Learning Maya 7: The Special Effects Handbook

By Alias Learning Tools

This spectacular full-color guide takes a brand-new approach to Maya special effects. Brought to you by Alias, creators of Maya, you'll find: A new approach to teaching rendering and dynamics using characters and effects from the Oscar-winning short film The ChubbChubbs. Coverage of the whole range of special effects topics, including lighting, camera rigging, effects, particles, and rigid bodies. Your able to compare effects you create with effects found in the final film. A DVD with instructor-led tutorials (Quicktime videos) as well as scene files, artist interviews, and Maya Personal Learning Edition. Order your copy of this indispensible handbook today

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1897177011
• ISBN13: 9781897177013
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Maya Press
• Length: 683 Pages
• Weight: 3.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Good reference

Good reference if you know enough about Maya to spot the discrepancies. Some of the tutorials are also buggy in Maya 8.

great rendering and dynamics for maya7

A great book for beginners of maya7. It is basicaly the "Rendering" and "Dynamics" books of the Learning Maya6 Book Series all in one. There are over 600 pgs of color diagrams and simple text discriptions. It is very clear and covers many very important aspects of image quality. Unfortunately for me, I already have the Learning Maya6 Book series so there is a lot of redundant information. Though there is enough new info to keep me happy.

The best it gets!

These books are a spectacular edition. Alias has been good about teaching in their books, but these books actually have FUN projects! I have enough books that will tell me how to do something (and these are VERY easy to understand) but the only ones that I can actually have fun working with are the ones contained in this new series. Not for the advanced user though. If you want advanced, go for the Maya Tecniques series, not the Learning Maya series. Great books!