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Cinema 4D Introduction

Overview

Cinema 4D XL (C4DXL) is suitable for all kinds of 3D graphics and animations, from product design; architectural visualisation; photo realistic character animation; scientific simulations; game development; special effects and screen design.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have a sound understanding of 3D graphics.

Course Content

Introduction to the concepts of 3D design

Overview of C4D XL
The Project window
The File, Edit, Views Managers
Menus
The Axes, Scale, Rotate and Move tools
The Camera and Object views
Customising the palettes

Creating a project

Creating an object
Adjusting the size and type
Manipulating your object
Creating and applying textures
Mapping
Rendering to disc or to screen

Animation

Setting keyframes
Creating an animation path for your object
Animating the camera
Rendering the animation

Adding to your scene

Adding a floor object
Floor texture
Adding the Sky object
Sky textures
Adding a Light object
Light textures and projections
Animating the light
Rendering the animation

Creating more complex objects

Adding and extruding text
The Texture manager
Texture mapping types
Creating and understanding splines
Connecting objects to splines
What can be animated
Adding animation tracks to your project
Rendering your project to different formats

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Duration

2 Days

Schedule

18/19 August 2008
30/31 October 2008
15/16 January 2009
30/31 March 2009

Prices

£745

All the bookings come with lunch, refreshments, course notes and post training support.

Costs

Studio Vouchers: £420

Dates

This course runs at Harlequin Training and can also be run privately at your site.