Opening a newer version Maya file in an older version of Maya
A common issue when using AW Maya is trying to open a file that was created in a newer version of Maya than your installed version. Maya files are not backwards compatible, in my experience. There are two ways that I know of to deal with this. One is to simply select “Ignore Version” in ...
Maya Particle Instancing Experiment
Maya Python script: Use this information to build key data for this script http://oliverwolfson.com/extracting-raw-key-frame-data/
CG Rain Drops
Splashes created in Real Flow, and instanced to Maya Particles. Ripples created with a dynamic fluid texture.
Create a Graphic EQ using SoundKeys and Maya
You can create this graphic equalizer with Trapcode Soundkeys and Maya. Use my Python script, below, to automatically import keyframe data and create the eq. Trapcode Soundkeys, an Adobe After Effects plugin, breaks audio into into about 27 frequency blocks, “ranges”, and allows you to drive animation, set keyframes, or export keyframes. To export keys, ...
Red and Blue Chair
The Red Blue Chair was a chair designed in 1917 by Gerrit Rietveld. It represents one of the first explorations by the De Stijl art movement in three dimensions. Maya and Mental Ray. Model based on several models found on the 3D warehouse. Download an obj of the Red and Blue Chair. More info ...
Animating with audio
This animation was created using After Effects and Maya. Getting audio key frames out of After Effects using Trapcode Sound Keys. Extracting raw key frame data from After Effects formatted keyfame data that can be used by Maya, via shell script. Importing keyframe data to Maya using Python. Creating Maya shaders that react to audio ...
Acuvue Product Launch Video
Created at Elastic Creative in San Francisco. I was tasked with texture, lighting, and rendering.
