I rarely say this about 3D programs, but the use of these new features is easy, and even fun. CINEMA 4D r16 has now assembled and integrated these tools, giving the filmmakers tremendous ease in creating virtual environments. Another tool lets users quickly create complete interiors for buildings with click-and-drag efficiency, while another creates dynamically controlled spiral staircases. That may not sound too exciting, but users create incredible tools when they have the resources.įor example, one of these user developed tools creates complex, detailed, and animatable windows that can be totally resized, modified, and controlled with simple sliders. One thing that I’ve enjoyed with CINEMA 4D over the years is the accessibility the program grants to users so average folks can create new functions for the program. There are some other significant inclusions in this update for filmmakers. Staircase elements are controlled with sliders I’ve used several motion tracking softwares over the years and the quality and ease-of-use for this tool is just super. R16 offers easy to use tools for including/excluding tracking points, masking footage elements and then adjusting everything over time. Motion tracking is done in two steps: the 2D track, which creates markers on the 2D footage, and then a 3D reconstruction is built using that information. Presentation of the footage can be dynamically controlled for sampling, brightness, and scale, while in and out points of the footage can be manually modified. The actual motion tracking function adjusts CINEMA 4D’s document settings to match footage frame count, FPS, and resolution. When finished, the CG animation will match exactly to your live footage, but then you can use your preferred assembly package for compositing – or simply use the final rendered footage from CINEMA 4D, if it is close enough for your needs. While programs like After Effects also have motion tracking, there are some creative efficiencies realized when working with the footage in CINEMA 4D. Motion tracking is easy to use with the ability to remain totally within CINEMA, but still providing a round-robin option with footage to your video editing package of choice if desired. In this update, full motion tracking has been added that includes lens and focal length calculations as well–FROM live footage! You can also enter known values for camera hardware as well as dimensions for specific locations in the footage to make the CG match even tighter. In the last release of CINEMA 4D, Maxon created the ability to drop in photo clean-plates that the software would then calculate lens size and focal length FROM, so that the CG camera would match the real camera. The ongoing concern of engaging CG/3D into a film environment is to match the pretend with the real. Suffice to say that this update is the most aggressive expansion CINEMA 4D has had in some time. If your day-job includes 3D for things other than film, CINEMA 4D has some new additions that will make you swoon. Since we are microfilmmakers, there are many new features that I won’t discuss because they relate to other industries such as packaging design. (As usual, there are industry focused versions that offer a reduced price entry point for a correspondingly reduced feature set.) Consequently, all the toys and tools are available to users who get the full Studio version. This review is based upon the full CINEMA 4D Studio Release 16. Many of the new features can be engaged with presets and helpers that take guesswork out of the mix and let filmmakers concentrate on production. This nexus has now produced a long list of improvements that can easily be capitalized on by microfilmmakers who desire to up their game without slowing production down or having to retrain for weeks in order to utilize a new tool set. Maxon has its feet firmly planted in two worlds: television motion graphics and cinematic studios. The CINEMA 4D R16 update, coupled with its integration into Adobe’s After Effects, may be the final straw that could convince you to embrace exploring new story telling potential. If you haven’t entered the digital realm for augmenting your story telling, then this release is worth a long look. Microfilmmakers that have elected to pursue CG capabilities with CINEMA 4D will welcome this latest release by MAXON. Pricing: Studio Version: New $3,695 Upgrade $995 (Reduced feature options are available with reduced cost) Description: Full featured modeling, texturing, rendering/animation software
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