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Learning AutoDesk Maya 8 Foundation Book/DVD Package
This exceptional, full-colour Autodesk Maya Press title - produced by Autodesk, the software's creators - uses Sony's full-length animated "Open Season" for the book's all-new hands-on tutorials for Maya 8. By following the step-by-step tutorials, readers will learn the Maya interface and the basics of modeling, texturing, animating, and
visual effects using real-world production files from a full-length feature film. The DVD provides further reinforcement with instructor-led tutorial videos and other resources for extended learning.
With this book readers will:
* Become familiar with the Maya User Interface
* Work in 3D space
* Model with NURBS (Spline)
* Model with Polygons
* Set Keyframes and Motion Paths
* Learn to use Trax Non-linear animation
* Apply Forward and Inverse Kinematics
* Deform surfaces
* Set cameras and lights
* Create Shaders and Textures
* Discover rendering techniques
* Explore particles and Dynamics
* Begin to use MEL (Maya Embedded Language)
Primitives
Adding details
Shaders & textures
Animation basics
Working with with Maya
Dependency graph
Polygonal modeling
Polygonal texturing
Skeleton
Skinning
Blend shapes
Inverse kinematics
Rigging
Animation
NURBS modeling
NURBS texturing
Rigging
More animation
Trax
Lights & effects
Rending
SubD modeling
Paint effects
Deformers
Motion paths
Rigid bodies
Particles
MEL scripting
Render layers
Combustion
Compositing
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