Maya animation software 2012 edition comes with enhanced capabilities for General animation, Character creation and Motionbuilder interoperability. Maya allows for creating streamlined workflows with other industry leading 2D and 3D software. The new toolsets and features allow for improved pipeline integration, previsualization, extended simulation capabilities and much more. It is flexible software that can be modified according to the individual needs.

 Maya has all the paint tools and brushes that are used by visualizers for all the artwork. It can and is used by painters as well as graphic designers.
You can give shape to your imagination using Maya animation software; however, you should know that most of the successful visualizers are well trained in fine arts. They all have a clear understanding of 2D and 3D drawing, colors and perspective drawing. The software is not really cheap; however, Autodesk website does provide free tutorials on Maya. Also, it offers a thirty day free trial for Maya 2012 edition. The software is available both in the 32-bit and 64-bit version. You can check the system requirements for Maya on the Autodesk website.
 A number of software training institutes all across the globe train people to use Maya animation software. Most of them will also help develop a basic understanding of drawing and painting. You can open doors to a world of opportunities with Maya animation software.

Maya animation software was originally created by Alias|Wavefront (now known as Alias Systems Corporation). Maya is now owned and developed by Autodesk. It is 3D graphics software that can run on Linux, MAC OS and Microsoft Windows. The software was awarded an Oscar in March; 2003.Autodesk Maya 3D comes loaded with comprehensive tools that are used for animation, visual effects, simulation, modeling, matchmoving, rendering and compositing on an expandable production platform. It is popular and widely acclaimed software used by the film, television, gaming, publishing, graphic designing and advertising industry. In fact experts in Maya are in great demand and there are many private organizations that offer courses specializing in Maya.
When looking at a 2D image we can sense only the width and the height, however, in a 3D image we can also see the depth along with width and height, as it would appear to the naked eye in the real world. Three dimensional graphics can be created more easily with the constantly evolving 3D software. Maya animation software has been a leader in the field of 3D graphics. More recently it has been used in the award winning Oscar movies like “Avatar” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”.
The word Maya comes from Sanskrit, which means “illusion”.