The CD-ROM

The CD-ROM for The KPT Bryce Book contains over 600 megabytes of files and resources. It is a Macintosh-only CD-ROM. The content is organized into 8 overall categories.

Here’s a brief description of each category:

More Info for each chapter

Arranged by chapter, this section contains scene files for the images used in the book. In addition, there are supplementary scene files for related material, some slide shows of step-by-step constructions, and resource files for scene construction.

Gallery of Bryce Images

Images by over 60 different people, representing the wide range of work being done with Bryce. Some images have scene files, so that you can open them up and see how they did what they did.

Eric, Kai and Susan

A collection of images and scene files by Eric Wenger, creator of Bryce, Kai Krause, and the author, Susan Kitchens. View the images in a slide show, or open them up in Bryce and sleuth away!

DEM information

Use United States Geological Survey topographical information to create Bryce scenes! This little trove describes all the hoops you need to jump through to get from DEM to there. (Since you’re already reading this on the web, youõre at least one “hoop” ahead!) There are some sample DEM files for you to play with, and a copy of the freeware DEMview, by Ken Badertscher, that allows you to convert from Information about the USGS information

Software

Sample software included on the CD ROM:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• MetaTools’ (Formerly HSC Software) 5 plug in extensions from the Kai’s Power Tools set
• Equilibrium’s DeBabelizer Lite
• QuickTime 2.0
• Peter’s Player
• DEM View (see section above)
• freeware and shareware

Bryce Utilities

Shader Files–for stealing those natural-looking textures.

PICT Terrain maps for merging and for fault-making, abstract terrains as well

Color Swatches–use these to select colors when creating or altering your own custom textures

PICT Lists Pict textures to use for materials

A set of custom presets with close to 60 sky settings and some terrains as well.

Animation

Tips for creating animation, contributed by Victor vonSalza and Rodney Kieth L’Ognion

Other cool resources

This section has an assortment of Tip files for specific tricks using Bryce

• Kai’s Power Tools and Photoshop
• Techniques that go well with KPT Bryce, written by the author
• Animation (see section above)
• A slide show illustrating the 2D to 3D technique
• Pixar Renderman and Bryce
• A series of Materials Doodles–starting places for cool textures.

Super Bryce Preview

A slide show of images in the still-in-development Super Bryce, showing off scenes that use multiple light sources and importing models created from other 3D applications.