• Maxon Cinema 4D

  Better choice

  Posted by Marcus Levin on February 17, 2011 at 2:45 pm

  Hi there!
  I’ve been working with 2d animation softwares for more than three years and I am trying to use maya to complement my work. But I notice that there are many more tutorials for cinema 4D than for Maya whenever I try to find something related to 3D as a resource to enrich motion design.
  I searched for this software and at MAXON website I found CINEMA 4D BROADCAST, CINEMA 4D VIZUALIZE AND CINEMA 4D STUDIO.
  I unsderstood that CINEMA 4D BROADCAST better fits motion design. But I want a version capable to create more complex designs and a realistic rendering as well.
  Which one is worthier and why CINEMA 4D is becoming more popular among motion designers? Is it because is easier to learn than Maya and has better tools to complement motion design?

  Regards

  Marcus

  Marcus Levin replied 15 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Scott Benson

  February 17, 2011 at 11:31 pm

  I’m in the same boat, and I recently made the jump to Cinema 4D from plugins like Zaxwerks ProAnimator to compliment my After Effects knowledge. I also tried to learn Maya awhile ago, and it just didn’t make sense to me. Cinema 4D’s interface seems to be more geared toward artists and visual thinkers. It also integrates well with After Effects and other compositing tools.

  As far as which one to choose, I picked Broadcast because it seemed to have the bulk of the things I was looking for (including MoGraph, which is awesome) without being hugely expensive. It’s somewhat irritating that you can’t just pick and choose modules (I’d really like the Depth of Field Post Effect, but didn’t want to spend the extra $1600 to get Studio just for that). I figure I’ll get good enough at Broadcast now and then upgrade to Studio next rev.

  If you do switch, make sure you go through a series of tutorials to learn it from the ground up. It seems pretty critical that you get into good habits with the program earlier. It’s a LOT more complicated than Photoshop, After Effects or any other program I’ve used.
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  Marcus Levin

  February 18, 2011 at 12:31 pm

  Thanks Scott!

  Yeah, 3D softwares are complicated in general, but I didn’t know any that is more complicated tnan Maya. I just use this one to animate characters, which is the best for this task.

  But I want something that is more generalist and esier to understand.

  Regards!

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