bazoMaya 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”.