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These Maya tutorials introduce the novice to the amazing world of 3D, using clear and easy to follow practical examples in the form of high quality video tutorials that play right from your own desktop, even the absolute beginner we be creating professional 3D animations and effects within hours. There have been many books written on Maya, however due to the complexity of this application trying to master this software using even the best written explanation often causes more confusion than enlightenment, these tutorials provide clear step-by-step lessons using practical examples, all files that are used by the author on this training CD are also include. Releated titles Maya 8.5 Fundamentals
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Introduction  Intro and How to Launch Maya DEMO
 The File Menu & File Types Hierarchy DEMO
 Creating a Project DEMO
User Interface Basics  Complex Interactivity DEMO
 Layered Functionality DEMO
Visual Interactivity - Eyes  Tri-axial Coordinate Space and Cameras DEMO
 The Space Bar DEMO
 Camera Tools - Tumble /Track and Dolly DEMO
 Camera Keystrokes DEMO
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Manual Interactivity - Hands Mouse vs. Lower left Keyboard
The Select Tool - Shift vs. Ctrl
The Move Tool
The Rotate Tool
The Scale Tool
The Show Manipulator Tool
Pivots
Display Hotkeys Object Specific Display Options (smoothness)
Window Specific Display Options (wire-frame to hardware-shaded)
Theoretical Foundations - What Is a Sphere? Node-Based Hierarchy
The Hierarchy of the Surface
Transform Node Hierarchy
History vs. Hierarchy
Selection Masks Object Mode Selection Masks
Component Mode Selection Masks
Modules Modeling
Rendering
Animation
Dynamics
What is Modeling? Digital Sculpture
Create Surfaces to be Rendered
Skins to be Animated
Nurbs vs. Polygons Nurbs
Polygons
Why We are Working with Nurbs
Creating Curves and Curve Editing Create CV Curve Tool
CV Curve Tool Explained
Open/Close and Reverse Curve
Snapping
Bugs and Preferences
Primitives Types
Editing Using History
Creating Surfaces Revolve
Creating other Surfaces in Maya
Editing Surfaces Duplicate Tool
Selecting and Pulling CVs and Hulls
Inserting Isoparms
Rebuild Surfaces
Open/Close Surfaces
Attach/Detach Surfaces
Reverse Surface Direction
What is Rendering? Applying Attributes to a Surface
Lighting a Scene to Create Atmosphere
Rendering Editors Hypershade
Attribute Editor
Render View Window
Render Globals Window
Lighting a Scene / Adding Textures Create Default Light
Create Point Light / Glow
Create Spot Light
Create Key Light
Create Spot Light for Back Light Effect
Create a Shadow Pattern
Create Fill Light / Finish Scene
Create Leather Texture
Create Sidewall / Shader
Rename Shader
Create Texture BumpMap (Photoshop)
Apply BumpMap Texture
Apply Texture to Wing and Tail Section
Create Glass-like Texture / Finish Scene
Materials Common Material Attributes
Material Types
Textures and Utilities Types of Textures
Textures Explained
Attributes of Textures
Types of Utilities
Attributes of Utilities
Lights Types of Lights
Light Attributes Pt 1
Light Attributes Pt 2
Light Manipulators
Cameras Types of Cameras
Camera Controls
What is Animation? Animation Set-Up
Setting Keyframes to Describe Change Over Time
UI Review Channel Box
Time Line
Animation Editors Graph Editor
Dope Sheet
HyperGraph
Outliner
Set Up Transform Node Hierarchy
Skeletal Hierarchy
IK Systems and Deformers
Facial Set Up
Animation Work Procedure Set Up Scene / Move / Rotate / Scale
Set Keyframes - Scale
Set Keyframes For Ball Rotation
Analysis / Set Pp Timing
Tangents / Graph Editor
Graph Editor Continued
Editing Keyframes / Fine Tuning
Finish Scene / Play Blast
Maya in the Animation Industry Modeler
Technical Director
Animator

Maya Training CD Information

Title : Maya
Tutor : Grieb Dickesi
Other tutorials and training by this author
Movies : 106 Lessons- Video run time: 7 Hours
Availability : Immediate Dispatch
Compatibility: Vista, 98, 2000, NT, XP, Mac OS, OSX
Released 2002-12-05
Price US / Canadian Sales $99.95

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