Cinema 4D Introduction | Training Course
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- 2 day course
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Course Outline
- Introduction to Cinema 4D
- Modelling
- Deformers
- Working with materials
- Creating a scene
- Lighting
- Animation
- Introduction to MoGraph
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Overview of Cinema 4D Introduction
Course Outline for the Cinema 4D Introduction Training Course
Introduction to Cinema 4D
- The Cinema 4D interface
- Understanding the 3D World
- Navigating around the Object views
Modelling
- Creating and manipulating objects
- Creating and understanding splines
- Modelling a camera
- Modelling a speaker
- Modelling a character
- Cloning objects
- Polygon modelling tools
- Extruding and stylising 3D text
Deformers
- Applying deformers
- Bending and twisting
- Exploding objects
- Melting objects
Working with materials
- Applying materials to an object
- Changing the colour and texture
- Creating reflections and transparency
- Add noise and gradients
- Using the new material library
Creating a scene
- Adding a floor object
- Adding a physical sky
- Setting up the camera
- Using preset scenes
Lighting
- Types of lights
- Types of shadows
- A three point lighting set-up
- Light textures and projections
- Global illumination
- Ambient occlusion
Animation
- Animation essentials
- Working with Keyframes
- Animating simple objects
- Refining animation
- Animating text
- Creating an animation path for your object
- Previewing animation
Introduction to MoGraph
- Creating MoText
- Using Cloners
Rendering/Exporting
- Rendering settings
- Rendering for print
- Rendering for video
- Rendering with Alpha Channels
- Exporting to different formats (MOV, Image sequences, DPX)
- Exporting for After Effects
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- Home page for Cinema 4d – Discover 3D computer animation, modelling, simulation, and rendering software with Cinema 4D
- Wikipedia page for Cinema 4D – History and capabilities of Cinema 4D
- The Cinema 4D user guides – Various guides from Maxon to Cinema 4D
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