ABOUT THE CD-ROM The following items are contained on the CD-ROM accompanying the book for your exploration and use. To use the folders, simply select the one you wish to open and then select the images you want to open . The book also comes with a pair of 3D glasses to use in viewing the 3D Folder images. ? PARTS FOLDER: This folder has a huge collection of ready-to-composite characters and backgrounds that you can composite into your own 3D Comix. Resolutions vary. You will need Photoshop or another suitable 2D painting/effects application to work with these images. Another alternative would be to use these items in Adobe After Effects. What you have to make sure of is that the application you are using to create compositions has Layers, and that you have some experience with their use. If you are working-familiar with a 3D application (like 3D Studio Max, LightWave, Carrara, Bryce, or any other 3D software you might have that allows you to apply a texture to a plane), these images can also be used as components in a 3D environment. You will have to read the documentation that comes with the 3D software you are using in order to do this. ? 3D FOLDER: Here is a collection of images rendered with the Cult 3D plugin for After Effects, so you can appreciate them with the 3D glasses included with the book. Just import them into Photoshop (or any other suitable 2D application), put on the 3D glasses and take a look! Donāt stare at the screen for over twenty minutes however, since this can cause eye strain. If you move your head from side-to- side when viewing images through the 3D glasses, youāll be able to appreciate the 3D layers and depth perception more. ? POSER 4: This folder contains a demo version of Poser 4, a tool youāll probably want to use when creating your own 3D Comix. If you are serious about 3D Comix work, you will want to take the earliest opportunity to purchase a full version of Poser. http://www.curiouslabs.com SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows 95/98/2000/NT Pentium III running at 350 MHz or more 128 MB RAM Minimum (256 MB suggested) 24 Bit Graphics Card CD Drive Zip Drive 9 GIG HD MACINTOSH MacOS 8.5 or later G3 or G4 running at 350 MHz or more 128 MB RAM minimum (256 MB suggested) 24 Bit Graphics Card Color Monitor CD Drive Zip Drive 9 Gig Hard Drive Creating 3D Comix R. Shamms Mortier 1-886801-92-4 Copyright 2000 by CHARLES RIVER MEDIA, INC. All rights reserved. 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