[mverta]

So...

I had plans to do this great, comprehensive, multi-threaded plug-in demo video... but I got held up on another project, so a couple of hours ago I threw on the headset and rambled for an hour instead.

Novice? You may dig it. Semi-pro? Probably a tip or two. Pro? Feel free to tell me where to get off. I promise I'll do a more coherent series in the future. I really want to do one just on texturing. In the meantime, here's one covering the basic basics, like installing.

The full hour video is in 10-15 minute parts, available here:

• Part 1 of 5: Maya Plug-In Video Part 1 (55MB)
  
  Part 2 of 5: Maya Plug-In Video Part 2 (70MB)
  
  Part 3 of 5: Maya Plug-In Video Part 3 (47MB)
  
  Part 4 of 5: Maya Plug-In Video Part 4 (64MB)
  
  Part 5 of 5: Maya Plug-In Video Part 5 (66MB)

_Mike

[DrMerman]

Just watched the first one. Very much appreciated Mike. I missed that extra settings box the first time around (with verbose export etc) so this is really invaluable.

Cheers,
Dr Merman

[SunlightRocker]

Wow, GREAT. Thanks alot Mike. I will check these out tomorrow when Im back at work.

Cheers.

// Tobias

[Maximus3D]

Good video Mike keep them coming.

Btw, you don't sound anything at all like Darth Vader. How dissapointing..

/ Max

[Olivier Cugniet]

didn't watch them for now, but thank's very much anyway

[deadalvs]

great stuff, Mike !

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You could do a gnomon workshop dvd on maxwell !

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deadalvs

[sandykoufax]

I'm not a maya user, but anyway thanks, Dark Lord.

[aitraaz]

good stuff Mike, very helpful, but its true you don't sound like Darth Vader. You may need to smoke more

[cali3d]

hehe good and funny vids very well done.. I am happy to hear Zat I am not ze only one to zpeak like ze germanz wen doing ze renderingz and teaching

[mverta]

Whenever I'm talking about precision, it always seems to call for my inner German.

_Mike

[cali3d]

For me its a huge influence of the old brittish tv series 'Allo 'Allo (im still a big fan)

[w i l l]

Thanks very much for these!... How fast is your computer? Renders much quicker than my Spectrum.

[mverta]

It's a dual, dualcore Opteron 285 with 8GB RAM.

_Mike

[w i l l]

Ha ha ha. Joke.

[3dtrialpractice]

Hey is it me or is video #5 is only black video with audio? I dont see anything I just hear the dark lord...

ohh ya btw.. all this time Mike I thought you had james earl jones voice.. so crazy to hear your real voice. .. heheh and you do quite a collection of other character voices..heheh toofunny!

.thanks for the work on these vids!

EDIT--- YES IT was just me I guess my quicktime messed up .. had to reset it.. the video is not black anymore