Books on animation, recommendations?

Question

I would like to better understand the math behind animations, 3d and 2d. I recently came across this example via Digg.

http://maettig.com/code/javascript/3d_dots.html

It is pretty interesting and another animation experiment on the same site is just as impressive.

http://maettig.com/code/javascript/swirl.html

With FF 3.1 and WebKit-based browsers (Safari, Chrome and AIR apps) animation with JavaScript is more realistic.

Do you have any suggestions for books on animation?

[Clarification: I am interested in the math for plotting the motion. ]

Answer 1

Consider using SVG that has SMIL animations facilities imported. It is pretty much properly implemented in Opera, Gecko and WebKit are both trying to bring their implementations to the same level.

Answer 2

Good list is available here. I own a few of these and they're invaluable.

The big one is this book which is a bit dated.

It's a bit unclear what knowledge you already have, so it's difficult to recommend exact books.

If I were learning computer graphics these days, I'd try find a free online course to learn from.

Answer 3

I personally like Real Time Rendering: http://www.amazon.com/Real-Time-Rendering-Third-Tomas-Akenine-Moller/dp/1568814240/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224861197&sr=8-1

Granted, it probably contains a lot of information you don't need. I learned using Lamothe's "Black Art of 3D Game Programming" which is now quite dated.

Answer 4

this url used for downloading Flash and PHP Bible Matthew Keefe

http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470258241,descCd-DOWNLOAD.html .

if you want any example for 3d animation 2d animation plz refer http://www.3dfreeair.com . here more 3d animation for free Downloading .

Answer 5

I think this is a great book, even if your target language isn't AS3:

Foundation Actionscript 3.0 Animation

It covers trig, physics, kinematics, particles, and basic 3D. AS3 is basically ECMAScript (read: javascript), so you might like it.