Any Cinema 4D users here?

[solo]

Just curious as I have decided to start learning this app and wanted direction to good free tutorials, preferably video tuts.

[Stinkie]

http://cg.tutsplus.com/category/tutorials/maxon-cinema-4d/

http://www.c4dcafe.com/ipb/files/category/1-tutorials/page__sort_order__DESC__sort_key__file_submitted__num__25

[derei]

What's your motivation to learn C4D ? I'm asking to know what one could gain by learning it. There can be more people interested in working with it, but for them is just "another 3d app".
Thank you.

[solo]

There are so many reasons, from Hyper nurbs to UV painting to animation rigging.

More tools, more oportunities.

[Stinkie]

Digital Tutors has quite a few freebies available:

301 Moved Permanently

(www.digitaltutors.com)

This isn't free (cheap, though), but it should be useful:

http://www.c4dexchange.com/en/detail.aspx?did=353

Freebie from the same place:

http://www.c4dexchange.com/en/detail.aspx?did=288

[solo]

Thanks Tom.

[Stinkie]

No problem. There's these, too: http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/cinema4d

I've been eying C4D (and Vray) for some time as well.

[Rich O Brien]

Pete,

Would you ever try Blender? It's quite powerful and when you start to get to grips with it you reap the benefits. Plus the tutorials are abundant and free.

[solo]

@unknownuser said:

Pete,

Would you ever try Blender? It's quite powerful and when you start to get to grips with it you reap the benefits. Plus the tutorials are abundant and free.

Blender is very powerful, but so intimidating, the problem is getting to grips with it, I have tried a few times but just fizzled out.

[pilou]

And fully compatible with Moment of Inspiration !
(Moi --> C4D not the inverse!
(Moi is used in general as Pre-modeler for C4D )
Export from Moi in OBJ with Ngons enable!
(if you don't know Moi, it has the same spirit of facility than SU!

PS Hypernurbs has nothing to see with real Nurbs

[solo]

Pilou, you have punted MOI hundreds of times, are you an employee?

[Rich O Brien]

MOI is good but not a mapping solution.

[Stinkie]

@solo said:

@unknownuser said:

Pete,

Would you ever try Blender? It's quite powerful and when you start to get to grips with it you reap the benefits. Plus the tutorials are abundant and free.

Blender is very powerful, but so intimidating, the problem is getting to grips with it, I have tried a few times but just fizzled out.

You know, the 'recent' UI overhaul really worked wonders. And Rich is right about those tuts.

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Grow your business on a platform backed by a team hell-bent on helping you succeed as a creator.

(cgcookie.com)

Not free, but looks good:

http://www.cgmasters.net/training-dvds/environment-modeling-and-texturing/

[pilou]

@Solo
Not really, but i am with it from the begining for all the French parts!
UI, Manual, Forum, Wiki, my own site and own tutorial videos etc... a cool mode to fill my old days and nights!

About the mapping, there is no problem: make it in C4D
All is yet well oriented for a renderer
And better than Blender for example, this last one don't know use all informations of orientation's vertices/faces !

Modeling Moi3D and Autodesk 123d
Texturen and Fx Cinema 4D and Turbulence 4D
Animation Cinema4D
Rendering Vray for C4

By Zarkow

[flash=560,315:2j34k90m]http://www.youtube.com/v/XfJM2z_tw0I[/flash:2j34k90m]

[pilou]

Another great famous classic modeler guy just begin with C4D

Glen Southern
This guy is very approachable don't hesitate to contact him
Maybe you can convert him to SU

Some example of his new tutorials no sound!
(click the links if you want to have the full screen)
http://vimeo.com/30935186
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http://vimeo.com/31037569
[flash=400,225:ulph6fw4]http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=31037569&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash[/flash:ulph6fw4]

You can of course also see the other works more technic like this crazzy watch 100% C4D

http://vimeo.com/31463883
[flash=400,240:ulph6fw4]http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=31463883&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash[/flash:ulph6fw4]
By Glen Southern

[dale]

Pete
Just wondered if you were tempted by the fact that Thea will soon operate fully functionally inside C4D? This would be absolutely amazing.

[solo]

@dale said:

Pete
Just wondered if you were tempted by the fact that Thea will soon operate fully functionally inside C4D? This would be absolutely amazing.

Yup.

[notareal]

@solo said:

@dale said:

Pete
Just wondered if you were tempted by the fact that Thea will soon operate fully functionally inside C4D? This would be absolutely amazing.

Yup.

In The Oven - Thea Render for Cinema4D http://www.youtube.com/v/I-Vq2BGzdbU
As all plugin authors can use the same SDK, it's more a matter of time when further integration will happen... naturally C4D does benefit greatly as it can handle high polygon models. SU may still need a external renderer, because of it's memory limitations. But certainly a deeper integration is now possible.

[dale]

Which of the C4D versions are you looking at (or working with)?

[solo]

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