Introduction to Animation in Maya 2014

Pluralsight

Course Summary

This set of Maya animation tutorials, will guide you through the intuitive and fun animation tools of Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.

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Course Description

This set of Maya animation tutorials, will guide you through the intuitive and fun animation tools of Maya. We'll learn everything from how to set up our animation preferences and create key frames, to learning how animation can be modified from Maya's Time Slider and Graph Editor. We'll learn how to animate objects along a path, how to work non-destructively with animation layers, how to draw inside of our viewport with Maya's Grease Pencil tool, and how to animate with constraints. We'll even learn how to transfer animation between characters with the help of a few Character Sets and the Trax Editor. By the end, you'll have the understanding you need to animate comfortably inside of Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.

Course Description

This set of Maya animation tutorials, will guide you through the intuitive and fun animation tools of Maya. We'll learn everything from how to set up our animation preferences and create key frames, to learning how animation can be modified from Maya's Time Slider and Graph Editor. We'll learn how to animate objects along a path, how to work non-destructively with animation layers, how to draw inside of our viewport with Maya's Grease Pencil tool, and how to animate with constraints. We'll even learn how to transfer animation between characters with the help of a few Character Sets and the Trax Editor. By the end, you'll have the understanding you need to animate comfortably inside of Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.

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Course Syllabus

Introduction and Project Overview
- 1m 1s

—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 1s

Introduction to Animation in Maya 2014
- 3h 37m

—Exploring the Animation Preferences 14m 3s
—Finishing Our Walk-through of the Animation Preferences and Adjusting the Time Slider Settings 12m 21s
—Playback Controls and the Time Slider 8m 41s
—Setting Keyframes 10m 55s
—A Look at the Set Key Tool 11m 8s
—Adding Moving Holds 3m 4s
—Manipulating Keys on the Time Slider 10m 49s
—Working with Key Ticks 2m 53s
—The Graph Editor 12m 46s
—Function Curve Interpolation Types 9m 40s
—Utilizing Buffer Curves 4m 27s
—Reversing Animation with the Scale Keys Tool 6m 56s
—Breaking Tangents 5m 5s
—Moving Holds and Weighted Tangents 5m 3s
—Animating an Infinite Cycle 7m 22s
—Automating Movement with Expressions 9m 12s
—Baking Animations 6m 0s
—Optimizing Animation Data 3m 18s
—Efficiently Modifying a Group of Keyframes via the Graph Editor 5m 21s
—Gimbal Lock and the Euler Filter 3m 16s
—Transferring Animation with Character Sets and the Trax Editor 13m 53s
—Ghosting Animation Sequences 6m 26s
—Editable Motion Trails 7m 59s
—The Grease Pencil and Animation Layers 6m 48s
—Animating Objects Along a Path 12m 22s
—Animating with Constraints 9m 33s
—Creating Real-time Previews with Playblasts 7m 29s