<p>Have you looked at Maya? </p>

<p>Lovely <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=zY3WOf6j9Kc" rel="nofollow">showreel here</a>. </p>

<p>It's an excellent platform for animation, rendering and development.</p>

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2012-03-12T06:02:34.983Z
Hmmm, I hadn't considered doing the whole thing inside Maya (or Blender, depending on what I use). Thanks.
Crollster
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2012-03-13T05:32:18.143Z
Alright, have got myself a licensed copy of Maya, let's see what the baby can do! Thanks again.
Crollster
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2012-08-16T16:16:36.870Z
@Crollster Iron Sky -team [here](http://avp.stackexchange.com/questions/3730/is-open-source-film-production-possible-with-open-source-tools) mentions Maya as their tool.
hhh
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2012-03-11T12:42:06.383Z
Dr Mayhem
<p>I'm looking to shoot a short computer-based set of scenes, however I'm not sure what suitable (3D) engines/environments would be available to facilitate this.</p>

<p>I'm aware of the Source engine, in which I can place models and script the movement of characters - this engine also includes a number of existing character models, however my fear is that going down this route would result in the scenes having a "<a href="http://www.clearskiesthemovie.com/" rel="nofollow">Clear Skies</a>" feel about it.</p>

<p>So, what options should I be considering? </p>

<p>(I am happy to create my own models from scratch using Blender or any other tools associated with the environment. I could also program the necessary scenes in software myself, however I'd rather not go down this route as it's likely to be much more time consuming than this project would already be!)</p>

<p>Also, the options do not <strong>need</strong> to be free or open source, as I am willing to purchase software if it looks worthwhile (but free is good too!) :)</p>

<p>One final note - while my main machine is a Mac, I also have windows an Linux based machines at my disposal, so recommendations can be for any of these platforms.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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Environments in which to stage an animated scene
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# Environments in which to stage an animated scene

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-03-11)

I'm looking to shoot a short computer-based set of scenes, however I'm not sure what suitable (3D) engines/environments would be available to facilitate this.

I'm aware of the Source engine, in which I can place models and script the movement of characters - this engine also includes a number of existing character models, however my fear is that going down this route would result in the scenes having a "[Clear Skies](http://www.clearskiesthemovie.com/)" feel about it.

So, what options should I be considering?

(I am happy to create my own models from scratch using Blender or any other tools associated with the environment. I could also program the necessary scenes in software myself, however I'd rather not go down this route as it's likely to be much more time consuming than this project would already be!)

Also, the options do not **need** to be free or open source, as I am willing to purchase software if it looks worthwhile (but free is good too!) :)

One final note - while my main machine is a Mac, I also have windows an Linux based machines at my disposal, so recommendations can be for any of these platforms.

Thanks

**Tags:** video, software, software-recommendation, shooting


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-03-11. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Have you looked at Maya?

Lovely [showreel here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=zY3WOf6j9Kc).

It's an excellent platform for animation, rendering and development.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Hmmm, I hadn't considered doing the whole thing inside Maya (or Blender, depending on what I use). Thanks.  
> **username_0**: Alright, have got myself a licensed copy of Maya, let's see what the baby can do! Thanks again.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 Iron Sky -team [here](http://avp.stackexchange.com/questions/3730/is-open-source-film-production-possible-with-open-source-tools) mentions Maya as their tool.  

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