We have updated and expanded our collection of training DVDs and CD-ROMs available for free loan to members. Here is the complete list of titles in our library. Click on the link on each title for a description of its contect, including information on purchasing.

For further details, contact Jeff Massie or Marta Strohl-Rowand at the union office at (818) 766-7151 or by e-mail. We suggest you call before coming over to make sure the video you want is available.

See below for the terms of borrowing these materials.

Gnomon Workshop DVDs:

Workflow

Maya Modeling

Maya Digital Sets

Maya Texturing

Maya Lighting / Rendering

Maya Animation

Maya Paint Effects

Maya Character Rigging

Maya Character Animation

Maya Effects

Maya Fluids

ZBrush

RealViz

XSI

Adobe Photoshop

CD-ROMs from Lynda.com:

All Gnomon DVDs can be played in DVD-ROM format. This requires a computer running Windows XP Pro, Windows 2000 or Mac OS X 10.2 or higher, with a DVD-ROM drive, 1 gHz or faster processor, minimum 500 mB hard disk space, 512 mB of RAM, 64 mB of video RAM amd a 1280x1024 display. Alias Maya is not required to play the instructional videos, but may be required for the sample files.

In addition, those Gnomon DVDs marked as DVD video / DVD-ROM can be played on standard home DVD players, although not all features may be available.

CD-ROMs from Lynda.com can be played on any PC computer running Windows 98 or higher, or Macintosh with G3 or higher processor running OS 8.5.1 or higher, and a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. CD-ROMs cannot be played on home DVD video players.

Terms for borrowing training videos are as follows:

  1. Members of The Animation Guild (active or inactive) are eligible to borrow videos. Guild members can also view videos at the Guild office during working hours without leaving a deposit. (On-premises viewing of videos marked as DVD-ROM only requires an advance reservation for the computer lab.)

  2. There is no fee for borrowing, but Guild members must post a cash or check deposit for $95.00 per item. The deposit will be refunded in full when the video is returned promptly and in good condition. Checks may be postdated to the date of return, and will not be cashed unless the video is not returned or is damaged beyond repair.

  3. Guild members may have no more than three videos (DVDs or CD-ROMs) on loan at the same time.

  4. Videos can be borrowed for two weeks (fourteen days), with the option of renewing for an additional two weeks only if no one else has reserved the video. To renew the loan of a video, the member must contact the union office by phone or e-mail at least forty-eight hours before the end of the borrowing period.

    Under no circumstances can a video loan be renewed more than once; in other words, the maximum loan period is four weeks.

  5. Guild members can reserve any video that is not available. Reservations will be honored in the order received.

  6. Videos must be picked up from and returned to The Animation Guild, 4729 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91602-1864. Members must come in during office hours to borrow or return videos (Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm). A Guild member can send a non-member to borrow a video only if they have arranged to do so in advance. We will not mail videos. Members may return videos by mail, so long as we receive the video before the end of the borrowing period.

  7. If a video has not been returned or renewed by the end of the loan period, we will contact the member by phone and/or e-mail. If we do not receive the video(s) within 72 hours from that point, we will order a replacement video. Once the replacement video is ordered, no portion of the deposit will be refunded even if the video is returned. The same policy will apply if a video is damaged and unusable.

  8. Under no circumstances may the Gnomon DVDs be duplicated.

  9. We do not have DVDs or CD-ROMs for sale through the Guild. To purchase a Gnomon DVD set, visit their website. (Note that it's $10 to $15 cheaper to purchase a set from Gnomon than to forfeit the deposit.)

For further details, contact Jeff Massie or Marta Strohl-Rowand at the union office at (818) 766-7151 or by e-mail. We suggest you call before coming over to make sure the video you want is available.