Maya 5 Savvy (eBook)

John Kundert-Gibbs, Peter Lee, Dariush Derakhshani, Eric Kunzendorf (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2006 | 1. Auflage
928 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-7821-5119-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Savvy--n. Practical know-how.Maya, the premier high-end 3D application, is so powerful thatno one masters it without help. Maya 5 Savvy--athorough update to Maya 4.5 Savvy--is written for the Mayauser looking to boost their skills to the next level.Running throughout this book is a completely new, cohesive,expertly organized animation project that teaches specific Mayaskills and, at the same time, gives you valuable hands-on exposureto the entire animation production process. Staged support filesmean that you can begin and end work on this project anywhere youlike--which in turn means you can read this book cover tocover or use it as a reference, dipping in wherever you needinformation on or practice with specific modeling, animation, andrendering techniques. Everywhere you turn,you'll find expert adviceon the latest Maya features, time-saving shortcuts, and advancedcapabilities.Coverage includes:* Core Maya: interface briefing, plus planning, writing, andstoryboarding your animation.* Modeling: NURBS, polygons and subdivision surfaces, charactermodeling.* Animation: paths and bones, deformers, binding, Trax, rigidbody dynamics, MEL scripting, particle animation, expression-drivenanimation.* Output: rendering architecture, rendering, shading andtexturing, lighting, special light effects.* Advanced Tools and Techniques: Paint Effects, ramps andvolumes, soft body dynamics, Fluid Effects, Fur, Cloth.Note:CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are notincluded as part of eBook file.

Autor

John Kundert-Gibbs is director of the Master of Digital Production Arts program at Clemson University. Peter Lee runs his own 3D company, Storydale. Dariush Derakhshani is a CGI effects animator with Sight Effects. Eric Kunzendorf is computer chair Electronic Arts Department at the Atlanta College of Art.

Inhalt

Foreword.Introduction.PART I: BEFORE YOU BEGIN.Chapter 1: The Maya Interface.Chapter 2: Creating an Animation Story.Chapter 3: Getting Ready for Maya.PART II: MODELING.Chapter 4: Modeling Basics.Chapter 5: NURBS Modeling.Chapter 6: Polygons and Subdivision Surfaces.Chapter 7: Character Modeling.PART III: KEYFRAMED ANIMATION.Chapter 8: Basic Animation.Chapter 9: Deformers and Skeletons: Rigging I.Chapter 10: Binding and Controls: Rigging II.Chapter 11: Character Animation.Chapter 12: Nonlinear Animation Techniques.PART IV: AUTOMATED ANIMATION.Chapter 13: Rigid Body Animation.Chapter 14: Introducing MEL.Chapter 15: Programming with MEL.Chapter 16: Expression-Driven Animation.Chapter 17: Introduction to Particles.Chapter 18: Advanced Particle Animation.PART V: CREATING OUTPUT.Chapter 19: Rendering Basics.Chapter 20: Lighting for Animation.Chapter 21: Texturing For Animation.Chapter 22: Advanced Rendering for Animation.PART VI: ADVANCED TOPICS.Chapter 23: Maya Fur.Chapter 24: Maya Cloth.Chapter 25: Paint Effects.Chapter 26: Fluid Effects.Chapter 27: Compositing and Editing.Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.7.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design
• Schlagworte: Computer-Ratgeber • End-User Computing • Graphics & Design software (Non-Microsoft) • Graphik- u. Designsoftware (außer Microsoft) • Graphik- u. Designsoftware (außer Microsoft) • MAYA (Programm)
• ISBN-10: 0-7821-5119-1 / 0782151191
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7821-5119-0 / 9780782151190