Maya 6 Killer Tips (Killer Tips)

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Summary: Great Book - very useful!
Review: I am in the visual effects industry and found this book very helpful in my day to day workflow. The book is well layed out and easy to follow.

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Summary: A wealth of great ideas and brilliant solutions
Review: I continue to find inspiration and new ideas from this book day after day. Each page has an insight or tip that you will likely not have considered before. It's rare to find a book with so much production-oriented real-world knowledge. This is an essential book for any 3D animator's bookshelf whether you use Maya or some other 3D application.

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Summary: Murderous, rampaging, maiming, Killer Tips.
Review: I just recieved this book and I've already learned 10 new things, and I've only read 10 pages. If the bible was this concise I know I'd be a better person. I would however not recommend this book to begginners - who should be looking for instruction manuals, not 'Tips'.

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Summary: Can't live without
Review: If you are tired of buying 300 page books where you might find 2 or 3 new tips you didn't know about Maya before, than this book is a must have. Almost twice as thick as its predecessor (Maya 5 Killer Tips), this book is chalk full of cool stuff you probably don't know about. Written with a sense of humor (yes, I have actually chuckled out loud while reading), and by some of the industries leading professionals, this book is easy to read, and every tip in here makes you go "ahhh...thats cool!" Page after page of short, but very sweet tips on how to get the most out of Maya, this book covers everything from customizing your Maya startup screen to character rigging, lighting and rendering, to modeling and professional camera work, to dynamics and MEL scripting, this book delivers and plethora (yes I used plethora) of Killer Tips. I can't recommend this book enough!

David Conlon
Graduate Student at USC
School of Cinema Television
Division of Animation and Digital Arts

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Summary: A must have!
Review: Needless to say they have done it again. This book contains a plethora of information, old and new. And for those who demand substance they have added a little over a hundred additional pages of information. A must have for the Maya artist.

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Summary: worth its weight in gold
Review: This book is a must have for anyone from students to industry professionals. Concise, to the point info that can cut your worktime in half and totally boost your performance!