How to animate a Book opening with pages fliping?

[Babaduca]

I need help Like the tittle says.

A Client told me he needs the book to open up in the middle and the page flipping rapidly.

The book is a tick book with a hard cover. I've tried multiple tectnique and am exsausted. Im losing my mind. Can someone please help. im using lightwave 8

[gjjackson]

I found this:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=74451&highlight=Pages+flipping

[Babaduca]

i've created 5 vertical spline and created a hierarhy.then i parented the page and use metalink but it doesn't work (am i doing this right?). so i use bones instead and it works but the deformation is ugly and not smooth.how do i make it smooth?
i've reduce the weight influence but im getting some funky result. Is there another way? my deadline is looming please help :S

[Babaduca]

I've finally fixed the bone smoothing but what do i have to do to repeat the motion.i've use the repeat cnstant in the graph editor but im getting some wierd result......please help.the client is holding a gun to my head

[nerdyguy227]

If I were you I would use endmorphs because it is easy and gives you the desired results and you are able to reset the object and have it repeat.

[nerdyguy227]

I rendered out a test with endmorphs. This took me no longer then 15 min

[gjjackson]

This tutorial could give some pointers.

http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/tutorials/animation/unroll/index.html