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Trinity Animation\u2019s president Jim Lammers co-authored this beginner\u2019s book on Alias|Wavefront’s Maya\u00a0version 4 with Lee Gooding\u00a0in 2002.<\/p>\n
Lammers noticed that with the new, free, learning edition from Alias|Wavefront (called PLE for Personal Learning Edition) there would be a lot of interest in using Maya 3D\u00a0software with little helpful documentation on how to get started. Lammers partnered with Gooding on creating the book content, splitting the work into writing for Lammers and tutorial design for Gooding.<\/p>\n
One major innovation with this book was recording every single tutorial as a screen captured movie for the reader to view and follow. Naturally this made it much faster to learn for a beginner. Special codecs were employed to encode 13+ hours of full screen movies onto a single 650 MB CD-ROM, along with all the scene files. The book sold very well, with over 16,000 copies in the English version alone. The book was translated into 6 other languages as well.<\/p>\n
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Jim Lammers and Lee Gooding have done it! They’ve created a book that makes Maya easy to grasp for those new to Maya or to 3D. This book will help readers learn how to use Maya Complete and the new Maya Personal Learning Edition.Jim and Lee worked hard to devise an interesting project that would allow them to expose readers to the key functionalities of Maya 4. They created a series of “Spooky World” tutorials we hope you find valuable.\u00a0In their efforts to provide readers with a truly valuable learning experience, Jim and Lee also put together over 13 HOURS OF TUTORIAL MOVIES, which are provided on the book’s CD. Every step of every tutorial is illustrated through CAMTASIA movies to help get you up to speed quickly.\u00a0If you are looking for a book to give you a solid foundation for working with Maya 4, Maya 4 Fundamentals is definitely the place to start!<\/p>\n
– Linda Bump<\/a> Senior Acquisitions Editor<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Product Details
\nSeries: Fundamentals (New Riders)
\nPaperback: 576 pages
\nPublisher: New Riders Press<\/a> (February 18, 2002)
\nLanguage: English
\nISBN-10: 0735711895
\nISBN-13: 978-0735711891
\nProduct Dimensions: 7.3 x 1.3 x 9.1 inches
\nShipping Weight: 2.2 pounds<\/p>\n
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