| | | | Logo extrude and illustrator import weirdness by Elin grome on Sep 10, 2008 at 8:56:43 am in the Cinema 4D Forum then appearing again... or not... or sometimes i make all splines invisible in the object manager but some remain visible :s so i open the artwork in another c4d project then re-copy over the missing splines... etc etc... no particular ... | | | | |
| | | | C4D > AEC > AE CS3: strange cam flip by wim roegels on Feb 26, 2008 at 10:28:41 am in the Adobe After Effects Forum Dear all AE friends, I am currently working on my first big 3D-Import to AE project, everything ok so far, but: if i import the AEC from C4D I get a strange flip of the cam ... the cam moves ... | | | | |
| | | | Ski Trails by kelly johnson on Sep 28, 2008 at 2:45:11 am in the Cinema 4D Forum I'm needing to create long and smooth ski trails down a slope. I figure I would create a landscape, make it editable and then use either/or both points and planes to create ski trails and then a hyber nurbs to ... | | | | |
| | | | gaussRandom question by jonas espinoza on Sep 30, 2008 at 10:30:05 pm in the Adobe After Effects Expressions Forum evolves more than pops to another value for more organic movement? i guess im just into learning about what i can do with noise, since ive found noise to be super useful in C4D xpresso setups and what exactly does ... | | | | |
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C4D 9.5: Real-World 3D Animation Production
In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Doug Bassett reviews C4D 9.5: Real-World 3D Animation Production, by Larry Mitchell and published by Charles River Media; 1 edition; copyright (January 5, 2006), 432 pages; ISBN: 1584504374 and writes... ''If I had to tell you about this book in one sentence it would be that this book is the extension of the C4D Quick Start manual. You will learn much more about the 'how to' than the Quick Start and like the Quick Start, you will not get an explanation of the tools or why something works the way it does, but you will remain focused on the 'how to' and the project goal.''
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| | | | CS4 affect on ProAnimator and InVigorator by scott novasic on Sep 26, 2008 at 11:36:36 pm in the Zaxwerks Forum can you create and export to all the file formats Zax does? probably not. ZAX exports to c4d maya and even Electric Image, which I love. (im one of the group of EI users still using the VERY under rated ... | | | | |
| | | | Wide angle spherical distortion... by Karl Lloyd on Sep 15, 2008 at 10:12:02 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum That works really well. How did you do it? I'm currently trying to match a straight C4D camera to a Vray camera with lens distortion and it's a bit of a nightmare! | | | | |
| | | | v11 is amazing! by Brodd Nesset on Sep 22, 2008 at 8:59:24 am in the Cinema 4D Forum v8.2 but found it cumbersome. It seems to me now I should rather ditch most about bone animation, and use the new 'joint' concept instead. Am I right? I have actually used c4d since it was first available on the ... | | | | |
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Modeling a Head in C4D
In this tutorial, Jannis Labelle demonstrates modeling a head using the Edge-Extrude plugin. This is a tutorial for intermediate or advanced Modelers with Cinema 4D who already have an understanding of the modeling capabilities of the software. Although enthusiastic beginners can follow also with a little bit of perseverance. Jannis has tried to include as many screen shots as possible and tries to make the instructions clear and let the pictures talk for themselves. Of course this techniques can be easely followed with any program that can extrude edges, like Maya for instance.
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| | | | Mac and PC by John Stanowski on Sep 13, 2008 at 5:37:02 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum I just got a Mac Pro but my Cinema4D software is for PC. If I make a project in C4D destined for After Effects on my PC, will the After Effects on my Mac accept that file? | | | | |
| | | | Problem with Multipass Object Buffers by Kenneth Kirkpatrick on Aug 29, 2008 at 7:04:12 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum I like the way the motion blur in C4D looks better than using any of the post blurs I have used in After Effects. I too have found that you can't use object buffers to mask motion blurred renders. Two ... | | | | |
| | | | Fist Punching Through Solid by Brad Houshour on Sep 3, 2008 at 11:35:40 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum Great thanks. I've got Cinema4d, and work at an intermediate level. I'm not terribly familiar with the Cloth sim, but I think I can do some tutorials and get a feel for it. The puppet tool is an interesting idea ... | | | | |
| | | | Best Way to do Realistic Snow in AE CS3 by Trevor Phillippi on Sep 7, 2008 at 4:36:53 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum Thanks for your help, I have Cinema 4D and the thinking particles module. I am, in general an decently experienced C4D user. Would you suggest I use thinking particles or just an ordinary emitter? I also own Trapcode Particular, but ... | | | | |
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Modeling and Animating a Rat with HyperNURBS
In this tutorial, Sven Hauth demonstrates creating a more complex character with Cinema 4D XL 6.1 or above, a kind of a rat on two legs. He starts with the modeling process, then creates a bone skeleton and finally animates a simple walkcycle. Basic knowledge of C4D is helpful.
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| | | | 3d car into AE 2d scene by Joe Walakovits on Sep 5, 2008 at 1:46:47 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum Hello, I am brand new to C4D. I am using version 9.6. I have a project where I need to animate a 3D car (VW Beetle from Dosch Design)in C4D,and then take the animation into after effects to add it ... | | | | |
| | | | Layer woes by Nicholas Toth on Aug 27, 2008 at 2:22:03 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum Anyone else having problems accessing photoshop layers in a 16bit .psd file? I'm using C4D v10.1 on an intel mac, and for some reason the 8 bit photoshop file will see the layers, but the 16 bit won't. | | | | |
| | | | Tracer troubles by Rich Scurry on Aug 22, 2008 at 5:02:35 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum now in a real jam. Even the tracer tutorials on CC site exhibit the same problem they are just a bit hidden by the size of the clones. It's very frustrating when things in C4D don't work the way they ... | | | | |
| | | | help please by Gonçalo Perdigão on Oct 6, 2008 at 10:36:16 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum memory, i'll upload my scene to see if i'm doing something wrong, is there a way to simply this animation? Download scene : Thanks a lot for you time | | | | |
| | | | Importing Timeline Markers by Johnnie Travis on Sep 4, 2008 at 2:57:52 pm in the Cinema 4D Forum I am creating a 4-5 minute animation of a book where the pages need to turn at specific times. Is there a way to import timeline markers into C4D from Final Cut Pro or Soundtrack Pro? | | | | |
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Cinema 4D import: Simple Color Correction
With AfterEffects 5.5, Adobe has truly delivered C4D users an excellent solution to assembling all of your 3D pieces. Cinema 4D and AfterEffects are a very powerful combination, and in this 3-part tutorial series, Thorn shows you how to get started in the world of multipass.
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Simulating Fluid Dynamics using the BhodiNUT Proximal Shader
In this article, Mark Simpson demonstrates how to use the BhodiNUT 'Proximal' shader in the displacement channel of a standard material to simulate the ripples created when an object is dropped into a body of water.This project requires Cinema 4D XL V7 or later (no external plug-ins are required).
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Greg Serafin reviews: Cinema 4D The Artist's Project Sourcebook
Greg Serafin reviews CINEMA 4D: The Artist's Project Sourcebook written by Anne Powers, and published by CMP Books, 368 pages, July 2004, ISBN: 1-57820-242-6, and finds it to offer instruction and inspiration for users of Maxon's Cinema 4D, a powerful 3D modelling, animation and rendering software application. Often an high-end app may prove intimidating to the newbie and yet the advanced user may seek more complex uses and desire further instruction. Anne Powers provides to a broad audience an excellent and interesting textbook manual. In one sentence: If, like yours truly, you are that kind of a person for whom reading manuals sits somewhere close to the end of your priorities list, then this book is for you
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Jannis Labelle demonstrates modelling and animating a bird in flight
In this tutorial, Jannis Labelle demonstrates modelling and animating a bird in flight. This is a follow up of his head tutorial so he will not go into a great detail of describing techniques in minute detail, instead he will try to introduce you to some alternatives in modeling, texturing and animation. It is a tutorial for intermediate level users, you would need to know your way around the view ports, tools, the Attribute Manager and be comfortable with using Photoshop. Still, even as a beginner you will find a lot of information here, so with a bit of effort you should get going.The task will be to model a bird, texture it and animate it, using some shortcuts to demonstrate that there many ways to skin a cat, or a bird for that matter.
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Ping Pong
In the beginning was the idea to get to know Cinema's bone and IK capabilities by making a simple character walk. There is a sculpture of two ping pong playing nuts-and-bolts guys in my bookshelf that I wanted to come alive. Eventually the idea of making one of them walk developed into a 45 sec. ping pong game.
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