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    Default Books – January 6th, 2003,10:37 PM
    Non Application Specific Compositing / VFX Books

    The Art & Science Of Digital Compositing I have found this online, but i dont know how legit it is...its a french website, but the text is in english HERE

    Digital Compositing For Film & Video

    [digital] Compositing

    Digital Compositing In Depth review

    Digital Lighting & Rendering

    Inspired 3D Lighting & Compositing

    Visual Effects in A Digital World: A Comprehensive Glossary of over 7,000 Visual Effects Terms

    Digital Domain: The Leading Edge of Visual Effects
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    Thumbs up a good list – January 10th, 2003,05:04 PM
    It looks like a good list. Those are the ones I always come across.
    I was planning to get "digital compositing for film & video", anyone have this book who could comment on it?

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    January 18th, 2003,10:54 AM
    Good list.

    It could be good someone who bought this books write review of all of them to better choice for us.

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    January 18th, 2003,10:57 AM
    Frost: That does sound like a good idea (and welcome to the site!)

    We (well, I) are thinking of adding a reviews section to the site, where people can submit their own reviews. This would be done in a very similar way to the tutorials section (see this thread).

    The review section would be for books, pieces of software, or anything else that someone felt the urge to review!
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    January 29th, 2003,10:52 AM
    I recommend a couple older books as well:

    The Five C's of Cinematography

    Painting with Light

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    February 7th, 2003,01:13 PM
    Heh.. Just saw this thread after I posted a message in the beginners forum!
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    March 14th, 2003,09:13 AM
    If you want the most for your money regarding books on compositing I highly recomend Digital Compositing for Film and Video by Steve Wright.
    I've been working as a compositor on Flint and Flame for 3 years and I was surprised how much I learned from this book. Every compositor should have one!

    And nice forum btw. Been looking for a while for a cool place to hang out in.
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    March 14th, 2003,10:07 AM
    Thanks, both for the recommendation and the comments about the site!
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    March 28th, 2003,12:43 AM
    Hello ppl.

    first post here!

    Well i just aquired the book, lightning and rendering. it´l take some day s to read it and digest it. but i can post a review of it when i´m finished, if ppl are interested.
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    April 18th, 2003,11:04 AM
    a small review...

    I bought Digital Compositing in Depth a while back (a little over a year) and recently went back through it... and I suggest that anyone considering this book get "The Art & Science of Digital Compositing" instead. There's more bang for you buck and it'll put you on your feet much faster than Digital Comopositing in Depth. But if you have unlimited funds (like i know we all do ;] ) i guess there's no harm in getting both...but everything you really need to know will be in "The Art & Science of Digital Compositing"
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    April 21st, 2003,08:28 AM
    I definitely agree.


    I myself have both books, and The Art and Science really is about the "art and science" of compositing. In Depth is just what it sounds like , but 40% of its bulk are duplicate tutorials for five different programs (5 isn't the real number probably, but I don't want to check). One of the greater aspects of In Depth is the demo software it comes with, though.

    The good thing about TAaS is that it con never really become outdated (like ID can) because it focuses on the technique and approach to working with shots while the other explains how the software is used to accomplish what the book says needs to be done.
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    April 28th, 2003,04:27 PM
    Yeah, I've been meaning to get these books for ages. Thanks the extra info guys.

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    November 4th, 2003,08:35 PM
    Hey all -
    new to the forum and saw this post.

    I have a book that came out last winter,
    "Digital Cinematorgraphy & Directing" if you're interested.

    Working on "LightWave 8 Killer Tips" and "Inside LightWave 8" at the moment.

    Thanks! See you around the forum.



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    November 5th, 2003,05:49 AM
    Thanks for the tip Dan! Not heard of that first one...


    Not a LW user, so the other two aren't really as much of interest to me, but that first one looks interesting
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    November 5th, 2003,11:09 AM
    Sure thing.
    The 'digital' series from New Riders is great because it's non-platform specific.

    They have more planned.
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