Computers and Technology

The Animator's Reference Book

• Covers techniques that allow you to accurately reflect the effect of weight and gravity on your animated characters.

Experience XSI 4: The Official SOFTIMAGE / XSI 4 Guide to Character Creation

• This book will help you understand and work with XSI 4 to create a highly detailed character in a production environment.
• The approach in this book is unique because it is the result of a collaboration between art and technology.

24P: Make Your Digital Movies Look Like Hollywood

• This volume shares the secrets of Hollywood-style production using digital video mode 24P
• It details the complete chronological sequence of professional film-style production.

The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production

• Includes examples of musical styles visually illustrated to reveal how sound “looks” in a professionally mixed song.
• This volume provides insight into how sound works in a three-dimensional field.

The Recording Engineer's Handbook

• Everything you always wanted to know about tracking in stereo and surround, including advice from Grammy winning engineers.
• Includes sections on the history of classic microphones, condenser mic fallacies and getting the most from a vocalist, plus secrets of mic placement and choosing the right mic.
• Also includes several different miking techniques for just about every instrument.