The complete XSI v.5.0 DVD set - an ideal introduction to XSI v.5.0 for 3-D artists of any level of expertise, and for artists who are new to XSI. The "First Contact" DVD introduces the XSI user interface and the fundamental concepts you'll need to get up to speed. The "Tips & Tricks" DVD contains a rich collection of hints, guidelines, and best practices designed to help you accelerate your everyday workflow in XSI.

"First Contact" DVD topics covered include:

• Toolbars & Menus
• Main Command Panel
• Views & Cameras
• Timeline
• Other Layouts
• Preferences
• Keyboard Mapping
• Selection
• Components
• Transformation
• Scene Management
• Property Editors
• Construction Modes
• Data Management
• Polygon Modeling
• Curves
• Proportional Modeling
• Duplicating
• Key-framing
• Animation Editing
• Dopesheet
• Constraints
• Skeletons
• Envelopes
• Shapes
• Materials
• Textures
• Render Tree
• Texture Editor
• Texture Layer Editor
• Simulation
• Particles
• Lights
• Region & Preview
• Render Options
• Using Flipbook

"Tips & Tricks" DVD topics include:

• Interaction & Manipulation: Middle-clicking, Right-clicking, Modifier Keys, The Magic B Key, Point Placement, Tweaking Twicks
• Viewing & Display: Mixed Viewing Mode, On-Screen DisplayInfo, X-Ray Specs, Center vs. Frame, Hidden Line Help
• Transformation Tricks: Transform Menu, Transform Groups, Fun with Formulae, Keying Panel, Weighted Constraints, Linking Parameters, Duplication Decisions
• Modeling & Construction: Symmetry Modeling, Filling Mesh Holes, Construction History, Secondary Shape Mode, Clusters and Groups, Selection Secrets
• Personalizing XSI: Layout Loopholes, Toolbar Tricks, Making Menus, Main Events, Keyboard Mapping
• Cameras & Lights: Camera Properties, Render Pass Camera, Render vs. Capture, Isolating Objects, Directional Lights, Finding Lights
• Configure & Code: TDE Tips, Merging and Models, External Files Facts, Perfect Preferences, SPDL Editing, Browser Paths and Add-ons

DVD video, double-sided disc, Region 0, PAL and NTSC version