3ds max 5

Movies in Movies in MoviesAltering the surface materials of an object in an animation enables the computer animator to create movies within movies. In effect, the camera remains focused on a target object as the object moves on its own path,...

Swimming the Channel Chapters 15 and 16 cover the methods of customizing the content in various Material Channels. You can find the Material Channel Mapping controls under the Maps rollout in the Material Editor, shown in Figure 22-1. Channe...

Common Animated Channel MapsAlthough you can animate the content placed in any Material Channel, four channels are more commonly targets for animated Maps — Diffuse Color, Bump, Opacity, and Displacement Channels. Animating the Dif...

Animated Channel SandwichesIf you plan to use a single-image Map in multiple Channels, you may consider creating a series of separate Map versions first. Use an image editor like Photoshop from Adobe. Create a color pattern for the Diffuse Ch...