Autodesk® Maya® (formerly Alias Systems Corporation) – Academy Award® winning software is the world’s most powerfully integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering solution. Because Maya is based on an open architecture, all your work can be scripted or programmed using a well-documented and comprehensive API (Application Program Interface), or one of two integrated scripting languages. This, combined with an industry-leading suite of 3D tools, means Maya enables you to realize your creative ideas. Maya also adds to the quality and realism of 2D graphics.

That’s why Autodesk Maya is used by film and video artists, game developers, design visualization professionals, and students to create engaging, lifelike digital images, realistic animation, and extraordinary visual effects.
Autodesk® Maya® 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and visual effects software offers artists an end-to-end creative workflow.
Autodesk Maya 2010 software is the first release to unify the Autodesk® Maya® Complete 2009 and Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited 2009 feature sets, advanced matchmoving capabilities, and high dynamic range compositing into a single affordable package. Also included for a complete CG workflow are 5 additional mental ray® for Maya batch rendering nodes and the Autodesk® Backburner™ network render queue manager.

• Maya Fluid Effects™ – Simulate and render a huge variety of atmospheric, pyrotechnic, viscous liquid, and open ocean effects. Maya Fluid Effects overcomes one of the greatest barriers in computer animation.
• Maya Fur – Easy creation of realistic fur, short hair, wool and grass on NURBS or polygonal models. Incredibly realistic styling and rendering of short hair and fur, with Maya Artisan brush interface for painting fur attributes.
• Maya Cloth – The fastest and most accurate software solution for simulating a wide variety of digital clothing and other fabric objects. Any cloth object can be animated including sails, skins, tents, drapery, bedding, etc.
• Maya Live – Sophisticated matchmoving combines 2D live-action with 3D elements. Maya Live provides greater flexibility, a fast integrated 2D tracker and an interactive root frame solver. Maya Live also allows you to reconstruct live-action elements as 3D geometry plus output to external applications.
• Maya Hair – Tools for the creation, styling and rendering of fully dynamic long hair on NURBS or polygon objects. Make any NURBS curve dynamic for use in advanced character rigging and effects. Create a wide range of other “non-hair” effects too.

Autodesk Maya Complete:
• Intuitive User Interface
• Data and Scene Management Tools
• Polygon Modeling
• NURBS Modeling
• Subdivision Surface Modeling
• General Animation
• Character Animation
• Deformers
• Rigid and Soft Body Dynamics
• Particles and Fields
• Maya Paint Effects
• Toon Shader
• Maya Artisan
• 3D Paint
• Multiple Rendering Options
• Rendering Controls and Effects
• MEL
• Maya API/SDK
• Connectivity and Integration

What’s New in Maya 2010:
Autodesk Maya 2010 offers artists an end-to-end creative workflow for less.
* Advanced simulation tools—Access the innovative Maya Nucleus unified simulation framework and the first two fully integrated Nucleus simulation modules (Maya nCloth and Maya nParticles) as well as Maya Fluid Effects, Maya Hair, and Maya Fur.
* High-performance compositor—Work interactively with visual media, regardless of bit-depth or image size, using the Maya Composite compositor.
* Professional camera tracking—Extract accurate 3D camera and motion data from video and film sequences and then insert CG elements seamlessly into a scene using Autodesk® MatchMover™ software.
* More rendering power—Use more networked computers to render your sequences faster. Maya 2010 includes 5 additional mental ray for Maya batch rendering nodes and the Autodesk Backburner network render queue manager.

Maya for Film
From previsualizing feature films before a single frame is shot to producing spectacular, Oscar®-winning finished effects or stereoscopic projects, Autodesk Maya helps studios and artists increase the quality and efficiency of their film pipeline. Autodesk Maya software helps you to:
* Access a large pool of trained and talented artists
* Create 3D animatics for previsualization of a setting
* Model, animate, and light realistic high-resolution characters, environments, and performances
* Roll out complex and efficient pipelines because the software is readily extensible, collaborative, and highly compatible with certain other toolsets, such as Autodesk® MotionBuilder®, Autodesk® Flame® and Autodesk® Smoke® software

Maya for Games
As an integrated 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solution based on an open architecture, Autodesk Maya software is a tool of choice for those who require a high level of control over their game art workflows and pipelines. Maya offers:
* A comprehensive range of keyframe, nonlinear, and advanced character animation editing tools
* A wide-ranging suite of advanced polygon, NURBS, and subdivision surface modeling and texturing tools
* A unified rendering user interface and workflow
* The Python® Scripting Language, Maya Embedded Scripting Language (MEL), and a comprehensive API that allow developers to customize and scale implementation

Maya for Television
Whether it be a television commercial, on-air graphics, or visual effects-driven short- and long- form episodics, Autodesk Maya helps you meet the fast-paced television and broadcast production market. Adding Maya software to your pipeline helps you to:
* Access a large pool of trained and talented artists
* Model, animate, and light realistic characters, environments, and graphics
* Roll out efficient pipelines because the software is readily extensible, collaborative, and highly compatible with certain other toolsets, such as Autodesk® Flame® and Autodesk® Smoke® software

Maya for Design Visualization
Leading architects, automotive and consumer products designers, and creative advertising professionals use the Maya toolset to explore, validate, and convey their designs.
* Architecture—Maya offers a robust platform with powerful modeling toolsets that complement the building information modeling (BIM) workflow during conceptualization.
* Manufacturing—Complementing the Autodesk® Inventor®, Alias®, and Showcase® family of products, the Maya toolset is used by manufacturers, marketers, and their ad agencies for work ranging from conceptual modeling to advanced animated visualizations.
* Automotive—Maya is used by designers in automotive OEMs to complement the Alias and Showcase family of products for a variety of tasks such as modeling, data preparation and cleanup, and advanced visualization.
* Consumer products manufacturing—Maya enables consumer products manufacturers to turn digital prototypes into highly realistic advertisements—without the need for costly physical prototypes and photography shoots.

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