Digital Tutors - Introduction to Animation in Maya

Language: English
Duration: 1h 47m
Video: AVC 1280x720 15 fps
Audio: AAC 188 Kbps 32.0 KHz
Size: 1.32
Level: Beginner
Software Used: Autodesk Maya 2014
Project Files Included
released: June 3rd, 2013
URL: http://www.digitaltutors.com/tutorial/1176-Introduction-to-Animation-in-Maya

What you will learn
In this set of Maya animation tutorials we will learn the intuitive and fun animation tools of Maya. We'll learn everything from how to setup animation preferences and create key frames, to learning how animation can be modified from Maya's Timeline and Graph Editor.

We'll learn how to animate objects along a path, and how to animate with constraints. We'll even cover helpful tips on how to improve your productivity. By the end, you'll be equipped with the understanding you need to animate comfortably inside of Maya.

Lessons:
1. Introduction and project overview
2. Setting animation preferences
3. Creating keyframes and editing animation on the Time Slider
4. Understanding the Graph Editor
5. Seamlessly looping animation / cycle animation infinitely
6. Baking a cycled animation
7. Working with Editable Motion Trails
8. Path animation
9. Animating with the Parent Constraint
10. Sketching inside of Maya with the new Grease Pencil tool
11. Previewing animation in real-time with Playblasts
12. Animation layers
13. Correcting Gimbal Lock with Maya's Euler Filter