the results of the sophisticated models and characters readers can create through the projects in the book, unlike competitors' books that are complex and offer no color.

3D Studio MAX is a highly professional tool that has been used to create special effects in movies (Lost in Space and Deep Impact), TV (Ally McBeal), and games (Tomb Raider I and II), and 3D Studio MAX X In Depth teaches the motivated reader to think and work like a professional.

• Discusses how to use affordable PCs to create the kinds of animations and special effects that traditionally required costly graphics workstations and supercomputers
• Contains all of the significant MAX and image files used for demonstration in the book so that readers can experiment directly with the concepts presented
• Third-party and custom MAX plug-ins
• Offers a collection of powerful MAX scripts to both teach the methods and value of this technology and to provide a set of helpful tools
• Samples of rendered images and animated objects