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Micspix
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Message posted at 05/12/2008, 19:08:08 PM by Micspix |
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Thinking about buying a 3d program. Does anyone know anything about Maya 3D Autodesk? |
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Avion49
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Message posted at 05/13/2008, 05:34:01 AM by Avion49 |
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| Originally posted by Micspix: |
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| Quoted Message: Thinking about buying a 3d program. Does anyone know anything about Maya 3D Autodesk? |
Okay what do you want to do, create models, use models to make illustrations? Maya 3D is not cheap, $1995US. If you aren't sure yet what you want to try, take a look at this one,
DAZ Studio. It comes with content that you can use, an easy to follow tutorial on how to use the software, and best of all, it's free! If you find that you don't like it, no big deal, you haven't spent anything but some time. If you do like it, then you're ready to go.
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Micspix
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Message posted at 05/14/2008, 06:16:42 AM by Micspix |
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Thanks, I'll take a look. |
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Colinbrowne
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Message posted at 05/14/2008, 08:33:36 AM by Colinbrowne |
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Also, have a look at Cinema 4D. It's also expensive-ish but it's amazing. You're in for a lifetime of learning if you want to take animation seriously. A friend of mine uses this software and he's got disks and disks full of tutorials for it.
Another option is also Poser. |
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Micspix
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Message posted at 05/14/2008, 09:22:24 AM by Micspix |
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Thanks Colin. I had never heard of Cinema4D. And, yes, I know I'm in for a lifetime of learning. That's what I like. A constant challenge. It keeps skills sharp and the brain active!!!!! |
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Patrimonio
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Message edited at 05/14/2008, 17:00:33 PM by Patrimonio |
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You might want to give Blender a go. Blender is a 3D modelling program which is open source and of course free to download. It can model and animate as well.
Have fun.
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Micspix
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Message posted at 05/15/2008, 16:13:43 PM by Micspix |
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Thanks. I appreciate the tip. I'll look into Blender as well! |
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Kivig
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Message posted at 05/18/2008, 06:00:55 AM by Kivig |
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Try to get a trial version of Maya. "Lifetime learning" is not as frightening as burrowing deeper in interface for a week ))
But actually it is the best "create everything" 3d tool in the market. Though I suggest 3dsMAX when it's about architecture modeling.
Avion49: $1995US? Here it costs 1700E, that's about 2704,55$, and 7795,45$ for unlimited. |
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Randomway
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Message posted at 05/18/2008, 07:48:02 AM by Randomway |
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Also a program to consider is Modo by luxology. It doesn't have as large a user base as some of the other programs, but it's under $1000. The newest version has some animation capabilities and the interface is pretty user-friendly. Any program you use can get you good results. It's just a matter of really getting to know your software and how it functions. |
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Avion49
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Message posted at 05/19/2008, 04:20:32 AM by Avion49 |
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| Originally posted by Kivig: |
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Quoted Message: Try to get a trial version of Maya. "Lifetime learning" is not as frightening as burrowing deeper in interface for a week ))
But actually it is the best "create everything" 3d tool in the market. Though I suggest 3dsMAX when it's about architecture modeling.
Avion49: $1995US? Here it costs 1700E, that's about 2704,55$, and 7795,45$ for unlimited. |
Frightening, isn't it? If Micspix doesn't know exactly what he wants to do, 3D wise, then he really needs to look at the demo versions of some of these. Any of them are going to have a learning curve.
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Flashxbo
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Message posted at 05/26/2008, 15:56:25 PM by Flashxbo |
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Micspix ! check this site out for Maya tutorial: http://www.digitaltutors.com
And direct link to the Maya tutorial section: http://www.digitaltutors.com/store/home.php?cat=64&sort=orderby&sort_direction=0&view=all
God damn, my head is so empty right now, i can get any word on my mind to explaine how mutch i like to use Maya. and i also want to apologize my poor english, take me a message if you want to know something about Maya, i do my best to help you to make the decision. |
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Colinbrowne
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Message posted at 05/26/2008, 16:58:56 PM by Colinbrowne |
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My same friend has had the software for about 7 months and he works on it every day. He tells me hasn't even scraped the surface of what it can actually do. He says that maybe in 2 or so years he may actually be able to do a series of basic 3D animated cartoons. 10 points to him if he actually cracks it. I admire his determination!
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Rouxmire
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Message edited at 06/16/2008, 15:00:52 PM by Rouxmire |
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Well, the good things about choosing a piece of 3D software these days is that 1) you have a lot of options, 2) almost all of them have downloadable demos you can try out and 3) there's a lot of learning materials for all of them.
I've been working with 3D software since the mid 90's and here's my advice for someone who hasn't done 3D before....
Maya: Stay away from it. It's not new-user friendly (heck, it's not really user friendly), it's not particularly easy to learn, it's fairly expensive and by the time you learn it well enough to get your money's worth from it, they'll probably have 2 or 3 revisions out by then. Maya is amazing, but you're likely to get turned off from 3D altogether if this is your first experience.
3D Studio Max: Not a bad program, but very dated, and by many accounts, nearing the end of it's lifecycle. Everyone expects some new beast to come out from Autodesk in the next few years that'll replace it. Also, it's Windows only.
Modo: A new player to the game, but a pretty full-featured one and not a bad price. I'd elaborate on it more, but my experience with it has been limited. They're constantly adding new features, though, and it's quite a nice package for the money.
Lightwave: Used to be great, but has really fallen behind the times. I don't recommend it for a new user, either.
Cinema 4D: This is my personal favorite... It's very user friendly, it's very easy to start up and play with and get a feel for it, it's not terribly intimidating, it runs on Windows, OS X and Linux (though that's only for studios and hasn't been publicly released), there's a great user base and there's a non-time limited, full featured demo (except for saving out files, but you can do full size, non watermarked renders with it) and the company that makes it is constantly listening to the user and coming out with new things. A new version may well be announced at siggraph in a few months.
Blender: Blender is a super program, and I've used it off and on for years as well, but it's not the easiest to pick up right off the bat. It's open source, though, so the UI is constantly changing for the better. It can do quite a bit, and is a great place to start learning, if you want to take the time to learn it. It's also free, which is a big plus.
My suggestion would be if you have a little bit of money, go for Cinema 4D or Modo, but first try out the demos. I think modo's is fully featured (even saving files and renders) but only 30 days. Cinema 4D's demo can't save anything, but you can load and render any existing c4d file you can find, and it's not time limited, so you can really spend some time playing with it to see if you like it. If you don't want to spend money right now and are willing to learn an unusual workflow, go with Blender. For someone brand new to 3D, I'd stay away from the rest. I think Cinema 4D is probably the most user (and artist) friendly, followed by Modo -- but both of those applications still contains an immense amount of power, and you can get into either one for under $1000, but if you want to do everything that Cinema does, you'll need the studio bundle, but again, I'd wait until you needed it...
Like all the other opinions, you can take or leave them, but I've been doing this a while... I started with 3D Studio R2 (back in the mid 90's) and then Truespace, Hash's Animation Master, etc... then I did tech support for 3D Studio Max reseller for several years and learned lightwave to the point where I knew I didn't want to work with it, I found Cinema 4D. And love it.
Anyway, that's my $0.02 :-)
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