Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold
This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i
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It helps because I thought that I might have to buy XP Professional.
Oh, one more thing, as a beginner who is about the purchase the software, how is the software to start using from scratch?
I have only ever used form z before on 3D modelling but I thoughts Maya is really for animation?
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Maya is VERY different from FormZ. I've used FormZ for about 6 years.
The beauty of Maya is that there is a modelling/construction history. That way you can for example tweak your profiles for a loft and the lofted surface is updated in real time.
And as you remarked, Maya is an animation tool while FormZ is not. Fundemental difference. This is where you will probably need to focus your learning. There are no tools that carry over from FormZ in this respect.
Also, Maya has one of the most powerful dynamics systems out there. This eases many common animation tasks that involve real-world forces.
You'll both love and hate Maya within days. If you are already competent at modelling I would focus on lighting and texturing in Maya. Then on to animation. IMHO.
By the way, I do miss a good bevelling/rounding tool a la FormZ in Maya.
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Not that it differs much from XP Home but Pro has better networking abilities and is more all round stable....i think
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it doesnt work on 98, 95 etc cos the kernel is different, u can try it, itll tell u then
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a suggestion, get the PLE (personal learning edition) of maya, which is free and test it. if your have no problem to install and use it, then you would be fine with a commercial version of maya. and for learning purposes it does work pretty well. the limitation that the renders have a watermark and that you cannot use it commercially by the license, does not hinder you to learn all tools in maya. right now the ple is version 4.5 - but that does not mean everything changes in 5.0Originally posted by stephen20
Thanks for that.
It helps because I thought that I might have to buy XP Professional.
Oh, one more thing, as a beginner who is about the purchase the software, how is the software to start using from scratch?
I have only ever used form z before on 3D modelling but I thoughts Maya is really for animation?
edit: oops, i just checked www.alias.com and the ple 5.0 is out - unfortunately not for download yet - but easier to spend $ 20 on the cd, then to spend $ 2000+ and not be happy with maya ....
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