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Maya 4.5 Fundamentals
By Jim  Lammers, Lee  Gooding
Publisher	: New Riders Publishing
Pub Date	: January 10, 2003
ISBN	: 0-7357-1327-8
Pages	: 600
	Copyright
		About the Authors
		About the Technical Reviewers
		Acknowledgments
		Tell Us What You Think
		Introduction
			A Brief History of How Maya Came to Be
			What Is Maya?
			Who Should Read This Book?
			How This Book Is Organized
			Conventions Used in This Book
			Movies on the CD-ROM: How to Play Them and Use Them
			Maya and Hardware
			What's New in Maya 4.5?
			About Maya Personal Learning Edition (PLE)
			Maya Complete Versus Maya Unlimited: What More Would You Get?
			Help Within Maya
			This Book's Web Site
			Reaching the Authors
			A Last Note
		Book Figures
			Book Figures
			Artist Renderings
		Part  I.   A Quick-Start Guide to Maya
			Chapter  1.   Pre-Maya: A Primer
				In This Chapter
				Color Basics
				Image Composition
				Lighting 101
				Cameras and Perspective
				Directing 101
				Computer Graphics Primer
				Bibliography
				Summary
			Chapter  2.   A Tour of Maya
				In This Chapter
				Maya Overview
				The Maya Interface
				The Hotbox
				Summary
			Chapter  3.   Maya Interaction
				In This Chapter
				Creating Objects
				Selecting Objects
				Transforming Objects
				Duplicating Objects
				Deleting Objects
				Pivot Points
				Temporary Snapping
				Hierarchy
				Displaying Objects
				Summary
			Chapter  4.   Diving In: Your First Animation
				In This Chapter
				Starting a New Project
				Creating Scene Elements for Your Project
				Adding More Animation to Your Scene
				Adding Materials and Lighting Your Scene
				Finishing the Scene
				Summary
		Part  II.   Maya Basics
			Chapter  5.   NURBS Modeling Basics
				In This Chapter
				What Are NURBS?
				Marking Menus and the User Interface
				Creating the Old House
				Summary
			Chapter  6.   More NURBS Modeling
				In This Chapter
				More NURBS
				Summary
			Chapter  7.   Modeling with Polygons
				In This Chapter
				Character Modeling with Polygons
				Creating the Creature's Head
				Summary
			Chapter  8.   Materials
				In This Chapter
				Materials Overview
				A Tour of Hypershade
				Basic Material Types
				Material Settings
				Adding Basic Materials to Your House
				Texture Mapping
				3D Paint
				Adding Texture Mapping to Base Materials
				Bump Mapping
				Summary
			Chapter  9.   Lighting
				In This Chapter
				Why Is Lighting Important?
				Available Light Types in Maya
				Shadows in Maya
				Common Light Attributes
				Summary
			Chapter  10.   Animation Basics
				In This Chapter
				The Animation Tools and Interface
				Types of Animation
				Using the Graph Editor
				Playblasting Your Animation
				Summary
			Chapter  11.   Character Animation
				In This Chapter
				What Is Character Animation?
				Creating Skeletons
				Inverse Kinematics
				Skinning
				Animating Your Character
				Building Repetitive Motion with Trax
				Blend Shape Animation
				Summary
			Chapter  12.   Cameras and Rendering
				In This Chapter
				Cameras
				Previewing with Playblast
				Rendering an Animation
				Setup for Rendering
				Summary
		Part  III.   Going Further with Maya
			Chapter  13.   Paint Effects
				In This Chapter
				Paint Effects Overview
				Working with Strokes
				Summary
			Chapter  14.   Particle Systems and Dynamics
				In This Chapter
				Rigid-Body Dynamics
				Particles
				Soft-Body Dynamics
				Summary
			Chapter  15.   Your Next Steps: Efficiency and Artistry
				In This Chapter
				Why Is It Taking So Long to Render?
				Batch Rendering in Maya
				Workflow Enhancements
				Compositing
				Installing Third-Party Plug-ins, Materials, and Scripts
				Creating Your Own Material Libraries
				Parting Thoughts
				Summary
		Part  IV.   Appendices
			Appendix  A.   Maya Headstart for Max Users
				Differences in Viewport Navigation
				Differences in the Control Interface
				Differences in Viewport Mode and Layout
				Differences in Working with Objects
				Differences in Creating and Editing Models
				Differences in Scene Organization
				Differences in Modeling Aids
				Differences in Lighting
				Differences in Materials
				Differences in Creating Animation
				Differences in Previewing and Rendering
				Post Effects
				Environmental Effects
				Scripting
				Particles and Dynamics
				Import/Export from Maya to Max
			Appendix  B.   Maya Headstart for LightWave Users
				Global Differences
				Differences in Viewport Navigation
				Differences in Control Interface
				Differences in Creating and Editing Models
				Differences in Lighting
				Differences in Materials
				Differences in Creating Animation
				Differences in Previewing and Rendering
				Post Effects
				Import/Export from LightWave to Maya
		Index