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These Learning Maya 2012 Tutorials make learning simple, quick and enjoyable. All Training Videos are authored by professional instructors who have a passion for teaching.

01. Introduction

• 0101 Intro To Maya
• 0102 What To Expect

02. The Maya Interface

• 0201 Interface Overview
• 0202 Camera Controls
• 0203 Channel Box
• 0204 Hypergraph Outliner
• 0205 Camera Overview
• 0206 Open Save Scene

03. Transformations And Cameras

• 0301 Select Transform
• 0302 Channel Box Transform
• 0303 Duplicate / Delete
• 0304 Object Pivots
• 0305 Grouping Parenting
• 0306 Selection Modes

04. NURBS Modeling

• 0401 NURBS Overview
• 0402 NURBS Components
• 0403 Creating / Editing Curves
• 0404 Revolve
• 0405 Loft
• 0406 Extrude
• 0407 Construction History
• 0408 NURBS Model Demo

05. Polygon Modeling

• 0501 Polygon Overview
• 0502 Polygon Components
• 0503 Extrude / Smooth
• 0504 Delete / Add Faces
• 0505 Split Faces
• 0506 Loops
• 0507 Merge Vertices
• 0508 Combine / Separate
• 0509 Normals
• 0510 Display Options
• 0511 Poly Model Demo

06. Rendering

• 0601 Render View Intro
• 0602 Alpha Channels
• 0603 File Formats

07. Lighting

• 0701 Light Types
• 0702 Spotlight Manipulation
• 0703 Light Attributes
• 0704 Depth Map Shadows
• 0705 3-point Lighting
• 0706 Volume Lights

08. Texturing

• 0801 Hypershade Overview
• 0802 Create / Assign Materials
• 0803 Material Attributes
• 0804 2D Procedural Textures
• 0805 Using Bitmaps
• 0806 UV Tiling
• 0807 3D Textures

09. UV Preparation

• 0901 Intro To UVs
• 0902 UV Texture Editor
• 0903 Planar Mapping
• 0904 Cylindrical Mapping
• 0905 Automatic Mapping
• 0906 UV Shell Overview
• 0907 Sewing Splitting
• 0908 Normalize Relax
• 0909 UV Mapping Demo

10. Keyframe Animation

• 1001 Intro To Animation
• 1002 Setting Keyframes
• 1003 Playback Channel Box
• 1004 Timeline Editing
• 1005 Graph Editor Intro
• 1006 Graph Editor Continued
• 1007 Set Key Prompt
• 1008 Playblast
• 1009 Animation Demo

11. Batch Rendering

• 1101 Render Settings Intro
• 1102 Frame Numbering
• 1103 Render Resolutions
• 1104 Edge Anti-Aliasing
• 1105 Batch Rendering
• 1106 FCheck

12. Raytracing

• 1201 Raytracing
• 1202 Reflection Limits
• 1203 Refractions
• 1204 Raytrace Shadows

13. Using Mental Ray

• 1301 Intro To Mental Ray
• 1302 Mental Ray Quality Settings
• 1303 Mental Ray Raytracing

14. Additional Techniques

• 1401 Motion Blur
• 1402 Bump Mapping
• 1403 Projecting 2D Maps
• 1404 Image Planes
• 1405 Camera Attributes

15. Conclusion

• 1501 About The Author