# Anyone use maya here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 28, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891 "2003-07-28T00:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grimdeath](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/grimdeath/32/7124_2.png) [@grimdeath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grimdeath)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/1 "2003-07-28T00:18:51Z")
ok i just bought a book which is great btw but i got to a section that i finished the animation and rendering process but i need some other app like after effects to compose it does anyone know if its possible to do this with maya and not after effects?? or am i doomed and need to get after effects and yet learn another app 😠 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/2 "2003-07-28T00:21:24Z")
why not just render is as a .avi or a .mov? there should be a place to do that, there is in 3dsm. just look around. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/3 "2003-07-28T00:26:41Z")
no the problem is i have a render of some sparks and a render of the ball jumping through a hoop here check it out its a 380 kb mpg here check it out so you know what i mean its supposedly called compositing or some crap like that any way heres the link of the ball animation ill be posting the sparks animation in a few seconds [http://www.bmv-interactive.com/3dstuff/bounce.mpg](http://www.bmv-interactive.com/3dstuff/bounce.mpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/4 "2003-07-28T00:28:19Z")
Maya used to come with composer (Im pretty sure its a component of maya) … I think they might have stopped making it… I guess youd know if you had it or not. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/5 "2003-07-28T00:28:59Z")
ok here the link with the sparks i have to merge these both in order to achieve what im talking about [http://www.bmv-interactive.com/3dstuff/sparks.mpg](http://www.bmv-interactive.com/3dstuff/sparks.mpg) thanks for the help ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/6 "2003-07-28T00:29:49Z")
> \*Originally posted by senocular \* > \*\*Maya used to come with composer (Im pretty sure its a component of maya) … I think they might have stopped making it… I guess youd know if you had it or not. \*\* do you know where i can acces it, i got maya 4.5 unlimited any ideas?? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/7 "2003-07-28T00:58:19Z")
you bought 4.5U? whoa good buy! why not build the sparks in? and try running a google search. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/8 "2003-07-28T01:04:15Z")
because the book says its something to do with hardware renderings and software renderings and honestly im clueless :-\ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-maya-here/26891/9 "2003-07-28T02:19:02Z")
hmm…they said to use AfterEffects? well then i guess tahts the only way :-\ sorry i couldnt help.