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Award-winning Autodesk® Maya® software is a tool of choice for those in the film, television, game development, and design industries who desire a high-level of control over their 3D workflows and pipelines. Artists and designers select Maya because of its intuitive user interface, which facilitates customization and fine-tuning of effective workflows, and technicians (technical directors and programmers) choose Maya for its reliability, open architecture, wide range of supported platforms, and the ease with which it can be incorporated into any existing or new production pipeline.
A CG Pipeline in the Box
Autodesk® Maya® 2013 software offers a comprehensive CG pipeline in the box with powerful modelling, simulation, animation, rendering, match-moving and compositing capabilities. Maya is used by leading artists to help create innovative entertainment, and both Maya and its developers have garnered numerous awards for technological innovation, including three Academy Awards®.
Advanced Simulation Capabilities
Maya offers extensive simulation tools for creating high-quality, realistic fluid, particle, cloth, fur, hair, rigid and soft-body dynamics. Engineered by leading research scientists, the Academy Award winning Maya Fluid Effects as well as the Maya software’s Nucleus Unified Simulation Framework are designed to help make simulations more realistic. In addition, you can now use the multi-threaded NVIDIA® PhysX® engine to create static, dynamic and kinematic rigid-body simulations directly in the Maya viewport.
Believable Characters
Maya features industry-leading tools for creating compelling CG characters. Used to help create villains and heroes like Gollum from Lord of the Rings, Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean and the Na’vi from AVATAR, Maya features highly customisable rigging tools, advanced muscle deformation and skinning tools, full-body inverse kinematics (FBIK) and the ability to blend forward and inverse kinematics more smoothly.
3D Editorial
Maya offers 3D editorial capabilities with the Camera Sequencer, which features a Sequencer Playlist, support for multi-track audio and interoperability with popular non-linear editing (NLE) applications like Apple® Final Cut Pro® software. Ideal for editing 3D animation for previsualisation or virtual film making, the Camera Sequencer allows you to manage framing and timing of CG shots more precisely and play them back for review.
Performance
Maya is engineered to help handle today’s increasingly complex data sets without slowing down the creative process. It does this through multi-threading, algorithmic tuning, sophisticated memory management, GPU optimisations, tools for segmenting scenes and 64-bit support for Microsoft® Windows®, Linux® and Apple® Mac OS® X operating systems. Moreover, a high performance viewport enables you to interact with your scene in a higher fidelity environment, helping you to make better creative decisions in context.
Improved Pipeline Efficiency
Maya Assets help you to manage large and complex scenes better and to collaborate with others more effectively. Move 3D assets through your pipeline more efficiently with Autodesk® FBX® 2013 data exchange technology and take advantage of single-step workflows with Autodesk® Mudbox™ 2013 software, Autodesk MotionBuilder® 2013 software and the Interactive Creation Environment (ICE) of Autodesk® Softimage® 2013 software.
Highly Customisable
Maya offers multiple customisation options for companies wishing to integrate 3D tools more tightly into their pipeline or to add specialised production tools. It was built from the ground up with the Maya Embedded Language (MEL) and offers Python® scripting as well as an extensive, well-documented C++ API. Developers can now also create interface components more easily with Qt Designer.
Easy to Learn
From the first-class Autodesk training and documentation that comes with Maya to the range of partner and third-party books, DVDs, tutorials and training facilities, there are numerous resources to match anyone’s learning style. Tap into one of the largest online communities of 3D professionals and enthusiasts to share information and knowledge.
Make the Most of Your Mac
With Maya, Mudbox and now Autodesk® Smoke® 2013 for Mac OS X software all optimised for Apple’s 64-bit OS, you can get the most out of your Mac. Autodesk offers a set of high-end digital production tools for creative professionals from digital sculpting and 3D animation to high quality editorial and creative finishing.
A Global Community
The extensive Maya online community, including the AREA, provides an invaluable resource for everyone from students learning the application to artists looking for some expert advice for a challenging project.
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