Pros and Cons of Maya

Problem 1: Presentation Medium

• Autodesk Maya (Computer Generated 3-d software)
• Pros
• Very realistic images
• Creates 3-d images
• Can replicate real world lighting effects (e.g. shadows)
• Renderings can be produced at high resolutions
• Cons
• Modeling in 3-d is difficult
• Creating complex textures
• Harder to work with animation in 3-d
• Must edit camera work as well in 3-d
• Very long rendering times
• Software not available at school
• Frames must be compiled into third party video editor

While Maya is a very powerful animation and graphics tool, its difficulty of use in modeling, animating, and texturing make it the least desireable of software to use.