 The magic of Maya
 From cartoon strips to educational videos, commercials, music videos, interactive video games and children programmes, Maya lets you play the role of director, actor, set designer and cinematographer as you build, render and animate digital characters and scenes.
Maya is the tool of choice for digital content creators, whether it’s a one-man shop or a full-fledged animation studio. Maya adds to the quality and realism of 2D graphics. That's why film and video artists, game developers, visualisation professionals, Web and print designers turn to Maya to take their work to the next level.
What is Maya?
Maya is a 3D modelling, rendering, animation and paint software package that delivers all the tools and features 3D artists need to produce animation and visual effects on the computer. With Maya, a 3D artist could let his imagination fly free and leave the rest to the tool. Such is the power of Maya; even novices, with a good concepts background, can lap it up easily.
Says Atul Vohra, head, Arena Multimedia, leading provider of multimedia education in the country, "Maya is among the most radical 3D animation and digital effects software and is most powerful for character animation and visual effects. More than 70 per cent of Hollywood films' special effects is done in Maya and most 3D games are now done in Maya. Maya is the most powerful and advanced solution for the creation of computer-generated animation and special effects in the market today. Maya is for the advanced digital content creator who wants to work with the ultimate creative tools for maximum creative possibilities."
Movies made in Maya include 'The Mummy', 'The Mummy Returns', 'George of the Jungle', 'The Fifth Element', 'Final Fantasy', 'The Hollow Man', 'The X-Man', 'Anaconda', 'Stuart Little', 'Shrek', 'Sindbad', 'Pandavas', 'Starship Trooper', 'Lake Placid', 'The Phantom Menace', 'Spiderman', 'Harry Potter', 'Jurassic Park 3', 'Star Wars', 'Lord of the Rings',' Ice Age' and more.
Features of Maya
Maya has unlimited features. It has a great modeller where a 3D modeller can create models using polygons, NURBS and other advanced features. These objects would look exactly real-life; a carefully modelled human being or a dinosaur would look like a real one. The ability to modify and edit such objects to the minutest possible detail makes this software a sculptor’s choice. The Unlimited bundle of this software has features for character design and powerful animation features, where one could make the objects created virtually dance and look like real ones. The ability to animate or move individual areas of an object makes Maya very special.
Add to this scientific features and laws of physics controls, wherein the objects could be controlled very precisely and naturally for its motion. To add visual realism, Maya has volumetric lighting and real world atmospheric effects like Fog. There is an old saying which goes; ‘You can't have the cake and eat it too’, but in Maya you can - create a human being, give realistic movements and even drape it with realistic clothing and fur. What more could an animator ask for?
The motion builder is one of the components of Maya and is used for 3D games development. Some of the top animation developers for Hollywood, like Industrial Light and Magic, Dreamworks, etc., and some of the greatest blockbusters like 'Mummy', 'Star Wars', 'Perfect Storm' have benefited from Maya. Some Sony Playstation games have used Maya to a great extent.
Features of Maya Unlimited
6.0
 Maya Unlimited 6.0 is the choice of digital content creators who aim to take their 3D projects to the most advanced level and includes industry leading-innovations: Maya Fluid Effects; Maya Cloth; Maya Hair; Maya Fur, and Maya Live.
Unparalleled character creation and animation: Maya 6 advances its popular character creation and animation technology and adds motion retargeting and motion redirecting tools.
Enhanced scene management and workflow improvements: As 3D projects become more complex, Maya 6 scales to meet the challenges of next generation productions.
New levels of interaction and integration with the industry-standard tools:
There's new integration with Adobe® Photoshop®, a fully integrated Web browser, and new and enhanced file format support.
Features most requested by Maya users to specifically meet everyday production demands. New features include unparalleled effects, significant advances in modelling, improvement in pain effects and continued integration of rendering technologies for real-time previews.
Industries in which Maya is used:
Feature films
Video production
Game development
Product design
Transportation design
Architectural visualisation
Medical & scientific visualisation, simulation
Web graphics
Print publishing
CBT development
Advertising
And countless others
Profiles
3D Modeler
3D Animator
Texture/Background Artist
Rendering Specialist
Digital Animator
Character Animator
Games Designer
Special Effects Designer
Visual Effects Specialist
Compositing Specialist
Editing Specialist
Live Action Integrator
Motion Capture Specialist
Technical Director
Art Director
Producer
Training in Maya
Like other software segments, the global need in animation is for trained manpower. Arena Multimedia’s Arena Animation Academy (AAA) offers training on Maya. Anyone adept in Maya can choose a wide array of careers including 3D Modeler, Animator, Special FX creator, Character designer and Games designer and all in very attractive areas like movies, TV, music videos, advertising, games design and educational multimedia.
The Arena Animation Academy Specialist Program offers comprehensive course in animation, which includes Maya 6.0 Unlimited. Trained faculty, state-of-the-art labs and latest courseware, in addition to regular seminars, industry visits and personality development classes make Arena Animation Academy the much-desired destination for students keen to make their mark as adept professionals in Maya.
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