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To allow you to evaluate the quality of the Beginners Maya 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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The visual nature of this Beginners Maya tutorial videos ensures that users of all levels can learn faster than with any other method of training, users will also benefit from a much higher retention rate then with conventional forms of training. All courses are created using expert authors and recorded with studio quality audio and video, users can expect to receive the same high standard of training that would be taught on a dedicated classroom based course, but for a fraction of the cost.

Users have total control over the speed at which they learn, lessons can be stopped, rewound or fast forwarded at any time, this video tutorial is structured to accommodate both beginner and intermediate users, ideal for people that need to fit comprehensive training into a busy schedule. To sample a free demo of this Maya training video click one of the links below.

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Introduction

User Interface Basics

Visual Interactivity - Eyes

Manual Interactivity - Hands

Mouse vs. Lower left Keyboard
The Select Tool - Shift vs. Ctrl
The Move Tool
The Rotate Tool
The Scale Tool
The Show Manipulator Tool
Pivots

Display Hotkeys

Object Specific Display Options (smoothness)
Window Specific Display Options (wire-frame to hardware-shaded)

Theoretical Foundations - What Is a Sphere?

Node-Based Hierarchy
The Hierarchy of the Surface
Transform Node Hierarchy
History vs. Hierarchy

Selection Masks

Object Mode Selection Masks
Component Mode Selection Masks

Modules

Modeling
Rendering
Animation
Dynamics

What is Modeling?

Digital Sculpture
Create Surfaces to be Rendered
Skins to be Animated

Nurbs vs. Polygons

Nurbs
Polygons
Why We are Working with Nurbs

Creating Curves and Curve Editing

Create CV Curve Tool
CV Curve Tool Explained
Open/Close and Reverse Curve
Snapping
Bugs and Preferences

Primitives

Types
Editing Using History

Creating Surfaces

Revolve
Creating other Surfaces in Maya

Editing Surfaces

Duplicate Tool
Selecting and Pulling CVs and Hulls
Inserting Isoparms
Rebuild Surfaces
Open/Close Surfaces
Attach/Detach Surfaces
Reverse Surface Direction

What is Rendering?

Applying Attributes to a Surface
Lighting a Scene to Create Atmosphere

Rendering Editors

Hypershade
Attribute Editor
Render View Window
Render Globals Window

Lighting a Scene / Adding Textures

Create Default Light
Create Point Light / Glow
Create Spot Light
Create Key Light
Create Spot Light for Back Light Effect
Create a Shadow Pattern
Create Fill Light / Finish Scene
Create Leather Texture
Create Sidewall / Shader
Rename Shader
Create Texture BumpMap (Photoshop)
Apply BumpMap Texture
Apply Texture to Wing and Tail Section
Create Glass-like Texture / Finish Scene

Materials

Common Material Attributes
Material Types

Textures and Utilities

Types of Textures
Textures Explained
Attributes of Textures
Attributes of Utilities
Types of Utilities

Lights

Types of Lights
Light Attributes Pt 1
Light Attributes Pt 2
Light Manipulators

Cameras

Types of Cameras
Camera Controls

What is Animation?

Animation Set-Up
Setting Keyframes to Describe Change Over Time

UI Review

Channel Box
Time Line

Animation Editors

Graph Editor
Dope Sheet
HyperGraph
Outliner

Set Up

Transform Node Hierarchy
Skeletal Hierarchy
IK Systems and Deformers
Facial Set Up

Animation Work Procedure

Set Up Scene / Move / Rotate / Scale
Set Keyframes - Scale
Set Keyframes For Ball Rotation
Analysis / Set Pp Timing
Tangents / Graph Editor
Graph Editor Continued
Editing Keyframes / Fine Tuning
Finish Scene / Play Blast

Maya in the Animation Industry

Modeler
Technical Director
Animator

Beginners Maya 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
Instructor	:	Chuck Grieb / Roger Dickes
Price	:	US$ 99.95
Duration	:	7 hours - 106 Movies
OS	:	Win Vista XP 98,2000,ME. Mac OS 9, OS X
Delivery Options	:	Ground / 2 day / Next Day
Product Code	:	33402

BENEFITS OF THIS TRAINING COURSE

Master Beginners Maya in the shortest time possible
Self paced tutorial, training on video, at your own pace
Just sit back and watch, no books to read, just easy to follow lessons
Training can be viewed from any location, on PC or Mac
All training is self-contained; you don’t even need the application you are learning loaded on your machine
The most affordable way to learn, benefit from a world-leading expert
High quality content for a fraction of the cost of a classroom training course
The Tutorials can be rewound, fast forwarded or stopped at any time
Learn from the comfort of your own desk.