Cinema 4D

Description

CINEMA 4D

Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling, animation and rendering application developed by Maxon Computer GmbH in Germany.

Cinema 4D is a powerful software tool used by professionals in the film and animation industries to create stunning visual effects and animations.

Its latest release has brought several improvements to the workflow, making it easier and faster to create high-quality 3D models and animations. With the addition of a new Commander and enhancements to nodes, users can now create capsules and materials more efficiently than ever before.

Additionally, the new Thicken generator expands the possibilities of procedural modeling, making it easier to create complex shapes and designs.

One of the most impressive features of Cinema 4D is its Unified Simulation, which has now been improved to support color and lighting in the Pyro preview. This allows users to create even more realistic simulations and effects. Overall, if you’re in the market for a 3D modeling and animation software tool, Cinema 4D is definitely worth considering. With its powerful features and improved workflow, it’s an excellent choice for professionals and hobbyists alike.

It is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd modeling, animating, lighting, texturing, rendering, and common features found in 3D modeling applications. Cinema 4D’s modeling tools are largely based on those found in other 3D applications, such as Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya and LightWave 3D.

However, Cinema 4D’s interface and overall workflow are designed to be more approachable and user-friendly than those of its higher-end competitors.

As such, it is often used by graphic designers and advertising agencies for creating 3D product models, motion graphics and abstract art.

Cinema 4D is bundled with a number of modeling, animation and rendering utilities, including MoGraph, a node-based toolset for creating motion graphics; BodyPaint 3D, a professional-grade painting and texturing application; and MAXON’s own render engine, which is based on the company’s own Advanced Render technology.

Cinema 4D is available for both Windows and macOS. There are four main editions of Cinema 4D: Prime, Broadcast, Studio and Visualize.

Prime is the entry-level edition, while Broadcast and Studio are targeted at broadcast and film production, respectively. Visualize is the high-end edition, and is primarily aimed at architects and product designers.

The latest release of Cinema 4D optimizes your workflow with a new Commander and improvements to nodes, benefiting the creation of capsules and materials. A new Thicken generator expands the possibilities of procedural modeling.

Thanks to its parametric character and support for vertex maps and polygon selections, you can use the powerful new generator in a variety of ways. Additionally, Cinema 4D’s Unified Simulation is now even better, with Pyro preview supporting color and lighting.

Cinema 4D is a versatile software that can be used in various fields of application. Here are some examples: Film and Animation: Cinema 4D is a popular tool among professionals in the film and animation industry to create spectacular visual effects and 3D animations.

Design and Visualization: Thanks to its ability to create detailed and realistic models, Cinema 4D is an ideal choice for product design, architectural visualization, and project presentations. Games and Interactivity: Cinema 4D is often used to create models and animations for games, interactive simulations, and VR applications.

In general, Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling and animation software suitable for anyone who needs to create 3D images and animations for any purpose, from artistic to commercial projects. Cinema 4D can be an excellent choice for those working in the field of architecture and project visualization.

The software is capable of creating detailed and realistic models of buildings, interiors, and design objects, which can be animated to create dynamic visualizations of projects. Offers a wide range of tools for modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering, allowing for the creation of high-quality and detailed architectural visualizations.

Additionally, the software also supports the creation of camera animations, which enable the creation of virtual paths within the designed spaces.

Thanks to its intuitive interface and ease of use, Cinema 4D is an accessible tool even for those without extensive experience in 3D modeling. Furthermore, the software also offers a wide range of plugins and add-ons that allow for the extension of its functionalities and customization to the specific needs of the project.

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Cinema 4D - Key features

3D ANIMATION

Pose Library

Scene independent pose library – Thumbnail view – Blend poses – Matching Name and Selection Filters

Character Solver

Character Definition Tag allows the rig-independent definition of character components Automatic rig extraction based on name templates

Custom Character Definition Presets

Character Solver transfers motion between rigs based on character definitions, regardless of hierarchy or joint rotations

Extensive preset library of high-quality motion capture presets

Delta Mush

DeltaMush smoothing of joint-based animation

Tag-based control of smoothing parameters

Character Object – Toon Rig and Face Rig

Toon Rig in Character Object offers an easy-to-use rig supporting scaling and bendy limbs

Face Rig in Character Object allows users to easily create a joint-based facial rig

WORKFLOW ENHANCEMENTS

Attribute Manager Filtering

Animated Attributes

Keyframe Selection

Animatable Attributes

Xpresso Driver / Driven

Overridden in current take

Keyframing Changes

Auto-Key Workflow

Paste in Place

Copy / Paste Ease Curve

Record All Animated / Record Hierarchy Commands

Delete Keys for all selected objects Command

Animation Context Menu on HUD

Preview / Project Time Changes

Preserve Project Time with Merge and X-Ref / Allow Keyframes outside the project time

Increase Preview Time with Project

In / Out Commands to define preview range

Set Range to Markers

Go to Previous / Next Marker Range

Timeline Changes

Timeline Filtering

Auto-Frame F-Curve

Show Pos/Scale/Rot F-Curve Commands

Improvements to defaults and object / track display behavior

Marker Enhancements

Create Markers based on range / BMP

Marker HUD

Markers created with random color

Deformer Enhancements

Auto-orient deformers based on geometry

Easily adjust deformer orientation to align with object axes

Viewport Enhancements including indicators of action and direction

UX Enhancements including sliders for strength / angle

Exchange Enhancements

FBX option to export marker ranges as takes

FBX option to export only bound joints

Other Enhancements

Set Pos / Reset Pose commands in weight tag

Invert Vertex Map checkbox

UV ENHANCEMENTS

For perpetual users, all the great enhancements in S22

Display and manipulate UVs of multiple selected objects (for shared texture workflows)

Rasterized and Geometric Packing of multiple objects into a single UV space

Grid in Texture UV Editor

Snap UV elements and UV Transform Tool to Vertex, Edge, Mid-Point, Grid and Pixel

Align Island based on edge selection

Straighten point / edge selection

Rectangularize polygon selection

Path Selection within UV Editor

Grow / Shrink Selection within UV Editor

Quantization Palette

Display UV Distortion in 3D View

Magic Bullet Looks

Look applied in real-time to the viewport

Look applied to final rendering as a post effect

Option allowing for saving the unprocessed rendering result as a multipass

Optical Touch Looks Preset library designed to make 3D renders look great

Viewport

Improved screen-space reflections

Optimized display of node-based geometry

Light Source Optimization and General Performance Enhancements

Removed Redraw Limit

SCENE NODES (PREVIEW)

High-performance node-based object system, available as a technical preview.

Operator Nodes

Distribution Nodes

Linear, Linear Transformed

Radial, Spiral

Grid, Grid Offset (Honeycomb)

Vertex, Edge, Polygon Center

Mandelbrot, Mandelbulb

Custom Distribution Group

Effector / Field Nodes Geometry Nodes

Get / Set Geometry and Topology

Point, Edge, Polygon Info

3D Primitives

Selection Nodes

Bounding Box

Geometry Clone

Extrude, Lathe, Loft, Sweep

Extrude, Inset, Bevel, Subdivide

Optimize, Connect, Chamfer, Align Normals, Reverse Normals, Delete, Melt

Remove Ngons, Remove Non Manifold, Triangulate, Retriangulate, Untriangulate

Legacy Import

Legacy Object Import

Sample Legacy Light

Vertex Map Tag Import

Materials

Material assignment

Material parameterization

Flow Control Nodes

Loop Carried Value

Memory

Range

Array Nodes Node Editor

General UI Enhancements for Scene and Material Nodes

Node filtering

Node Detail Levels

Comments

Remesh Generator

EXCHANGE

USD Support

Import / Export Models, Cameras, Lights in usd, usda, usdc

Export usdz

OBJ Performance and Feature Enhancements

Import/export Support for PBR material definition used by Adobe Dimensions and other applications

OBJ Sequence Export

OBJ Sequence Import

Vertex Color Import / Export (Z-Brush / Meshlab)

Point Cloud Import

Z-Brush Spline Import

Flip UVs

Unicode Support

More Presets: 3ds max, Adobe Dimension, Blender, Maya, ZBrush, Trapcode

FBX (listed in Animation Workflow)

Export Takes from Timeline Markers

Export Bound Joints only

Python 3

Update from Python 2.7.14 to Python 3.7.7

Increased performance for Python expressions, scripts and plugins

Encrypt Python plugins via the command line

Moves by Maxon

Import and use Facial and Body Capture data from Moves iOS app (fully integrated)

General Workflow Enhancements

Display alpha channel in Picture Viewer as a checker grid

Insert Caret showing drag destination within Object Manager

Instances can be made editable

Updated Intel Open Image Denoiser to 1.2.1 / improved performance and better results

Viewport Selection Tools now use Intel Embree technology for better performance and accuracy

Customer Journey

Maxon One

Subscription Management page

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System requirements for Cinema 4D

OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows: Windows 10 64-bit on Intel or AMD 64-bit CPU with SSE3 support

MacOS: 10.14.6 or higher with 64-bit CPU running on Intel-based Apple Macintosh or on Apple M1-powered Mac, and 4 GB RAM.
To run future releases of Cinema 4D on Mac, you’ll need at least macOS 10.14 and a supported Mac system with at least macOS GPU Family 1_v3.

You can check the Metal compatibility in the macOS System Information, Graphics tab.We recommend updating to macOS 10.15.

There are a number of enhancements to Metal in the latest macOS which will improve the performance, stability and interaction with the viewport.

Linux:

CentOS 7, 64bit

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 64bit.

GRAPHICS CARDS

Windows:

OpenGL graphics card supporting OpenGL 4.1 or newer (dedicated GPU recommended)
Limitations: Drivers needed for AMD graphics cards on Windows:
www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-pro-win-20-q1-2

mac OS:

OS: macOS 10.14 or higher
Metal: macOS GPUFamily1 v3 or higher (see about this Mac → System report → Graphics/Displays)
GPU: only official supported hardware by Apple (feature set macOS GPUFamily1 v3+)
e-GPU: only official supported hardware (please refer to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544)

Although Cinema 4D support all OpenGL 4.1 or Metal GPUFamily1 v3-capable graphics cards, we recommend using a dedicated 3D graphics card with an AMD or NVIDIA chipset.

Maxon is not responsible for the compatibility of individual graphics cards with the OpenGL, OpenCL, or Metal mode. Due to the large number and types of available chip sets, operating systems and driver versions we cannot guarantee the compatibility of all systems.

Please make sure that you always use the most current official graphics card driver (no beta versions).