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3D Studio MAX or MAYA

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REY619 Original post #1
May 24, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Which one is better to learn 3D animation? Or is there any other similar Freeware Software?
Thanx.
kaustav_geek
May 24, 2007 at 9:48 AM
Blender..... The best thing that has happened to Open-Source...

MAYA is more powerful ...
gxsaurav
May 24, 2007 at 9:52 AM
I use 3Ds Max 9 cos Maya's interface scares me :p too many tabs & buttons.

However once I started working on Maya, I found it to be as powerful as 3ds max while beating 3ds max when it comes to particle simulation & animation.

You can try yourself, unless you try you cannot judge. Another good application would be modo. It is very good & light weight for modeling purpose though Modo's renderer sux in front of mental ray
VideoEditingIndia
May 24, 2007 at 12:50 PM
3D Max is good for beginners & Game Programming. Lot of Plugins like AE.

Maya is excellent and good for Film Production. Inbuild effects like Flame.
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REY619 #6
May 24, 2007 at 2:05 PM
Thanx people..
VideoEditingIndia said:
3D Max is good for beginners & Game Programming. Lot of Plugins like AE.

Maya is excellent and good for Film Production. Inbuild effects like Flame.
Yes i am a beginner... Will see which one i get to try my hands on...
VideoEditingIndia
May 24, 2007 at 3:01 PM
REY619 said:
Thanx people..

Yes i am a beginner... Will see which one i get to try my hands on...

You can start learning Maya instead of 3D Max, If your aim is to be a Film Artist. But Maya has a deep learning curve than 3D Max. Good Luck!!!
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REY619 #8
May 24, 2007 at 4:07 PM
VideoEditingIndia said:
You can start learning Maya instead of 3D Max, If your aim is to be a Film Artist. But Maya has a deep learning curve than 3D Max. Good Luck!!!
Not Film artist, but Game development and programming. Which one is good for Gaming industry?
Lucky_star
May 24, 2007 at 4:11 PM
You can start with Blender[Freeware] and after learning the basics, switch to 3D Studio Max.
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REY619 #10
May 24, 2007 at 5:07 PM
^^OK downloading Blender! :)
kaustav_geek
May 24, 2007 at 5:27 PM
Yeah.... But beware.... OSS is addictive :D ... Once you get a hang of Blender, you'll swear by it. Thats been the case with me and some of my friends.... The community is wild and willing to help.....
Happy Blending...
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REY619 #12
May 25, 2007 at 3:11 PM
lol Yes i agree, just started using Blender and it seems great to me...!! :)
Lucky_star
May 25, 2007 at 3:15 PM
Download the tutorials and practice them.
Start with modelling, lighting and then come to animation.

They have designed a gingerbread in the tutorial. Practice that.