Metacreations Poser 3/4
Author:Arthur L. Lee
Language:english
Category:Programming,
Lessons:0 | 0 hrs
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Poser is a 3d-character animation and design tool for digital artists and animators. From an included collection of human and animal models and props, this program enables you to create movies, images, and posed 3D figures. With Virtual Training Company's Poser 3/4 tutorial, this application becomes easy for any user, artist, or animator to master. Author Matt Neutra starts with the basics of Poser and then takes you further using various case and animation studies. To begin learning, click on any of the sections below.
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Metacreations Poser 3/4

Introduction

Introduction
Whats New In Poser 3
Follow the Manual

Interface Overview

Application Overview
Menu Overview
Document Window
Camera Controls
Light Controls
Document Display Tools
Editing Tools
Parameter Dials
Numerical Entry with Parameter Dials
Liaries Palettes
Animation Controls
Dot Tool
Interface Summary

Poser Basics

Setting Up
Document Window Settings
Placing a Figure
Make Custom Figures
Delete Figures & Custom Liary
Working in the Studio
Posing Hands
Paste into Background
Hide and Name Figures
Displaying Guides
Save Open Close Quit

Case Studies #1

Intro Case Study 1
Make Angry Sitting Guy
Add and Pose Second Figure
Place Hair Props
Change Lighting
Position the Camera
Add Background and Render

Posing in Detail

Intro to Posing in Detail
How Posing Works
Figure Hierarchies
Setting Figure Height
How To Select a Part
The Edit Tools
Symmetry, Drop to Floor & Auto Balance
Posing Hands
Face Posing
Body Shaping

Props

Props Intro
Hair as a Prop
Add a Default Prop
Import Props
Replace Body Parts with a Prop

Cameras and Lights

Intro to Cameras and Lights
Ten Camera Types
Save Camera View in Liary
Set Camera Preferences and Name Camera
Camera Controls
Light Controls and Saving Lights
Shadow Settings

Case Studies #2

Case Study 2 Intro
Place Props and Figures
Add Hair
Pose Figure 1
Pose Figure 2
Pose Figure 3
Change Lighting & Camera & Render

Animating Your Figures

Intro to Animating Figures
What You Can Animate
Creating Animations
Setting Up Animation
Import AVIF or Background
Using the Timeline
Recording Key Frames
Add & Delete Keyframes
Intro to the Animation Palette
Using the Animation Palette
Retime Keyframes
Keyframe Interpolation
Change Keyframes on the Graph
Add an Animation to Liary

Animation Study 1

Animation Study 1 Intro
Place Character & Props
Rough out the Animation
Detail the Animation
Animate the Camera
Animation Study Summary

Animation Study 2

Animation Study 2 Intro
Create Walk Path
Create Walk
Save Walk

Surface Materials

Intro to Surface Materials
Apply Bump and Texture
Setting Object Color Settings

Rendering

Intro to Rendering
Setup Render
Screen Render
Rendering to a File
Render Animation

Poser 4 Addendum

Intro Movie
Conforming Figures & Clothing
Conforming Figure Example
Bendable Props
New Lights
Magnet Deformer
Wave Deformer
Morph Face And Ethnicity
Morph Target General
Using External Morph Targets
Copy Cut Paste
The Sketch Designer
Rendering Sketch Designer
Hierarchy Editor
The Grouping Tool
Using New Poser Features Example

01 Introduction
0101 Introduction
0102 Whats New In Poser 3
0103 Follow the Manual

02 Interface Overview
0201 Application Overview
0202 Menu Overview
0203 Document Window
0204 Camera Controls
0205 Light Controls
0206 Document Display Tools
0207 Editing Tools
0208 Parameter Dials
0209 Numerical Entry with Parameter Dials
0210 Liaries Palettes
0211 Animation Controls
0212 Dot Tool
0213 Interface Summary

03 Poser Basics
0301 Setting Up
0302 Document Window Settings
0303 Placing a Figure
0304 Make Custom Figures
0305 Delete Figures & Custom Liary
0306 Working in the Studio
0307 Posing Hands
0308 Paste into Background
0309 Hide and Name Figures
0310 Displaying Guides
0311 Save Open Close Quit

04 Case Studies #1
0401 Intro Case Study 1
0402 Make Angry Sitting Guy
0403 Add and Pose Second Figure
0404 Place Hair Props
0405 Change Lighting
0406 Position the Camera
0407 Add Background and Render

05 Posing in Detail
0501 Intro to Posing in Detail
0502 How Posing Works
0503 Figure Hierarchies
0504 Setting Figure Height
0505 How To Select a Part
0506 The Edit Tools
0507 Symmetry, Drop to Floor & Auto Balance
0508 Posing Hands
0509 Face Posing
0510 Body Shaping

06 Props
0601 Props Intro
0602 Hair as a Prop
0603 Add a Default Prop
0604 Import Props
0605 Replace Body Parts with a Prop

07 Cameras and Lights
0701 Intro to Cameras and Lights
0702 Ten Camera Types
0703 Save Camera View in Liary
0704 Set Camera Preferences and Name Camera
0705 Camera Controls
0706 Light Controls and Saving Lights
0707 Shadow Settings

08 Case Studies #2
0801 Case Study 2 Intro
0802 Place Props and Figures
0803 Add Hair
0804 Pose Figure 1
0805 Pose Figure 2
0806 Pose Figure 3
0807 Change Lighting & Camera & Render

09 Animating Your Figures
0901 Intro to Animating Figures
0902 What You Can Animate
0903 Creating Animations
0904 Setting Up Animation
0905 Import AVIF or Background
0906 Using the Timeline
0907 Recording Key Frames
0908 Add & Delete Keyframes
0909 Intro to the Animation Palette
0910 Using the Animation Palette
0911 Retime Keyframes
0912 Keyframe Interpolation
0913 Change Keyframes on the Graph
0914 Add an Animation to Liary

10 Animation Study 1
1001 Animation Study 1 Intro
1002 Place Character & Props
1003 Rough out the Animation
1004 Detail the Animation
1005 Animate the Camera
1006 Animation Study Summary

11 Animation Study 2
1101 Animation Study 2 Intro
1102 Create Walk Path
1103 Create Walk
1104 Save Walk

12 Surface Materials
1201 Intro to Surface Materials
1202 Apply Bump and Texture
1203 Setting Object Color Settings

13 Rendering
1301 Intro to Rendering
1302 Setup Render
1303 Screen Render
1304 Rendering to a File
1305 Render Animation

14 Poser 4 Addendum
1401 Intro Movie
1402 Conforming Figures & Clothing
1403 Conforming Figure Example
1404 Bendable Props
1405 New Lights
1406 Magnet Deformer
1407 Wave Deformer
1408 Morph Face And Ethnicity
1409 Morph Target General
1410 Using External Morph Targets
1411 Copy Cut Paste
1412 The Sketch Designer
1413 Rendering Sketch Designer
1414 Hierarchy Editor
1415 The Grouping Tool
1416 Using New Poser Features Example

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