TABLE OF CONTENTS To use this book successfully you'll need software. You might already have this, but if not you can download free trial versions from the following websites.
www.discreet.com for the latest version of 3ds max (including Character Studio)
Be sure to get the free Shockwave exporter (it will say it's for version 4) from the following link.
http://www.discreet.com/products/3dsmax/exporter/register/
You can also download free trial versions of Director, Flash, DreamWeaver and other Macromedia Software from www.macromedia.com
Information on Adobe products, such as PhotoShop is available from www.adobe.com.
Two excellent books on traditional animation.
Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Illusion of Life: Disney Animation. Disney Editions 1995
Richard Williams. The Animator's Survival Kit, Faber and Faber 2002
I recommend these two books for digital animators.
George Maestri Digital Character Animation 2, Volume 1: Essential Techniques. New Riders 1999
Steve Roberts, Character Animation in 3D. Focal Press 2004
For further reading on Flash and Director, I recommend these books. The Director one, in particular goes into great depth on programming 3D in Lingo.
Leon Cych, Benjamin J Mace and Glen Rhodes. Macromedia Flash MX Express. Wrox Press 2002
Paul Catanese. Director's Third Dimension: Fundamentals of 3D Programming in Director 8.5. Que 2001
A highly useful discussion list for Shockwave 3D is the Dir3D Mailing List. It has help and advice for beginners and experts alike.
http://nuttybar.drama.uga.edu/mailman/listinfo/dir3d-l
Flask Kit contains hundreds of resources for Flash, including tutorials, sounds and loops, graphics.
http://www.flashkit.com/
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