How to get maya at a lower price than usual

Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold

This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i

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# 1 25-01-2006 , 05:17 AM

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I really want to get maya, but the price is like 4,000 dollars... :headbang: does anybody know a way to get it any cheaper? thanks user added image

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# 2 25-01-2006 , 08:24 AM

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- Maya Personal Learning edition - free

- Maya complete packages are available with learning material at:
https://www.alias.com/eng/purchase/pr...ty_packs.shtml - about $2200

or go to college/university to study 3D and you can buy Maya Unlimited (full version but not for commercial use, more for learning and building a portfolio) for around £370 (whatever that is in dollars, I'm guessing at ~$550)

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# 3 25-01-2006 , 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by t1ck135
- Maya Personal Learning edition - free

- Maya complete packages are available with learning material at:
https://www.alias.com/eng/purchase/pr...ty_packs.shtml - about $2200

or go to college/university to study 3D and you can buy Maya Unlimited (full version but not for commercial use, more for learning and building a portfolio) for around £370 (whatever that is in dollars, I'm guessing at ~$550)

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Just to correct you, there is no need to study 3D, unless they have changed it.

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# 4 25-01-2006 , 03:14 PM

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I was under the impression that you needed verification from the course you are on/college you are studying at so that you can buy it - I stand corrected user added image

What places sell unlimited as a student version that dont need verification then?

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# 5 25-01-2006 , 04:14 PM

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most such institutions that I am aware of do require some kind of verification

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# 6 25-01-2006 , 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by t1ck135
I was under the impression that you needed verification from the course you are on/college you are studying at so that you can buy it - I stand corrected

What places sell unlimited as a student version that dont need verification then?

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You do need verification of student status, but you do NOT have to be studying 3D. I got a student license of Maya 5.0, and I'm studying Software Engineering.

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# 7 25-01-2006 , 04:43 PM

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Thanks guys. I tried to download Maya Personal Learning Edition, but when I clicked it on the desktop it got an error and quit :angery:
I cant get the college version because i'm not in college, either.

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# 8 06-02-2006 , 09:58 PM

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Originally posted by Noak
Thanks guys. I tried to download Maya Personal Learning Edition, but when I clicked it on the desktop it got an error and quit :angery:
I cant get the college version because i'm not in college, either.

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What kind of error are you getting? I had trouble installing the PLE edition at first. It turned out my Norton Antivirus kept locking it up.