There is no reason to use the editor or compositor when Davinci Resolve and Fusion are free for commercial use (with a very cheap $300 upgrade to the studio version). Of those three, only the camera tracker I think is worth using. Maya definitely has the edge for lighting/rendering, as it comes with Arnold, which is a juggernaut of a VFX render engine.īlender does have some things that are simply not there in Maya, like the camera tracker, video editor and compositor. There is no contest when it comes to rigging and animation, especially when you consider the plugins available for Maya (Ziva for muscle, PG Yeti for fur, Advanced Skeleton rigging to name a few). Perhaps the only thing Blender has over Maya is traditional modeling. In a nutshell, both programs are general 3D packages. If you need any reference for amazing things made in Maya, watch just about any big vfx movie that has come out in the last 20 years, they probably used Maya in some part of the pipeline. Professionals using Maya are less active online with sharing their own work, because they're usually too busy doing studio work!īlender is plenty powerful and feature rich enough to make awesome, pretty pictures and animations. See how to add realistic lighting and reflections, and render your video.įinally, take your CG renders back to After Effects, where John shows you how to composite the various layers, and do any necessary rotoscoping and color correction.You're seeing a lot of Blender videos because there are probably far more people using Blender, and the fact that it is open source and so accessible means that the community is very passionate. Next, John shows you how to fix the materials and textures by setting up a rig and keyframes for your animation. See how to move your workflow onto Maya for the scene layout and animation. Learn how to prep your footage in After Effects, then export it to SynthEyes, so for tracking. John then walks you through the basic functions of Maya + Redshift, After Effects, and SynthEyes, before moving on to planning your shot.

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