Synopsis
Written for the novice as well as intermediate users, this text covers basic and advanced 3D concepts possible with Maya. Maya 4 for Windows and Maya 3.5 for Mac OS X are covered here, with frequent screen shots of each interface provided. The topics include importing, exporting, referencing, setting animation preferences, creating lights, shaders, cameras, and rendering including Interactive Photorealistic Rendering. Riddell has a design firm; Britt teaches digital visual media in California. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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About the Author
Danny Riddell has been training artists in Maya and other 3D programs for the last three years at the Ex'pression Center for New Media, where he recently worked as the Associate Director of the Digital Visual Media (3D animation) program, and Director of the Web Design and Development program. He has been using Maya since the day it was released and started teaching it to students not long thereafter. He now has his own animation company, the Riddell Design Group.
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Maya is the high-end tool responsible for bringing to life many of the 3Dhumans, animals, plants, cars, and machines you see in film, videos, andgames. This all-in-one modeling and rendering package is a favorite amonganimators, thanks to its extensive tool set, speed, and easy extensibility.Maya: Visual QuickStart Guide walks you through the program'selementary theory, interface, and features--there's no quicker, easier wayto get up and running with Maya.Maya: Visual QuickStart Guide's task-based format makes it both aneasy-to-follow introduction for beginners and an indispensablequick-reference guide for more seasoned users, who can use the page tabs toskip straight to specific topics. No wordy explanations here; each task isbroken down into simple, concise steps, accompanied by numerous screenshotsto keep you on track as you work. With Maya: Visual QuickStartGuide, you'll be producing professional-looking 3D models, texturedobjects, and animations in no time.
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