CINEMA 4D R10 Essential Training [DVD-ROM]

Larry Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 2007

In CINEMA 4D R10 Essential Training, animation specialist Larry Mitchell teaches users how to get the most out of the new modeling, animation, rendering, and workflow features in this latest release. From understanding the interface to creating skin and hair textures to animating body parts and clothing, Larry covers all the key elements of CINEMA 4D R10. This training is appropriate for those new to the application as well as those upgrading from an earlier version. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Topics Include:

• Understanding the CINEMA 4D interface
• Modeling with primitives
• Working with Default, Automatic, and Tweak modes
• Modeling with NURBS
• Creating materials and textures
• Painting textures with BodyPaint
• Animating and switching cameras
• Controlling animations in the timeline
• Creating rigid body dynamics

Duration: 10.5 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM

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From the Publisher

Each lynda.com CD/DVD course offers hours of training movies that you watch on your computer. The movies are recorded in pixel-perfect quality, and include the authors' narration and movements as they teach the subject matter. Courses include the same project files that the instructors use, so you can follow along at your own pace. lynda.com tutorials are great for visual learners and people who like to learn by doing. Topics include software applications, workflow optimization, tips and techniques, and much more. Play, fast-forward, and rewind for easy learning.

About the Author

Larry Mitchell has been working as a digital media artist and producer for the past 20 years, and has created graphics and software for TV shows, arenas, video games, and commercials. He has taught and lectured on computer animation at international conferences and at various colleges and high schools, including Orlando College, Valencia Community College, Lyman High School, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and KEIO University. He has also used his animation expertise at Top Gun Entertainment and Panasonic (Osaka, Japan), and as CEO of Liquid Digital Dream Studios. Larry is now the CEO of Liquid Digital Entertainment.

Product Details

• DVD-ROM
• Publisher: lynda.com, Inc (January 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596713062
• ISBN-13: 978-1596713062
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,970,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In 1994, while traveling to Tokyo, Japan to lecture to Japan s top 3 technical institutes on 3D animation and advanced virtual reality design, I began development on a process through which cartoons could be made without the need for drawing. This process is now available in most 3D applications as 'Cell Shading'. The white paper on this process was submitted to ACM SIGGRAPH's 1995 "Panels and Papers" by my development partner (Mitsuru Kaneko) and I.

I've animated, directed and produced 3D animation projects for commercial, international and TV network clients since 1985.

I'm deeply passionate about working in digital media production.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best DVD tutorial, March 24, 2007

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Philo Calhoun (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CINEMA 4D R10 Essential Training (DVD-ROM)

For beginning to intermediate level this is the clearest and most helpful tutorial on C4D. It does not cover many advanced topics like the complexities of UV mapping or much on Mocca, but the basics are covered clearly and the lessons are short and informative.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Entrance into Cinema 4D and then some..., November 22, 2007

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jonny lightning (Portland, ME) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CINEMA 4D R10 Essential Training (DVD-ROM)

A very comprehensive overview of Cinema 4D and its features. I have watched it again and again to gain nuggets of information that I may have missed, or to help remember certain details. No, it does not cover everything, but it covers a lot and will fuel your mind to want to learn more. He walks you through the tools and also through projects. Modeling a spoon is a great first project. The comb project is also nice. One of my favorite instructions is the one on MoGraph, an add-on module. I sometimes double-check my object hierarchy against his lessons when things are not going quite right. I really like his somewhat laid back attitude, it makes it easier to learn.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CINEMA 4D R10 Essential Training review, September 3, 2007

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Eric Chauvin (Bow, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Very comprehensive and loaded with good tips that wouldn't be found in the manual. The only thing I would fault it on is having to have the CD in the computer in order to watch the videos. It would be much more convenient to able to download them to the hard disk and call up a specific chapter when the need arises. But overall certainly worth the investment.