The software for making film and television special effects is complex and diverse. In film production, the application of 3D software is essential, which can not only avoid the actors from being in danger, reduce the cost of film production, but also allow the audience to enjoy wonderful film pictures. However, a special film and television effect can often be produced by various software and methods. Which is better, maya or 3dmax? That's not the point. It is the talent needed by enterprises and film and television companies to quickly complete high-quality and efficient works. (Text /AAA Digital Art Education Wuhan Campus)

In film and television production, maya and 3dmax are both powerful 3D softwares, and the cooperation of multiple softwares is king.

The movie 20 12 is a big movie, which also uses the TP particles of MAX. In Ice Age, the whole movie was made by 4D cinema software. Compared with maya's special effects, max's special effects plug-in is simple and easy to use, and the effect is good. MAYA is more extensible. You can manipulate particles to do any desired effect through expressions, but only if you know some programming languages and some knowledge of MEL and expressions. When the special effects deepen, you develop your own special effects tools by using the programming language. Software also has its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, maya's particle system, distribution system and fluid system are all relatively strong. MAX's various special effects plug-ins TP afterburner RAYFIRE are simple and effective. It depends on whether you study 3D, animation, models, materials and special effects, or whether you want to do architectural animation, column packaging and film and television advertising. According to the specific project to arrange what software to use, you can have a good idea before making and be familiar with the whole project production process. For software, it is best to know both, and one of them is proficient.

In the advanced technology seminar of AAA digital art education, I mainly learn and master 3D software such as maya, nuke and Houdini, and the basic application of PS 2D software. Software learning is just the use of a tool. The special effects training in the later stage of AAA education film and television is mainly divided into commercial strength projects, which are brought into production ideas to tell the film-level effect cases in film and television special effects. The explanation case mainly explains the important nodes and ideas of the software and Houdini's knowledge of key nodes of modules used in SOP, POP, DOP and SHOP. Including NUKE, maya and other software applications, you can learn and master all kinds of particle-based special effects production, as well as rigid and soft body, cloth, fluid and other special effects production and the realization of smoke, fire, ink and water animation effects, and learn special effects technologies and processes such as crushing and explosion. According to the industry standards of TV special effects, commercial advertisements, film special effects production and 3D animation production, the development direction is formulated to ensure that students can have a good development.