http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
Tips and tricks for the everyday TD (and animator)
1 DVD-ROM (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Presents 26 tips and tricks on how to become more efficient as a "TD" or Animator using Maya software.
Naming conventions -- HotBox, marking menus & shortcut keys -- Aligning an object via parenting -- Aligning an object via point and orient constraints -- Aligning an object via xform -- Zeroing out a controller -- Constraining a controller -- Adding shapes -- Adding the same shape to multiple objects -- Adding multiple shapes to one object -- Adding custom attributes to a shape -- Adding the same shape with custom attributes to multiple objects -- Overriding the shape's color -- Overriding the skeleton's color -- Utility nodes -- Snapping FK to IK -- Snaping IK to FK -- Using blendColors to switch between an IK and FK -- Animating the rig for skinning -- Using orientConstraint to minimize gimbal for twists -- Using messages to link between objects -- Using particle goals to create a spring constraint -- Weighting a control curve -- Using object up for aim constrains -- Aligning an object using aim constraint -- Right mouse button.
System requirements: Win2K or WinXP, Pentium III or Power Macintosh G4, OS 10.3, 10.4; 256MB RAM; Web Browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6sp1, 5.5sp2 or 5.01sp2, Netscape 7.1 or later, Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or later); Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.3 or later; 1024 x 768 Screen resolution (Recommended); DVD-ROM drive.