Mastering Autodesk® Maya® 2012

Acknowledgments

I would like to first thank Eric Keller, who passed the reigns of the Mastering Autodesk Maya series on to me after expertly crafting the two previous editions. Eric is also a co-author for this edition and wrote Chapter 1, “Working in Autodesk Maya,” and Chapter 2, “Virtual Filmmaking with Autodesk Maya Cameras,” as well as bonus material for the DVD. Eric is a skilled artist and great to work with. I'd also like to thank Lee Lanier. Lee wrote Chapter 9, “Lighting with mental ray,” and Chapter 10, “mental ray Shading Techniques.” We were very fortunate to have Lee's expertise on this book. Thank you also to Beau Janzen, who wrote Chapter 12, “Rendering for Compositing.” Beau also helped edit several chapters, making my job a ...