Maya 4.5

Visual Quickstart Guide

Danny Riddell

410 pages, parution le 16/04/2003

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Résumé

Used to create over half of the top 20 best-selling holiday PlayStation 2 titles in December 2001 and used in almost every film nominated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in the best visual effects category for the past five years, Maya is one of the world's most powerful, high-end 3D animation and visual effects software programs available. Maya 4.5, the latest version of the all-in-one modeling, rendering, and 3D animation program, is loaded with new features and enhancements designed to make it even more powerful and easy-to-learn for Mac and Windows users alike.

Whether you're new to Maya or just want to get quickly up-to-speed on Maya 4.5's new features, Maya 4.5: Visual QuickStart Guide is a must-have task-based reference. In addition to covering basic animation theory, this straightforward guide includes many easy-to-follow, step-by-step examples of simple and more complex Maya techniques. Upon completion of this book, you'll feel comfortable with Maya's interface and features and be able to produce 3D models, texture objects, create animations, and render images with no prior 3D experience!

Contents

1. Maya Basics.
2. Navigating and Changing the Interface.
3. Creating Primitives and Text.
4. Selection Modes, Hiding & Templating.
5. Transforming Objects and Components.
6. Grouping, Parenting, and Aligning.
7. NURBS Curves and Surfaces.
8. Polygons and Subdivided Surfaces.
9. Skeletons and Inverse Kinematics.
10. Parenting and Binding to a Skeleton.
11. Animation.
12. Deformers.
13. Creating Lights.
14. Shaders and Materials.
15. Cameras and Rendering.
16. Dynamics.

L'auteur - Danny Riddell

Danny Riddell has taught Maya and Flash for several years in both corporate and college environments. He founded and served as director of the Web Design and Development department at Ex'pression Center for New Media in Emeryville, CA. He also served as associate director of the 3D Animation department at Ex'pression. Danny now runs his own design firm, Riddell Design Group (www.riddelldesign.com) and continues to train and write tutorials.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Peachpit Press
Auteur(s)	Danny Riddell
Parution	16/04/2003
Nb. de pages	410
Format	17,5 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	670g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780321172396