This is just the .dmg install of the Maya 2011 Subscription Advantage Pack.

This training series looks at the multiple tools within Maya 2011 and an example of how to use them. Maya is a vast program that covers a great amount of workflows from 3D modeling to full blown animation, but it's the tools that bind you and your imagination to the program. This training helps new artists who have never used Maya all the way up to the Maya pros. Also included are some workflows that take you through the steps necessary to create a fully textured model within the software. So sit back and enjoy the one program everyone that has ever played video games wanted to learn.

In this collection of lessons we will learn about the Animation Principle of Anticipation.

This course will delve in the animation principle of Anticipation in Maya.

Here?s the first update for Autodesk Maya 2011. Autodesk Maya 2011 software features powerful new tools for helping create and repurpose character animation: enhanced skinning capabilities and non-destructive live motion retargeting. Its new 3D Editorial timeline helps accelerate pre-visualization and virtual movie-making workflows, while an invigorated user interface helps improve artists efficiency and creativity.

Autodesk Maya offers professionals implementing the through the creative process with a complete set of tools for 3D animation, modeling, simulations and visual effects, rendering, tracking and compositing on the basis of easily expandable platform. All of these capabilities in a single application of exceptional value to specialists in computer graphics. The new version improved user interface, procedures, character animation and interaction with viewports, adds new features 3D installation, built-in functions of color management.

Xfrog 5 adds many new Procedural Objects to Maya. By combining these with Maya components/objects you can create a wide variety of organic models and animations based on the building blocks of Nature.

In this series of lessons, we will explore some of the core rendering tools and features of Maya that every rendering artist needs to be familiar with. This course is designed for users who are just getting started with rendering in Maya, so we will not be focusing heavily on using lights, materials or recipes to give your render a specific look. Instead, our focus will be on helping you build a strong foundational knowledge of rendering in Maya by talking about many of the key tools, features and concepts that every rendering artist in Maya really needs to be familiar with. We will also learn how to resolve some rendering-related issues that you may encounter, and we will focus very heavily on helping you develop good habits and strong workflow practices that will be extremely beneficial to you as an emerging render artist.