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breathtaking 3D.
Create breathtaking 3D with Autodesk® Maya® 8.5 software.
This latest release delivers breakthrough technology for industry-leading
projects. Quickly direct and control cloth in entirely new ways with
Maya® nCloth, the first installment of the powerful, new Maya®
Nucleus unified simulation framework. Use the integrated Python scripting
language for plug-in development or as an alternative to Maya Embedded
Language (MEL)—so you can efficiently manipulate, customize, and
automate Maya. Enjoy an even wider range of platform options with support
for ntel®-based Macintosh® computers. These new features, along
with a host of productivity-enhancing tools, help you streamline your
workflow so you can complete complex animation tasks faster.
Complete Complex Animation and Simulation Tasks
Faster
Autodesk Maya 8.5 provides enhanced creative control, so you can complete
complex animation and simulation tasks faster. Powerfully direct and
control cloth, and other materials, in entirely new ways with Maya®
nCloth. This innovative toolset marks the first installment in Maya of
the breakthrough Maya® Nucleus technology, a powerful, new, unified
simulation framework.
Manipulate, Customize,
and Automate Maya
With the addition to Maya 8.5 of the industry-standard Python scripting
language, you now have two powerful, interpreted languages with which
to script Maya. Not only has Python been integrated into Maya at the
same level as the software’s original scripting language, MEL (Maya
Embedded Language), its bindings to the OpenMaya API (Application Programming
Interface) give you an alternative language for plug-in development.
Python and MEL—combined with Maya software’s renowned, open
architecture—make it easier than ever to efficiently manipulate,
customize, and automate Maya for use in nextgeneration pipelines and
industry-leading productions.
Streamline Your 3D Workflow
Autodesk Maya 8.5 maximizes your productivity by simplifying and accelerating
time-consuming tasks. Maya now gives you a variety of new and improved
workflow tools: containers to simplify the display of complex node hierarchies;
an improved interface to, and support for, CgFX shaders; symmetry and
reflection operations for the Rotate and Scale tools; and much more.
Your simulations and animations will also benefit from improved performance
as new levels of multithreading in Maya 8.5 enable you to take advantage
of the latest multicore hardware.
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Feature Film
Whether the project calls for the creation of 3D animatics for previsualization
purposes or for the modeling, animating, and lighting of realistic
graphics (CG) creatures, Maya is the tool of choice for digital artists
in film. Because the software is production proven, readily extensible,
collaborative, and highly compatible with other toolsets, Maya allows
facilities to roll out complex production pipelines—making it
a favorite among technical directors, animation supervisors, and CTOs.
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Broadcast and Video
Production
Today’s production teams are asked to deliver shots ranging
from captivating, stylized effects to photorealistic animation elements
that blend seamlessly with live-action footage—with quality
on par with feature film effects. Fortunately, the same tools used
by the film industry can also enable production facilities to deliver
content for the vast range of projects required by the broadcast graphics,
short-form post, and episodic television production industries. Maya
software’s performance and flexibility enable artists working
in these industries to quickly incorporate the inevitable client changes—and
turn the job around fast.
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Game Development
Game development facilities are increasingly using Maya as part of
their in-game art pipelines. Maya software’s powerful toolset
help them model and texture level objects and characters, create and
manage thousands of animations, assemble massive levels, and apply
lighting effects. Plus, Maya is used to create stunning cinematics
that play at certain points in the game to enhance the story.
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Design Visualization
Product designers, graphic artists, architects, visualization specialists,
and engineers benefit from the extra level of creative expression
that a comprehensive 3D effects, animation, and premier-quality rendering
software can provide. The ability to integrate Maya with standard
production tools—Adobe® Photoshop® and Illustrator®
applications, and prominent computer-aided design (CAD) packages—enables
them to quickly make it a part of their visualization workflow. |
“The Maya API, as well as MEL and Python scripting, allows us
the flexibility of extending Maya to satisfy the needs of A2M. This
not only includes completely customizing the interface, but also creating
production tools to build interactive and immersive game worlds.”
David Lightbown, Senior Artistic Technical Director
A2M – Artificial Mind and Movement
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