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Introducing Maya: 3D for Beginners
by: Dariush Derakhshani
Publisher: Sybex
336 Pages - Pub Date: 07-Oct-2203
ISBN: 0782142397
Introducing Maya: 3D For Beginners is the ideal initiation to 3D
and Maya, Alias|Wavefront's premier tool for 3D modeling, animation,
and rendering. Introducing Maya is a Maya Press title, a cooperative
publication between Sybex and Maya creators, Alias|Wavefront. This
is the only tutorial-based book written explicitly for the Maya
novice. This accessible and affordable guide offers you a practical,
hands-on approach to learning Maya's core features. And it serves
as the perfect companion to
Maya 5 Savvy
by: John L. Kundert-Gibbs, Peter Lee
Publisher: Sybex
800 Pages - Pub Date: 09-Sep-2003
ISBN: 0782142303
If you use Maya, the Academy Award winning 3D modeling, animation,
and rendering software from Alias|Wavefront, you can undoubtedly
benefit from this definitive, Alias|Wavefront Approved guide. Updated
from previous best-selling editions to cover version 5, Maya 5 Savvy
features brand-new tutorials that integrate instruction with real-world
advice. You can create an entire animated short by performing the
tutorials chronologically, or work on them independently for pointed
instruction. Written by a top-notch team of Maya experts, with emphasis
on high-quality images and professional examples throughout, this
comprehensive book is ideal for intermediate and advanced Maya animators,
instructors, and students. A full-color insert illustrates the techniques
discussed in the book and the packed CD includes Maya Personal Learning
Edition, 3D rendering and animation project demos, plug-ins, and
links to animation resources.
Maya Character Creation: Modeling and Animation Controls, First
Edition
by: Chris Maraffi
Publisher: New Riders
408 Pages - Pub Date: 05-Sep-2003
ISBN: 0735713448
A unique, in-depth approach to creating realistic characters in
Maya. Maya Character Creation: Modeling and Animation Controls'
author, Chris Maraffi, has expertise in the field and in the classroom
that translates to the knowledge and solid teaching skills needed
to make this book a
Maya Ultimate Workshop : With 18 Complete Workshops on CD-ROM
by: Luc Petitot
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
798 Pages - Pub Date: 28-Aug-2003
ISBN: 0071421696
Text presents a complete learning package featuring a CD-ROM with
18 in-depth workshops. Each workshop illustrates an essential technique
discussed in the text; everything from basic polygon assembly to
sophisticated characters and fluid dynamics. For anyone interested
in computer graphics and animation. Softcover. DLC: Computer animation.
Learning Maya 5: Dynamics
by: Sybex, Alias
Publisher: Sybex
320 Pages - Pub Date: 22-Aug-2003
ISBN: 1894893425
This official book from Maya Press is your solution to creating
stunning effects in Maya. Helpful step-by-step exercises guide you
as you build smoke, dust, fire, and water. Learn how Maya's Dynamics
engine allows you to add realism to your animations and create realistic
effects. You'll work with both Rigid and Soft Body dynamics, particle
animation and rendering, emitters, and much more. Each chapter includes
a theoretical discussion to help you understand the concepts, as
well as easy-to-follow tutorials so that you can start working right
away. Gain additional insight and assistance from the valuable bonus
discussions featured on the companion DVD-ROM.
Learning Maya 5: Rendering
by: Alias, Sybex
Publisher: Sybex
336 Pages - Pub Date: 22-Aug-2003
ISBN: 1894893433
This official book from Maya Press is your solution to creating
stunning images in Maya. Explore lighting, cameras, shading networks,
and other rendering issues from an introductory level and them move
on to advanced concepts such as Caustics and Global Illumination,
Final Gather, and HDRI. Each topic is explored in both theory and
practice so that you'll not only understand the concepts presented,
you'll be able to complete easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials.
You can gain further insights by viewing the overviews provided
in QuickTime format on the DVD-ROM. Don't miss the inspiring photo
gallery of images rendered in Maya and mental ray for Maya.
Maya 5 for Windows and Macintosh
by: Danny Riddell
Publisher: Peachpit Press
472 Pages - Pub Date: 16-Jul-2003
ISBN: 0321219201
The fastest, easiest way to learn Maya 5, the industry-leading 3D
software.Updated to reflect Maya's new features, including new rendering
technology and thenew Fluid Effects feature, found only in Maya
Unlimited. Incisive text, crystal clear screen shots, and step-by-step
instructions allow readers to get up and running fast with Maya
5.This eagerly anticipated update to the popular Maya 5: Visual
QuickStart Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and
strong visuals to teach beginning and intermediate users how to
liven up their 3D graphics with Maya. Best-selling author Danny
Riddell takes readers step by step through all of today's Maya's
essentials: Character animation and setup, polygonal modeling, dynamic
interaction with Windows, and more. Both beginning users, who want
a thorough introduction to the topic, and more advanced users, who
are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need
here--in straightforward language and through readily accessible
examples
Inside Maya 5
by: Max Sims, Mark Adams, Erick Miller
Publisher: New Riders
936 Pages - Pub Date: 09-Jul-2003
ISBN: 0735712530
Inside Maya 4.5 is the only book on Maya that covers the entire
production process from concept to completion. The authors are animators
and modelers from some of the top animation studios in the business.
Inside Maya 4.5 covers the newest tools and upgrades to the program
as the name
Learning Maya 5: Foundation
by: Sybex, Alias Wavefront, Alias|Wavefront
Publisher: Sybex
560 Pages - Pub Date: 02-Jun-2003
ISBN: 1894893344
Alias|Wavefront's Maya is the Academy Award winning, premier tool
for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering, used by top film houses
such as Industrial, Light & Magic, Pixar, and Disney to create
3D animation and special effects. This practical, full-color Maya
Press title -- produced by the software's creators -- is the first
Maya 5 book available. Artists, students, educators, and hobbyists
will appreciate this book's comprehensible coverage of 3D and Maya
basics. A tested tutorial, Learning Maya 5: Foundation includes
more than 20 project-focused lessons that afford hands-on experience
with Maya's key tools. The DVD includes component files plus Beginning
Maya ($29.99 US value), a 60-minute introduction to Maya 5, designed
to get users up-to-speed quickly on Maya fundamentals. This multi-region
DVD offers language tracks in English, French, German, Japanese
and Korean.
The Art of Maya
by: Alias Wavefront, Sybex, Alias/Wavefront, Alias|Wav
Publisher: Sybex
240 Pages - Pub Date: 02-Jan-2003
ISBN: 1894893131
In The Art of Maya, every page is full of diagrams and illustrations
that show you how to build and manipulate geometry, skeleton joints,
deformers, particles, shading groups, lights and cameras. The diagrams
describe these computer graphic concepts in a way that will help
you understand how you can use Maya in your own work. This book
is an excellent resource for all Maya users and includes an introduction
to computer graphics that will help people new to the world of 3D
animation. The book finishes with articles that outline how Maya
was used in actual productions for film, television, and interactive
games.
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