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CINEMA 4D R9.5 Essential Training

with Larry Mitchell

CINEMA 4D R9.5 Essential Training with Larry Mitchell covers how to create 3D images for any project, including film and television, product design, and structural prototyping. The training covers the process of building 3D projects from concept to creation. You will learn all about modeling essentials, working with lighting, making 3D characters, texturing, soft body dynamics, animation, and rendering techniques. Larry Mitchell teaches not only the application, but also the principles necessary to master it. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

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author: Larry Mitchell
subject: 3D + Animation
software: CINEMA 4D R9.5
level: Beginner

duration: 8h 51m
released: May 26, 2006

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Introduction 23s

Welcome 23s

1. Getting Started 23m 50s

Understanding the interface 12m 47s

Using the content browser 3m 1s

Managing a multi-document workflow 2m 28s

Essential preferences 5m 34s

2. Modeling Essentials 57m 48s

Modeling with parametric primitives 7m 5s

Modeling with polygons, points, edges and HyperNURBS 12m 17s

Working with Default, Automatic and Tweak modes 2m 59s

Making selections 5m 31s

Understanding the Object Axis 2m 10s

Structure menu 10m 21s

Functions menu 8m 23s

Arrange command 4m 33s

Center command 1m 36s

Connect command 2m 53s

3. Modeling with NURBS 27m 16s

Modeling with curves 2m 54s

Modeling with Loft NURBS 7m 47s

Modeling with Lathe NURBS 4m 21s

Modeling with Sweep NURBS 2m 57s

Modeling 3D text 9m 17s

4. Complex Modeling 26m 25s

Working with modifiers: bend, twist, melt and explode 11m 49s

Modeling with Boolean 6m 45s

Modeling with symmetry 4m 59s

Modeling with array 2m 52s

5. Creating Materials and Textures 48m 35s

Creating and applying materials 19m 21s

Creating shadows with ambient occlusion 5m 48s

Applying multiple materials to polygon selections 5m 54s

Using Texture and Texture Axis 3m 56s

Camera mapping 13m 36s

6. Painting Textures with BodyPaint 2.5 28m 57s

Preparing to paint objects in BodyPaint 5m 21s

Painting with the Brush tool 5m 43s

Painting in Raybrush Render view 1m 45s

Painting on multiple channels 5m 1s

Painting on layers 5m 54s

Using filters in BodyPaint 5m 13s

7. Creating and Styling Hair 23m 7s

Adding hair to a character 5m 34s

Setting the hair material and lights 9m 2s

Dynamic motion of hair 4m 27s

Hairstyles and other uses of the Hair module 4m 4s

8. Lighting and Scene Objects 31m 49s

Understanding light types and basic lighting techniques 7m 58s

Volumetric lighting 6m 6s

Creating caustic effects 4m 16s

Camera essentials 6m 47s

Animating cameras with a stage object 6m 42s

9. Creating Skies 12m 3s

Browsing sky presets 3m 9s

Creating amazing skies 8m 54s

10. Rendering Essentials 36m 11s

Active View, Region and Picture View renders 4m 17s

Render settings 12m 29s

Rendering alpha channels 4m 20s

Multi-pass rendering 6m 21s

Rendering cartoons with Sketch & Toons 8m 44s

11. Animation Essentials 1h 42m

Animating with keyframes and auto keyframes 4m 51s

Creating path animations with the Align to Spline tag 9m 54s

Animating deformers 4m 47s

Using the Heads-Up Display (HUD) 10m 28s

Rendering preview animations 6m 14s

Creating particle animations 17m 27s

Animating expressions with Target and Xpresso 7m 31s

Controlling animations with the Timeline 8m 31s

Controlling animations with the F-Curve Manager 6m 2s

Creating character animation with the Pose Mixer 8m 42s

Working with walk cycles 11m 1s

Motion blending 6m 51s

12. Rigging Essentials 43m 46s

Adding skeletons to characters with MOCCA Bones 4m 50s

Setting up a character IK rig 8m 55s

Building the character mesh 18m 8s

Skinning the character with Claude Bonet 7m 3s

Animating the character 4m 50s

13. Creating Cloth 43m 20s

Creating and animating cloth 16m 49s

Creating character outfits with Dress-O-Matic 16m 31s

Creating a fur coat 3m 52s

Bouncing balls made easy 6m 8s

14. Dynamics 25m 0s

Creating rigid body dynamics 12m 5s

Adding motor constraints 2m 41s

Adding joint constraints 4m 45s

Adding velocity constraints 5m 29s

Conclusion 17s

Goodbye 17s

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