Sunday, March 17, 2013

MAXON CINEMA 4D R14 Studio: A Tutorial Approach


MAXON CINEMA 4D R14 Studio is a 3D software application developed by MAXON Computer. This application is mainly used by professional 3D artists to create impressive 3D scenes, VFX, and broadcast artwork. It is considered to be a complete package as it contains all features of CINEMA 4D Prime, CINEMA 4D Visualize, and CINEMA 4D Broadcast. Moreover, it includes character animation tools that makes it easier to create rigs and character animations. It is a user-friendly application which is used for sculpting, creating particles using advance particle system, hair system, and for creating motion graphics using MoGraph. 

MAXON CINEMA 4D R14 Studio: A Tutorial Approach textbook aims at harnessing the power of MAXON CINEMA 4D R14 Studio for modelers, animators, and designers. The textbook caters to the needs of both the novice and the advance users of MAXON CINEMA 4D R14 Studio. Keeping in view the varied requirements of users, the textbook first introduces the basic features of CINEMA 4D R14 Studio and then progresses to cover the advanced techniques and animations. In this textbook, two projects based on the tools and concepts covered in the book have been added to enhance the knowledge of users. 


Table of Contents

Chapter 1
Exploring CINEMA 4D R14 Studio Interface...............................1-1

Chapter 2
Working with Splines........................................................................2-1
                                                                       
Chapter 3
Introduction to Polygon Modeling..................................................3-1
                         
Chapter 4
Sculpting.............................................................................................4-1

Chapter 5
Texturing............................................................................................5-1

Chapter 6
Lighting...............................................................................................6-1

Chapter 7
Rigging................................................................................................7-1

Chapter 8
Animation..........................................................................................8-1

Chapter 9
Introduction to BodyPaint 3D........................................................9-1

Chapter 10
Compositing 3D Objects................................................................10-1

Chapter 11
Rendering........................................................................................11-1

Chapter 12
MoGraph.........................................................................................12-1

Chapter 13
Working with XPresso...................................................................13-1

Project 1
Creating an Indoor Scene-I..........................................................P1-1

Project 2
Creating an Indoor Scene-II........................................................P2-1

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