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Description: Creating characters for games presents many challenges for the 3D artist. Issues such as poly count, flexibility of the rig, art direction, and the game environment itself will dictate the final look of the character. In this DVD, Mayan continues from the head model and design used in Head Modeling for Games, demonstrating the tools and techniques used to create low polygon characters. Topics such as working from a concept design, poly count, scripts, props and topology are discussed.

Over 2 1/2 hours of lecture.

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Software: Maya 8.5 or higher
Run Time: 20 hrs. 42 min., 11 discs
A guide to modeling, texturing, and rendering digital humans in Maya
Learnig a production workflow to organic modeling, UV layout, texture mapping, shading, and rendering using an array of tools and techniques for creating realistic humans from reference.
Series contains 4 products and a total of over 20 hours of project-based training for artists learning the technical and artistic processes of creating digital doubles for use in Film and Games. Perfect for students and professionals.

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mental ray Standalone 3.6 for Maya 2008 Highlights

Key New Features and Enhancements

The advanced, physically based mental ray? rendering technology allows you to take your CG projects to new, more photorealistic heights.

The latest release of mental ray? Standalone for Autodesk? Maya? software–mental ray 3.6–delivers improved performance and scalability for rendering large scenes.

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PIXAR RENDERMAN STUDIO V1.0.1

RENDERMAN PRO SERVER V13.5.2

Xforce

RenderMan Studio is a collection of tools that form an advanced
render pipeline that is both easy to use and fully customizable.
From Maya scene translation, to network rendering, to compositing . .
RenderMan Studio provides a powerful render pipeline for maximum
efficiency.

The RenderMan Studio includes:
RenderMan for Maya Pro for Maya 7, 8.5 and 2008
Integrates tightly with Maya to provide a bridge to Pixar’s RenderMan.
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CRAFT DIRECTOR TOOLS V8.1.1 FOR 3DS MAX AND MAYA

Release info:
Craft Director Tools is a suite of plug-ins for Direct Animation
in Maya and 3ds Max. Direct animation is a ground breaking
animation discipline in which animators are given greater
precision and control. Objects and cameras are steered
manually in the 3D environment with the aid of such input
devices as a joystick or a 3D mouse.

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Digital Tutors – Creating Cartoon Sets in Maya

Learn a time-saving workflow to creating cartoon sets, look development for environments, and production techniques for modeling, UV layout, texturing, and shader assembly.
Contains over 6 hours of project-based training and guides artists step-by-step through a proven approach to the modeling, texturing, and shading processes of creating stylized cartoon sets and environments as seen in animated feature films.

http://www.digitaltutors.com/store/product.php?productid=3409&cat=39&page=1

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Maya 2008 Extension 1 Muscle System win32/64 bit and MacOSx

Maya 2008 Extension 1 New Feature Highlights
Muscles and Skin

Deformations

Use the powerful, full-featured Maya Muscle deformer on skin, muscles or as a standalone deformer in conjunction with other Maya tools. The built-in Volume Preservation solution gives you realistic results as a muscle mass is contracted and lengthened ? helping you avoid the typical collapsing and pinching problems that frequently plague jointsthat bend. Custom squash and stretch can be used to override volume preservation.

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Xfrog Prehistoric Plants v.2

PREHISTORIC Version 2.0 DVD – Trees of PREHISTORIC ERAS. An Image Gallery and PDFs are available at the bottom of this page. The Library contains 20 Species with 3 age variations, (60 Unique Models), on the DVD in 9, (yes, NINE) 3D formats – MAYA, MAX, C4D, LWO, OBJ, VUE D’ESPRIT, BRYCE, 3DS and XFROG. PLUS, a import plugin for XSI 4.2 and higher. The DVD also includes (60) 800 x 800 Billboards and (60) 800 x 800 Perspective Renders, each with alpha, for single polygon opacity/transparency texturing or direct compositing. e.g. games, realtime, forests, flocks, flowerbeds, you decide, its all rendered for you already. A print resolution PDF in 7 languages is enclosed with the library(click below on PDF), explaining the origins of each Plant and featuring Renders of each model – Perfect to dazzle clients, wifes, husbands, and even your grandmother.

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