Targeted at media professionals and artists, Blender can be used to create 3D visualizations, stills as well as broadcast and cinema quality video, whilst the incorporation of a real-time 3D engine allows for the creation of 3D interactive content for stand-alone playback. What are the best free and open source alternatives? Maya is available for Linux but it’s proprietary software. More information about Maya Creative is available here.Autodesk Maya creates assets for interactive 3D applications (including video games), animated films, TV series, and visual effects. With Maya Creative, Autodesk’s goal was to introduce a cost-efficient option for freelancers, boutique facilities, and small business creative teams who don’t need the same API access or extensibility required for larger production workflows. It also includes the Arnold renderer to meet the demands of complex and photoreal VFX and animation workflows.Īvailable on both Windows and Mac, artists can use the Maya version through Flex, Autodesk’s pay-as-you-go option for daily product use.

Maya Creative features modeling, animation, rigging, and rendering tools for film, television, and game development, including Maya’s full industry-standard creative toolset including high-end 3D modeling UV, lookdev, and texturing motion graphics animation deformation camera sequencing rendering and imaging and data and scene assembly.

For studios to compete, creativity and efficiency are paramount.” 'As larger facilities enlist freelance artists and boutique VFX houses to scale workload capacity, there is more demand for affordable industry-standard tools. “Although they’re increasing, production budgets are not keeping pace with consumer demand, which puts pressure on companies to do more for less,” said Diana Colella, SVP, Media & Entertainment, Autodesk. Maya Creative aims to help individual creators and smaller teams compete and create content alongside larger competitors. Autodesk has launched Maya Creative, a more affordable and flexible version of Maya, making content creation and access to professional 3D tools more accessible for artists at smaller facilities.

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