"DVD training"-cover. Must have Avid Xpress Studio to complete exercises.--DVD. Title from cover.

Introduction -- Thinking in 3D -- Avid 3D basics -- Working with footage and cameras -- Applying shade to objects -- Manipulating objects -- Animation -- More rigs -- Special effects.

Avid Technologies staff; music provided by Nightingale Music Productions

Presentor: Louis Philippe Rondeau.

Creating with Avid 3D includes two hours of self-paced instruction, plus many more hours of hands-on exercises! This interactive program teaches you everything you need to know to start creating your own 3D scenes and elements, with inside tips and techniques as well as hands-on practice with essential procedures. One of Avid's top instructors teaches you professional 3D authoring skills, such as: how to import background plates from Avid Express Pro, how to export completed 3D elements or entire scenes to Avid Xpress Pro, how to create and animate models, worth complex geometry, how to add subtle lighting, materials and textures, how to work with 3D "rigs" and special effects.--cover.

System requirements: DVD video player, or personal computer equipped with a DVD-ROM drive and player software ; Avid Xpress Studio required to complete the exercises ; Window XP or MAC OS X computer equipped with DVD-ROM drive.