Mastering Autodesk Maya 2011 [[electronic resource] /] / Eric Keller

• Autore: Keller Eric
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1050 p.)
• Disciplina: 006.6/96
• Soggetto topico: Computer animation; Computer graphics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.; Autodesk official training guide".
• Nota di contenuto: Mastering Autodesk Maya 2011; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Who Should Buy This Book; What's Inside; How to Contact the Author; Chapter 1: Working in Maya; Creating and Editing Maya Nodes; Creating Maya Projects; Organizing Complex Node Structures with Assets; File References; The Bottom Line; Chapter 2: Virtual Filmmaking with Maya Cameras; Determining the Image Size and Film Speed of the Camera; Creating and Animating Cameras; Creating Custom Camera Rigs; Applying Depth of Field and Motion Blur; Using Orthographic and Stereo Cameras; The Bottom Line ; Chapter 3: NURBS Modeling in MayaUnderstanding NURBS; Employing Image Planes; Modeling NURBS Surfaces; Creating Realism; NURBS Tessellation; The Bottom Line; Chapter 4: Polygon Modeling; Understanding Polygon Geometry; Working with Smooth Polygons; Editing Polygon Components; Adding Components; Modeling with Deformers; Combining Meshes; Using Bevel Plus and Bevel Edges; Polygon Modeling with Paint Effects; Convert NURBS Surfaces to Polygons; Boolean Operations; Sculpting Polygons Using Artisan; Advanced Polygon Editing Tools; Using Subdivision Surfaces; The Bottom Line ; Chapter 5: Animation TechniquesUsing Joints and Constraints; Inverse Kinematics; Keyframe Animation; The Graph Editor; Playblast and FCheck; Driven Keys; Animation Using Expressions; Motion Path Animation; Animating Constraints; Animation Layers; The Bottom Line; Chapter 6: Animating with Deformers; Animating Facial Expressions Using Blend Shapes; Animating Blend Shapes Sequentially; Animating with Lattices; Animating Object Components with Clusters; Animating a Scene Using Nonlinear Deformers; Creating a Jiggle Effect; Optimizing Animations with the Geometry Cache; The Bottom Line ; Chapter 7: Rigging and Muscle SystemsUnderstanding Rigging; Creating and Organizing Joint Hierarchies; Rigging the Giraffe; Full Body Inverse Kinematics; Skinning Geometry; The Maya Muscle System; The Bottom Line; Chapter 8: Paint Effects and Toon Shading; Using the Paint Effects Canvas; Painting on 3D Objects; Understanding Strokes; Designing Brushes; Create Complexity by Adding Strokes to a Curve; Shaping Strokes with Behavior Controls; Animating Strokes; Rendering Paint Effects; Using Toon Shading; The Bottom Line; Chapter 9: Lighting with mental ray; Shadow-Casting Lights ; Indirect Lighting: Global IlluminationIndirect Illumination: Final Gathering; Image-Based Lighting; Physical Sun and Sky; mental ray Area Lights; Light Shaders; The Bottom Line; Chapter 10: mental ray Shading Techniques; Shading Concepts; Creating Blurred Reflections and Refractions Using Standard Maya Shaders; Basic mental ray Shaders; Car Paint Materials; The MIA Material; Controlling Exposure with Tone Mapping; Rendering Contours; The Bottom Line; Chapter 11: Texture Mapping; UV Texture Layout; Bump and Normal Mapping; Displacement Mapping; Subsurface Scattering; The Bottom Line ; Chapter 12: Rendering for Compositing
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• Titolo autorizzato: Mastering Autodesk Maya 2011
• ISBN: 0-470-92576-0; 1-282-75642-7; 9786612756429; 0-470-92574-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459413403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II