Mastering Autodesk Maya 2014: Autodesk Official Press Author: Todd Palamar | Language: English | ISBN:
1118574966 | Format: EPUB
Mastering Autodesk Maya 2014: Autodesk Official Press Description
Hands-on intermediate-to-advanced coverage of the leading 3D software
Autodesk Maya is the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software used in movies, visual effects, games, and other genres. If you already know the basics of Maya and are ready to elevate your skills, then this book is for you. Nearly 1,000 pages are packed with organized, professional, and valuable insight on the leading 3D application on the market, enabling you to unlock the software's more complex features. Ideal as both a tutorial and study guide for the Autodesk Maya exam, this Autodesk Official Press book gets you up to speed on Maya's latest features and expands your skills with advanced instruction on cloth, fur, and fluids.
- Features challenging tutorials and real-world scenarios from some of the leading professionals in the industry
- Provides you with valuable insight into the entire CG production pipeline
- Covers the very latest Maya 2014 tools and features, including updates to dynamics, Maya muscle, stereo cameras, assets, rendering with mental ray, and more
- Helps you gain proficiency in high-level techniques for film, television, game development, and more
If you've been looking for a complete, professional quality Maya resource to turn to again and again, look no further than Mastering Autodesk Maya 2104.
- Paperback: 1008 pages
- Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (July 1, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1118574966
- ISBN-13: 978-1118574966
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Outdated content that was obviously cut and pasted from the 2013 edition including errors in depictions of the new mental ray interface, no coverage of the modeling toolkit, and incomplete coverage of render passes. The editing for this book is so poor that it references Introducing Maya 2013 as a preliminary in Chapter 1 (it correctly references 2014 in the introduction). Further, there is absolutely no author support as claimed in the introduction. Don't waste your money on this when there are numerous superior options, many of them free.
By Zea Wintersong
Well it is a great book, very thorough and detailed, covering almost everything very clearly and concisely... things that it doesnt seem to cover well? Dynamics, scripting... but it's not supposed to do that so it doesnt matter. Now, I had Mastering 2012 and there is not much difference between those. So if you have that one, wait until next year!
By M. S. Edwards
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