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Summary: Learn how to use key frame to add movement in Autodesk Maya for 3D computer animation in this free software tutorial video.
Gautam Vaid is a well know animator, presently working in a reputed animation studio as a senior animator.read more
"GAUTAM VAID: Hi. This is Gautam Vaid. On behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to tell you about Maya 2008. Now pelvis should be done between like this, and this hand I bend this, leg is back, the back position, and this hand will go front, as per our animation rules, as per we walk and this leg would be back. This hand will be in the opposite direction. Yeah. So this position, we have made it like this, just click over this controller then press S. Now, this hand is to be done back and this obviously, and this leg is in the front and this hand needs to be in the opposite direction. This is the polar vector, pole vector where we can move this joint and again for this also, we have one there, here, I'll keep here--I'll prefer to keep here. Same goes with this. We've got to key every each and every controller, to make it break easily, so the animation could move very easily."
eHow Article: How to Use Key Frame for Movement: Part 1