Well I got ther finally last night bit of a hike for me! Unfortunately being late I didn't get a seat so it was uncomfortable standing and watching some of the presentations which didn't go to plan.

Saw the flying pigs advert, saw RTA which is good for my company, and saw fluid effects - excellent stuff! Also got pissed on two bottles of free beer (getting past it you see).

But, being very interested in CA I got my hands on Learning 'Maya: Character Rigging and Animation' - just what I've been looking for! I really wanted to know what it was like to rig characters in Maya and this book and CD shows you. BUT! I didn't have £65 to spare...

I also discovered a new publishing company Sybex Computer Publishing: www.sybex.co.uk. They will be releasing a new title in Dec 'Maya Character Animation' by Jaejin Choi £47.99 832pp - looks like the dogs! They also have another title which is available now I believe 'Maya: Secrets from the Pros' £37.99 apparently a classic.

Well, I hope that helps all you Maya-Users. I'm off now to play with AM and Maya later, but if AM keeps playing up perhaps I will turn to the dark side...