Maya's camera tools are among the best available in any 3D package. In this course, author Aaron F. Ross shares expert techniques in Maya camera layout and animation. Aaron starts with the basics of creating and manipulating cameras, then goes over aesthetic concerns of visual composition. He explains the major forms and conventions of cinematic camera framing and movement. Aaron covers all types of camera animation, using keyframes, motion trails, scripted expressions, and constraints. He includes a chapter on special effects that delves into extended techniques like isometric views, texture projection, and lens effects. Aaron concludes with an exploration of the Maya Camera Sequencer, a nonlinear editing system for pre-visualization of cinematic scenes with multiple cameras.

Learn how to rig a character from scratch in Maya. Discover how to create joints and controls for effective animation.

Learn how to set up and direct Bullet simulations for collisions, breakage, and simple cloth effects.

Learn how to rig facial features for natural movement and expression. Discover how to use blend shapes, joints, constraints, skinning, and more tools for character rigging in Maya.

Learn basic principles and techniques of 3D medical animation using Autodesk Maya 2018. Explore visual aesthetics and creating medical animations like cell division and blood flow.

Learn how to incorporate the powerful MASH procedural animation tools—included with the Maya 2016 Extension 2—into your Maya workflow and build more dynamic motion graphics.

Representing the natural world in a 3D program can be a daunting task. Autodesk Maya comes to the rescue with an incredible array of tools for world-building. In this course, learn how to command the powers of Maya to model, sculpt, and shade scenes of nature. Terrains can be imported as heightmaps, generated with procedural texture patterns, sculpted by hand, or art directed with any combination of those methods. With tools such as XGen and Paint Effects, you can easily populate a scene with plants and other objects. The layout requirements for exteriors often include special visual effects such as image planes and camera constraints. Volumetric clouds and atmospheric perspective complete the illusion of reality for a photorealistic natural setting. This course even touches on real-time workflows, rendering a cubic environment map in Maya and loading it into Unity. Get ready to tame the wilderness and design realistic exterior settings in Maya.

Learn to create, style, animate, and render realistic hair with Maya nHair.

Learn how to use the Render Setup window and the Light Editor to create faster, more dynamic renders in Maya.

The Arnold renderer in Maya makes photorealism easier than ever. Learn to light, shade, and render using the powerful tools in Arnold 6.

Learn how to use the Maya modeling toolkit for retopology: rebuilding a model for smoother and more natural animation.

Learn to create complex materials and shader networks in Maya, the industry leader in 3D materials and shaders.

Learn how to reuse, blend, and move animation between characters with the Time Editor in Maya 2017.

Get tips, tricks, and techniques to solve the most common issues Maya artists encounter in a live production environment in this new series.

Learn how to develop web applications and web APIs with the MEAN stack: MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and Node.js.

Don't miss opportunities to improve your sales team's performance and increase revenue. Learn what you need to measure to determine if your salesforce is effective.

Leverage the power of objectives and key results (OKRs) in your organization. In this audiobook summary learn how to use this time-tested technique to achieve measurable goals.

All companies are looking for that perfect metric, the one data point that will tell them everything they need to be successful. Measuring errors abound, but developing better metrics can be difficult. In this course, ASU instructor Eddie Davila walks you through how to create metrics that work well for your company. Eddie explains why it is important to measure performance and what some of the most common errors are in measuring your own company’s performance. He goes over what makes a good metric, how to evaluate your current measurement system to see if it aligns with your organization goals and how you can develop and test a system of measurement from scratch. Eddie also covers the importance of data visualization tools, such as dashboards and infographics.

Determine the ROI for learning. Learn how to measure the learning effectiveness of your class or training program using popular training evaluation models.

Learn how team measurement works, why and how you do it, and how to apply it to specific functions such as sales, operations, and finance.