Year: 2012

Title: Introducing Autodesk Maya 2013
By: Dariush Derakhshani
Publisher: Wiley / Sybex
Formats: Ebook
Ebook: May 2012
Pages: 640
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4571-4363-2 | ISBN 10:1-4571-4363-1

ENTER A NEW DIMENSION WITH MAYA 2013

Autodesk Maya is a top choice for 3D professionals creating the stunning characters and visual effects you see in today’s films, games, cartoons, and commercials. Now you can learn to build and animate your own digital models and scenes, and begin developing professional-level skills, with Introducing Autodesk Maya 2013.

The new edition of this perennial favorite and bestseller is the perfect primer on 3D and Maya. Beginning with the basics, the book builds from the ground up, combining straightforward text with fun and practical examples that make it easy to learn Maya’s core tools. Follow clear, step-by-step lessons while you learn by doing, using project files downloadable from the web. The book includes a full-color insert with striking examples from talented new Maya users to inspire you.

• Learn CG and 3D core concepts and production workflows
• Get a fast but thorough lesson on the Maya 2013 user interface
• Build a simple animation of the planets in the solar system, right away
• Explore the basics of NURBS, polygons, and subdivision surfaces modeling
• Create an alien hand, a steam locomotive, a toy wagon, and more
• Rig for animation and get the most out of Maya’s powerful Graph Editor tool
• Master HDRI lighting, mental ray rendering, dynamics, visualization, and effects

Use reference pictures to model objects more accurately

Learn how to apply and adjust textures and materials

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Day One enhanced: Introduction to Software Defined Networks (SDN) is an informative and entertaining look at one of the more interesting technological shifts in networking in the past few years. Juniper Networks Engineers Tom Nadeau and Dan Backman take on the challenge of describing something that is still evolving in committee in a new Day One enhanced format. It’s an fascinating approach to a moving target using video interviews and whiteboard sessions to accompany the text.

Thomas D. Nadeau is a Distinguished Engineer in the PSD CTO Office at Juniper Networks where he is responsible for leading all aspects of Software Defined Networks and Network Programmability. Thomas received his BSCS from The University of New Hampshire, and a M.Sc. from The University of Massachusetts in Lowell, where he has been an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science since 2000. Tom is an active participant at the IETF, ONF and OIF. Tom has published two books including MPLS Network Management: Tools and Techniques, Morgan-Kaufman, and Network Management Know It All, Morgan-Kaufman, and most recently, Juniper Day One Enhanced: Software Defined Networks (SDN). Tom is also finishing up a new book entitled Software Defined, Driven and Programmable Networks for O’Reilly Publishers that is expected by mid-2013.

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