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Appendixes

Using the DVD with Windows

To install the items from the DVD to your hard drive, follow these steps:
1. Insert the DVD into your computer’s DVD drive. The license agreement appears.

Note
The interface won’t launch if you have autorun disabled. In that case, click Start ➪ Run. In the dialog box that
appears, type D:\start.exe. (Replace D with the proper letter if your DVD drive uses a different letter. If you don’t
know the letter, see how your DVD drive is listed under My Computer.) Click OK. n

2. Read through the license agreement, and then click the Accept button if you want to use the
DVD. After you click Accept, the License Agreement window won’t appear again.
The DVD interface appears. The interface allows you to install the programs and run the demos
with just a click of a button (or two).

What’s on the DVD

The following sections provide a summary of the software and other materials you’ll find on the DVD.

Author-created materials
The example files used in the tutorials throughout the book are included in the “Chapter Example Files”
directory. Within this directory are separate subdirectories for each chapter. Supplemental files such as
models and images are also included in these directories. Animated scenes include a rendered AVI file of
the animation. For each tutorial, the resulting example after all steps are completed has the word “final” in
the filename. Using these final examples, you can compare the results to your own work.

Applications
The following applications are on the DVD:
l Adobe Reader: A freeware application for viewing files in the Adobe Portable Document Format
l Autodesk 3ds Max Trial: Trial software that enables you to work with the book’s example files
for a limited period
Shareware programs are fully functional, free, trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular
programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and techni-
cal support.
Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many
PCs as you like—for free—but they offer no technical support.
GNU software is governed by its own license, which is included inside the folder of the GNU software.
There are no restrictions on distribution of GNU software. See the GNU license at the root of the DVD for
more details.
Trial, demo, or evaluation versions of software are usually limited either in terms of the time you can use
them or the functionality they offer (such as not letting you save a project after you create it).

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