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Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 The Special Effects Handbook
Learning Autodesk Maya 2009 The Special Effects Handbook English | Video Training + PDF | MOV 1024x768 | AAC Mono | 920.21 MB Genre: eLearning
This exceptional, full-color Autodesk Maya Press title -- produced by Autodesk (formerly Alias), the software's creators -- uses an award-winning movie short as the basis for the book's all-new hands-on tutorials. Readers will follow clear step-by-step projects to understand the rendering and dynamics stages of production.
Readers will learn how to: -Create materials and textures -Set up lights and cameras -Work with shadows and raytracing Learn to control your renders -Understand rendering for special effects and compositing -Explore hardware rendering and vector rendering -Create Caustics and Global Illumination effects -Understand Final Gather and HDRI techniques -Create Maya and mental ray -Shaders Create and animate Rigid Body objects -Create and animate particles using fields, goals, ramps and expressions -Render particles with hardware graphics and software techniques -Dynamically animate NURBs and polygonal surfaces using Soft Bodies Utilize -Artisan functionality in conjunction with Maya Dynamics tools Instance geometry with particle motion -Use Dynamic Constraints including -Rigid Body constraints and soft body springs Otimize and troubleshoot dynamics scenes.
Learn how to produce desired design techniques with the how-to, detailed instructions in Learning Autodesk Maya The Special Effects Handbook (Official Autodesk Training Guide, includes DVD). This book uses actual production files from an animated short film in tutorials that will get you familiar with Mayas tools, options and capabilities. Follow the clear, step-by-step instructions to understand the rendering and dynamic stages of productions. You can explore lighting, texturing and visual effects and become familiar with the latest features through the books new tutorials and art.
