What You’ll Find on the DVD

In the Chapters directory, you’ll find all the files for completing the tutorials and understanding concepts in this book. This includes sample files, as well as video files that provide screen recordings of selected projects in progress.

Working with files directly from the DVD isn’t encouraged because Maya and After Effects scenes link to external files such as texture maps, images, video files, and dynamic caches. Copy the entire Chapter folder for each chapter that involves Maya or After Effects to your local drive to ensure that the demonstration files function properly.

Videos are provided for selected projects. In many cases, seeing the project completed as a movie can help to clarify the processes described ...

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