[Tim Shetz]

Try selecting your texture tag and see if it is set to:

Projection: UVW Mapping
Side: Both

When I switched my side to Back, mine turns gray as well.

[Tim Shetz]

Is the video you posted what you are trying to duplicate? Your image above looks pretty good. It sounds like you are trying to apply a texture to the outer shape and it’s not working?

See the attached image…

[Tim Shetz]

Yea, in the first image it says your pixel aspect ratio is 1:1 which is square pixel for computer monitors.

The second one looks correct as it is not square at 1:0.9

[Tim Shetz]

The cloth looks NICE!

[Tim Shetz]

It depends on what format you need to output to. Would it be NTSC or PAL? Are you outputting for HD?

If you are outputting to NTSC or PAL you should pick one of the output presets that DON’T say square pixels such as NTSC D1 or NTSC d1 Widescreen not NTSC D1 Widescreen Square Pixel.

[Tim Shetz]

Hi Arthur –

I teach in the motion graphic design department at Expression College for Digital Art. Our department used to teach Maya, but as Randy said, found Cinema to be a faster learning curve. We also find that the jobs our graduates get in the motion graphics field require that they now know Cinema 4D. One of our other departments, the animation and visual effects group, teaches Maya since these are the people that will be going out and working on large movie productions (creatures, large visual effects, etc.)and Maya is the industry standard there.

I have personally used several 3D packages in my career, including Lightwave, Maya, Soft Image and now Cinema 4D..and I love Cinema now. I’m not sure if I’ll ever go back. Oh, and Cinema 4D has a nice workflow with After Effects.

Just my two cents. Hope these answers help you make a decision.

Tim

[Tim Shetz]

Hey Tim –

My pleasure. I’m glad it worked. Hopefully this will help others if they run into the same problem.

Take care.

Tim

[Tim Shetz]

Hey Tim –

So the way to do it prior to 11.5 was a little different, but I put together this little tutorial showing how to do it in 11.5

https://bit.ly/564Sts

I left the multi shader as color brightness and it seemed to work.

Let me know if you get it to work…

Tim

[Tim Shetz]

Hey Tim –

What version of C4D are you using? the SORT option is only available in 11.5

Sorry, I forgot to ask…

Tim

[Tim Shetz]

I use any computers I have sitting around. I have 4 old laptops, they aren’t terribly fast and don’t render much…as well as a couple of old desktops. Overall, it helps with a big render and I didn’t have to spend any additional money. Just a thought.