Maya 4.5 Fundamentals

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Summary: If you're just beginning Maya...
Review: This book is as the title states" fundamentals." It is aimed at those who are beginning the app for the first time. It is full of tutorial examples which are on the included CD. The chapters are linear with the project you are working on progresses from one stage to the next. If you are familiar with Maya you may feel let down because the content doesn't really go beyond introduction to concepts and techniques. It is written in a relaxed style and is easy to follow. Recommended for the beginner.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This book is excellent. The book was written so well that the book itself should teach you maya alone. AND the CD was done so well that the CD itself should teach you maya alone. Basically the first 4 chapters teach you all of maya and if you have some experiance you don't really need to go on. But the rest of the chapters are great also because they go into extreme details over all the different parts of maya. The authors did an excellent job with this book and the cd that comes with it. A lot of parts of the book can be used for future reference also. This book is worth a million dollars (in my mind).

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This book is excellent. The book was written so well that the book itself should teach you maya alone. AND the CD was done so well that the CD itself should teach you maya alone. Basically the first 4 chapters teach you all of maya and if you have some experiance you don't really need to go on. But the rest of the chapters are great also because they go into extreme details over all the different parts of maya. The authors did an excellent job with this book and the cd that comes with it. A lot of parts of the book can be used for future reference also. This book is worth a million dollars (in my mind).