The power of Maya�s Embedded Language (MEL) is not to be underestimated. Maya Techniques | MEL for Artists
is your key to understanding MEL and making it work for you. As a Maya
artist, the easiest way for you to increase your art output quality and
quantity is to actually write little tiny scripts that do the simple
work for you thus allowing you to spend more time on the edge of your
skill set � constantly honing and refining - making your scene look
better. This DVD provides you with all the basics you�ll need to
break-through to the other side, the �dark-side�, if you will, and take
the leap into scripting. In this industry, those who write scripts have
the power to create cool tools so get the power of scripting into your
own hands. Maya Techniques | MEL for Artists will teach you the ten most important MEL tips you need to know.
Come and learn the 10 key things that will get you there the fastest:
Resources, Editors, Help Docs, The Basics, Optimization, 10 most Useful
commands, Loops, Procs, Formatting, Sourcing & Executing.
Author Biography
Jason Parks has worked at Sony Computer Entertainment America since
1997. During his time at SCEA, Jason has worked in Motion Capture,
Cinematics, and Tools Groups as a Character Technical Director, and a
Technical Artist. He has worked with dozens of game teams on 50+
projects focusing on the technical aspects of characters; skeletons,
animation, rigging, and deformations. Witnessing such a wide diversity
of workflows and techniques has led Jason to specialize in scripting
tools, automating processes, and developing efficient animation
pipelines. He now researches the latest character related technology
and facilitates implementation for SCEA�s product development teams.
You Will Learn - Resources
- Editors
- Help Docs
- The Basics
- Optimization
- The 10 most Useful MEL commands
- Loops
- Procs
- Formatting
- Sourcing and Executing
System Requirements - Maya Complete 7, Maya Unlimited 7, or Maya Personal Learning Edition
- DVD drive
- Apple� QuickTime� Player 6.5 or later
- Maya System Requirements
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