Alias官方12月份最新一期视频教程。API与MEL是Maya比较高级的应用。注重于编程。这方面的资源在Maya教程中是比较稀有的。

Learning Maya | MEL and the API - month's featured DVD at Alias

Learning Maya | MEL and the API is your key to discovering the extensibility and flexibility of Maya. Maya Embedded Language (MEL) is Maya’s native scripting language allowing you to automate workflows, build custom tools and create custom user interfaces.  In this DVD, you will discover MEL from a practical standpoint giving you the understanding you’ll need to get you working with MEL quickly.  Explore the interfaces and tools used to run MEL commands and scripts.  An overview of essential MEL commands and syntax will be particularly helpful for debugging basic scripts.  In addition, you’ll discover the steps to load and run scripts from external sources (i.e. websites). This DVD will further enable you to troubleshoot and debug tools and plug-ins by providing you with an introduction to debugging in the Maya API (Application Programmer Interface).
Presented by Alias Support Specialist Richard Chu and programmer Darrin Katz, this DVD will allow you to develop the skills you need get coding in Maya.

[This will do for Windows users only]

API与MEL技术是你扩展Maya与及你灵活性使用Maya的关键性技术。MEL语言可使得你的开发工作流程自动化，Maya用户界面深入地融合、一体化，可以大大提高制作效率。这张DVD将是你深研Maya内编码需要的技能。