Autodesk Maya

 Autodesk® Maya® 2012 software delivers powerful new toolsets for previsualization and games prototyping; offers extended simulation capabilities; and opens the way for better pipeline integration.

The key strengths of Maya

• Unbeatable Value: Maya provides a full featured 3D modeling, animation, effects and rendering feature set in addition to advanced matchmoving capabilities and high dynamic range compositing in a single affordable offering.

• Proven Solution: Maya has been a 3D tool of choice for companies producing leading film, games, and television content throughout the world for the last decade.

• Productivity: Maya helps maximize productivity with optimized workflows for everyday tasks, opportunities for collaborative, parallel workflows and re-use of assets, and automation through scripting for repetitive tasks.
  
  
•  Performance: Through a combination of multi-threading, algorithmic tuning, sophisticated memory management, and tools for segmenting scenes, Maya is engineered to help elegantly handle today’s increasingly complex data sets without slowing down the creative process.

• Interoperability: Maya includes the Autodesk® FBX® technology supporting the exchange of 3D data with numerous professional applications, allowing certain assets created outside of Maya to be re-used.
  
  
•  Extensibility: Built from the ground-up with its own embedded scripting language, Maya Embedded Language (MEL), Maya also offers Python® scripting language, and an extensive, well-documented C++ application programming interface (API). In addition, Maya has a software development kit (SDK) to help assist studios with pipeline integration.
  
  
•  Platform Choice: Whether an artist uses Windows®, Mac® OS® X, or Linux® operating systems, Maya runs on these platforms. Also, Maya has 64-bit executables for Windows, Mac, and Linux.