If you use Maya, the Academy Award winning 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software from Alias|Wavefront, you can undoubtedly benefit from this definitive, Alias|Wavefront Approved guide. Updated from previous best-selling editions to cover version5, Maya 5 Savvy features brand-new tutorials that integrate instruction with real-world advice. You can create an entire animated short by performing the tutorials chronologically, or work on them independently for pointed instruction. Written by a top-notch team of Maya experts, with emphasis on high-quality images and professional examples throughout, this comprehensive book is ideal for intermediate and advanced Maya animators, instructors, and students. A full-color insert illustrates the techniques discussed in the book and the packed CD includes Maya Personal Learning Edition, 3D rendering and animation project demos, plug-ins, and links to animation resources.