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Maya vs. Cinema 4D
Hi,
I’m a broadcast student at Oklahoma State University, and my professors and I are working on adding more emphasis on 3D graphics to the program. Mostly up until now all special effects have been done in motion and AE CS3.
they are trying to decide between Maya and Cinema 4D. They asked me to do some research into the two and I thought I would start here. And see what you all thought about the two programs.
Which of the two is more user friendly? for beginning users?
Which integrates better with FCP? I have read a few threads about both being hard to get into FCP and that is a big deal for my professors.
What are some of the benefits and drawbacks of each?
And as for the uses the most common use with probably be for making student promos, intros, and commercials.
If a few people could give me a few points on any of those it would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Pat Ball
Broadcasting student
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[Pat Ball] “Which of the two is more user friendly? for beginning users?”
C4D for sure. Maya is about power while C4D tries to balance power with usability. But, there is no question that Maya is the deeper tool.
[Pat Ball] “Which integrates better with FCP? I have read a few threads about both being hard to get into FCP and that is a big deal for my professors.”
About the same. Neither of them are particularly integrated with FCP other than they can generate QT or stills. With AE otoh, C4D is much tighter in connection with AE compared to Maya
[Pat Ball] “What are some of the benefits and drawbacks of each?”
They really are different animals. Maya is a powerhouse app that can do just about anything…if you know how. C4D is used mostly in motion graphics applications and is far more accessible to new users.[Pat Ball] “And as for the uses the most common use with probably be for making student promos, intros, and commercials.
If a few people could give me a few points on any of those it would be much appreciated.”
You will probably get more bang for your buck with C4D as it has an easier learning curve so you can get students generating useful output more quickly. I would only approach Maya if you were serious about VFX and Film production.
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