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This Maya 8.5 Fundamentals video tutorial utilizes an easy to follow training format that is both engaging and informative. Created to assist the beginners to intermediate users, the author uses a unique training method that brings a high degree of visual clarity to even the most complex applications. Being over 7.5 hours long these Maya 8.5 Fundamentals tutorials are extremely comprehensive and easy to follow. Video Training by Experts - Low Cost.

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To allow you to evaluate the quality of the Maya 8.5 training course we have made the first 3 chapters of this tutorial available for free viewing online, the purchased version of this training course contains all the topics listed below. The free demos below have been compressed for faster playback over the internet, the audio and video quality of the purchased CD / DVD is far greater. To play the free demo videos you will need QuickTime,

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This Maya Tutorial will develop your modelling and animation skills, using step-by-step instructions backed up with practical working files the author takes you on an informative guide of Maya and shows just how easy it can be. The format used on this tutorial actually makes learning enjoyable, and even advanced techniques can be taught to absolute beginners without causing confusion, the end result is an accelerated way to master Maya at a speed that suits you, the training is efficient, cost effective and comprehensive.

Topics covered on this tutorial include:
Cartesian, Keyframing Basics, Point Lights, Pivot Points, Camera, Curves, Hypergraph, Mapping, Shadows, Extruding Objects, Transparency, Motion Paths, OptiFX, Batch Rendering, Toon Shading, Layers, Motion Blur, Skinning, Object Dynamics and much more.

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The Blue Links below are free demos, when you purchase the video training CD / DVD the enitre content listings below are included , not just the free demo videos.

Introduction to Maya

Getting Around

Maya - Diving In

Building Detail

Hypergraph
Curve Creation
Curve Editing Tutorials
Revolves
Camera Turntable
Extruded Surfaces
Lofting
Graph Editor
Maya Texture Maps
Mapping Coordinates
Depth Maps
Soft Shadows
Gobos Tutorials 1
Gobos pt. 2

Adding Depth to your Maya Projects

Shelves
User Prefs
Polygon Modeling Techniques
Extrude Face
Split Polygon
Edge Loop Cut
Smooth Proxy
Hierarchies and Groups
Bump Maps
Transparency
Raytraced Soft Shadows
Depth of Field

Making Connections

Artisan Select
Motion Paths Tutorials
Driven Keys
Displacement Mapping in Maya
Three-point Lighting
OptiFX

Moving On Up

Text
Bevel
Skeleton Basics
Added Attributes
Toon Shading
Reflection and Refraction
Batch Rendering Animation

Beyond Basics

Show By Type
Hiding and Showing
Maya Layers
Snapping
Cluster Deformers
Lattices
Constraints
Inverse Kinematics
3D Paint
Final Gather
Motion Blur

Advanced Maya Topics

MEL Scripting Tutorials 1
MEL Scripting pt. 2
Skinning
Reflection Mapping
Image Based Lighting
Dynamics
Particles

End

Wrap Up

Credits

About the Author

Maya 8.5 Tutorials - VIDEO INFO

» Studio quality audio and video
» Works on Pc or Mac
» Ideal for people that learn quicker by being shown
» Master complex application in days

Title	:	Maya 8.5 Fundamentals
Instructor	:	John Park
Price	:	US$ 99.95
Duration	:	7.5 hours - 86 Movies
OS	:	Win Vista XP 98,2000,ME. Mac OS 9, OS X
Delivery Options	:	Ground / 2 day / Next Day
Product Code	:	33819

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