This book includes an entirely redone 16-page color insert and a DVD with sample movies and video clips. Maya is the industry-standard special-effects software used by ILM, Pixar, Imageworks, and Sony.

Puntos Clave

Details some of the new features, including Maya Hair, Full Body IK, and Render layers

Provides information and tutorials on the latest Maya 8 features, showing how they work and how to get the best results from them

Includes an interview with some short filmmakers with a breakdown of one of their pieces from storyboard to completion

16-page color insert showcases spectacular examples from film and game projects as well as book material (shown in previously in black and white)

DVD packed with finished movies and video demonstrations of the tutorials in the text

Tabla de Contenidos

Part I: Introduction to Maya

Chapter 1: Core Concepts

Chapter 2: The Maya User Interface

Part II: Modeling

Chapter 3: Polygonal Modeling

Chapter 4: Organic Modeling

Chapter 5: Basic NURBS Modeling

Chapter 6: Advanced NURBS Modeling

Chapter 7: Preparing Models for Animation

Part III: Character Setup

Chapter 8: Deformers

Chapter 9: Joints and Skeletons

Chapter 10: Skinning and Advanced Deformations

Chapter 11: Connecting Attributes

Chapter 12: Character Controls

Chapter 13: MEL Scripting

Part IV: Animation

Chapter 14: Animation Basics

Chapter 15: Character Animation

Chapter 16: Animation Tools

Part V: Texturing, Lighting, and Rendering

Chapter 17: Texture Basics

Chapter 18: Texturing in Practice

Chapter 19: Painting a Maya

Chapter 20: Lights and Cameras

Chapter 21: Rendering

Part VI: Particles, Emitters, and Fields

Chapter 22: Particles and Fields

Chapter 23: Advanced Particle Systems and Effects

Chapter 24: Rigid and Soft Body Dynamics

Chapter 25: Maya Hair

Chapter 26: Maya Cloth

Part VII: Postproduction

Chapter 27: Rendering for Postproduction

Chapter 28: Compositing in Postproduction

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Tom Meade
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Shinsaku Arima
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