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Introduction to Bryce 3D (3&4)

• What's New? Demo
• What Is Bryce 3D? Demo
• What new in Bryce 4? Demo

Interface Overview

• Getting Started Demo
• Application Interface Overview Demo
• The Bryce Window Demo
• The Working Window Demo
• Tool Palettes Demo
• The Editors Demo
• The Preset Libraries Demo
• The Menu Bar Demo

Getting Started

• Setting up the Application Preferences Demo
• Setting up the Bryce Window Demo
• Using the Bryce Interface Demo
• Creating and Opening Documents Demo
• Working in A Bryce Scene Demo
• Saving And Closing Files Demo

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 Library

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

What's 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