T0723 - Digital Tutors - Animation Layers in Maya 2009

Software: Maya 2009 and up
Run Time: 2 hrs. 8 min., 1 disc
Availability: Ships next business day

Learn a powerful workflow to the new animation layering feature set in Maya 2009. Gain more flexibility and learn nondestructive techniques that can be used to create and edit any animation. Contains 2 hours of project-based training.

Popular highlights include:

* Overview of Animation Layers
* Animating on Layers
* Practical Layering Workflows
* Importing and Exporting Animation Layers
* Working with Layer Modes
* Merging Layers
* Baking Layers
* Using Expressions with Layers
* Controlling a Layer's Weight
* Filtering Layered Keyframes
* Understanding Animation Layer Hierarchies
* Examining the Animation Layer Node
* Utilizing Animation Layers as Takes
* Adjusting the Animation Layer Editor's Layout
* Packaging Layers into Containers
* Working with Layers and Trax Editor
* Ghosting Animation Layers
* Template F-curves of Layered Animation
* Animation Layer States
* Using Constraints with Layers
* Parenting layers
* Using the Animation Layer Toolbar and Pane
* Copying Layers
* Extracting Animation into New Layers
* Adding and Removing Objects and Attributes in Layers

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction and Project Overview 1:18
2. Understanding Animation Layers 7:25
3. Using the Animation Layer Toolbar 12:32
4. Animating on Layers 10:54
5. Working with the Layer Pane 9:02
6. Ghosting animation layers 4:49
7. Adding and Removing Objects and attributes 7:57
8. Copying and Extracting animation to new layers 7:49
9. Filtering layered animation 3:59
10. Animation Layer modes 6:25
11. Setting a layer's accumulation process 7:53
12. Examining the Animation Layer node 7:15
13. Importing and exporting animation layers 4:29
14. Using expressions with layers 7:58
15. Using constraints with layers 11:15
16. Merging and Baking layers 9:20
17. Animation Layers and the Trax Editor 7:26
Total Run Time: 2:07:54

Specifications
Item #: MAF-1079
Software Requirement: Maya 2009 and up
Run Time: 2 hrs. 8 min., 1 disc
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Mac / PC
Availability: Ships next business day
Weight: 0.25 lbs