- Saturday, March 20, 2010

3D Animation with AutoDesk 3ds Max

North High isn't just an Arts school. It's an Arts & Media school. To that end, the students enrolled at North have not just the opportunity to pursue traditional art classes such as ceramics, but also technology-intensive courses that allow students to work hands-on with the same cutting-edge technology and software as today's premiere design professionals.

Many of the courses here involve products from Adobe. Currently, Adobe mainstays such as Flash, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Premiere Pro are all used extensively by the Arts & Media students here on campus. In addition, all student stations here at North have the complete Adobe CS4 Master Collection installed to give students the best possible access to these applications.

In the area of visualization and animation, students at North Fort Myers High School use a modeling, rendering, animation package called Autodesk 3ds Max 2010.

What is AutoDesk 3ds Max?

About 3ds Max

3ds Max is the third most widely-used off the shelf 3D animation program by content creation professionals according to the Roncarelli report. It has strong modeling capabilities, a flexible plugin architecture and a long heritage on the Microsoft Windows platform. It is mostly used by video game developers, TV commercial studios and architectural visualization studios. It is also used for movie effects and movie pre-visualization.

In addition to its modeling and animation tools, the latest version of 3ds Max also features advanced shaders (such as ambient occlusion and subsurface scattering), dynamic simulation, particle systems, radiosity, normal map creation and rendering, global illumination, an intuitive and fully-customizable user interface, and its own scripting language. There is also a plethora of specialized renderer plugins that can be bought separately, such as V-Ray, Brazil r/s , Maxwell Render, and finalRender.

About AutoDesk

Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real.

Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, please visit their web site.

Source: Wikipedia

Where have I seen 3ds Max in action?

  • Black Hawk Down
  • Blade: Trinity
  • Die Another Day
  • Driven
  • Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
  • I, Robot
  • Jurassic Park
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
  • Minority Report
  • Mission: Impossible II
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Reign of Fire
  • Sin City
  • Speed
  • Spider-Man 3
  • Star Wars: Episode III
  • The Core
  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • The Green Mile
  • The Incredibles
  • The Italian Job
  • The Last Samurai
  • The Matrix Reloaded
  • The Mummy
  • Toy Story
  • Toy Story 2
  • X-Men
  • X-Men 2
  • X-Men 3
  • King Kong

Can I learn 3ds Max at North High?

Yup. To learn more about the animation classes offered here at North High, check out the North High Amination & Game Design Academy (AGDA). Students who enroll in AGDA have a unique opportunity to experience state-of-the-art, professional-quality training in the fields of gaming animation, design and development, primarily through the use of the aforementioned AutoDesk 3ds Max.

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