Last week Autodesk announced their intent to release training content under Creative Commons licensing. This will make the released content FREE to those who chose to use/reuse it. Some of the released content will be :
- Autodesk online help—Online help for many Autodesk products, including its embedded media such as images and help movies
- Autodesk Learning Videos—A range of video-based learning content, including the video tutorials on the Autodesk YouTube™ Learning Channels and their associated iTunes® podcasts.
- Autodesk downloadable materials—Downloadable 3D assets, digital footage, and other files you can use to follow along on your own time
It also allows re-purposing of the covered content so that it can be re-posted on websites other than Autodesk’s. It could even be shown unedited at events as long as they are non-commercial in nature.
To learn more about the uses and how you might tap into this content check out the Autodesk [1] page on how they are working with Creative Commons to make this all happen.
To learn more about the content available go to the Area [2] page or the Autodesk page above.
You can see some of the content on the Autodesk 3ds MAX Learning Channels on YouTube [3]. The Creative Commons content has the “CC” logo at the bottom of the videos. There is also some on the Autodesk Channel [4]also.
More about Creative Commons [5]