Chapter 17, "Animation" can make your scene come alive. The skills needed here are the understanding of how things move and how objects interact. The understanding of some basic physics such as how gravity works is useful as well. Here you will look at the basics of the Animation Properties tab, Animation Toolbox, and the Animation Wizard.
Chapter 18, "Rendering" is all about getting your image outside of Vue. In this chapter you will learn how to set the rendering settings to get the best possible image from your scene.
Chapter 19, "Python Scripts" gives you the ability to create, manipulate, and modify objects, as well as do post processing work from within Vue. This chapter highlights what Python is and shows you how to run a script.
Chapter 20, "Integration" describes how to use Vue with other product such as 3DSMax, Cinema 4D, Lightwave, Maya, and XSI. Keep in mind that this integration is only available from within Vue xStream.
Vue 7: From The Ground Up is really a very good overview Vue 7. It provides a website for the book that contains all of the examples used in the book, as well as many reference materials. Add to that the GeekAtPlay website which contains a large amount of free tutorials and materials as well as other "pay-for" support items.
If I had one complaint about Vue 7: From The Ground Up it would be that it tries to cover too much in one book. The upside is that because of all the online resources, you do have options to dig deeper into the individual topics. What I really like about this book is that it does not sugarcoat the fact that to create realistic scenes you will need to go out and learn more about terrain, atmospheres, cinematography, and other topics if you want to use this product to its best advantage.
Each chapter of Vue 7: From The Ground Up is easy to read and understand. It is geared for the beginning user as well as the intermediate user who has learned Vue on their own and now wants to get a better understanding of the product or wants a good reference book. If you want to get up to speed fast, then I highly recommend Vue 7: From The Ground Up.
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