Introduction
Camera techniques in Maya
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Using the exercise files
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1. Camera Basics
Understanding the Maya camera
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Creating a one-node camera
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Color settings preferences
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Controlling wireframe colors with Drawing Overrides
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Working with orthographic cameras
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Adding orthographic cameras
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Reverting camera movements with Undo View Change
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Using view bookmarks
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Navigating with specialized camera tools
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Cropping geometry with clip planes
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Copying parameters with Attribute Editor presets
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2. Composition
Conceptualizing renderable cameras
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Creating a Camera and Aim
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Using Camera and Aim
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Precise framing with Resolution Gate
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Setting display options
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Duplicating Camera and Aim
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Composing conventional cinematic framings
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Adjusting focal length and angle of view
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Aesthetics of distance and field of view
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Locking down cameras
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3. Simple Camera Animation
Problems with animating Camera and Aim position
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Problems with animating camera rotation
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Rotating in Gimbal Mode
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Setting rotate axis order
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Horizontal movement with pan or truck
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Animating diagonal translation with a single channel
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Vertical movement with tilt or pedestal
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Dolly movement vs. zoom magnification
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4. Compound Camera Animation
Animating a truck-pan
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Animating a pedestal-tilt
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Animating a zolly (zoom-dolly)
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Rigging and animating a crane shot
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Animating an aerial shot with Transform Keyframes
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Adjusting position keys with Editable Motion Trail
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Automating camera shake with a noise expression
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Orbiting a subject with a turntable camera
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5. Special Effects
Creating an image plane
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Understanding the film back
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Using aperture and film gate
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Film offset for two-point perspective
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Composing an isometric view
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Projecting a texture from a camera
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Distance blur with depth of field
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Animating a rack focus effect
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Rendering depth of field in Arnold
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Rendering lens effects with Arnold imagers
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6. Non-Linear Editing With the Camera Sequencer
Understanding the Camera Sequencer
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Creating shots in the Camera Sequencer
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Trimming shots
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Ripple editing
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Creating an ubercam
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Playblasting a sequence
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Ex_Files_Maya_Camera_Techniques.zip
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