Written by the Maya experts who create special effects for today's blockbuster moviesHere is a thorough update of our critically acclaimed Maya 6 book, complete with spectacular new examples and tutorials on the new features in Maya 8. In this book, special-effects gurus explain how to use this state-of-the-art software to produce brilliant, believable content for film and TV, video games, Web design, and print.Maya 8:The Complete Reference explains the entire production pipeline from easy-to-follow tutorials that will help you master modeling, texturing, animation, rendering, postproduction, and much more.Tom Meade works as a 3-D technician for Pulse Entertainment, whose clients include Warner Brothers/WB Online and the Jim Henson Creature Shop.Shinsaku Arima is a 3-D artist at Dreamworks. His credits include work on the blockbuster films The Matrix: Reloaded and The Day After Tomorrow.