Preferences

One of the most important things to know when you are about to render a scene is how to find the best settings to improve speed without compromising the final quality of your work. In this segment you will understand the meanings of each option inside the Preference panel and how they affect each other and the rendered image. KEYWORDS: Cinema 4D Training, C4D, Bodypaint, Maxon

Advanced Features
Global Illumination, Caustics, Ambient Occlusion, Post Effects like Motion Blur, Depth of Field and several others! All of these belong to the amazing set of features inside the Advance Render System. Learn how to get clean GI, smooth Caustics, grainless Occlusion images. All the tricks are explained to help you raise the level of your work.
 

Picture Viewer
The simple things in life are the ones that often bring us the most joy! The Picture Viewer is a deadly combination of beauty and power. A perfect tool to revise your work before you send it out to the world. From managing passes to watching for flaws in a render sequence, understand how this little tool can save you some precious time with a client.
 

Saving Rendered Images and Passes
Cinema4D is known for the amazing integration it has with the top post effect software's in the industry. Multi-pass renders are an industry standard these days. In order to be in sync with what is happening in the industry, we bring the techniques of professionals to a well explained instructional video. Whether you work on print ads or feature films, take full advantage of passes to bring your work to another level.
 

HDR Setup
HDR or HDRI, High Dynamic Range Images. Those are images with floating point data. They can be used to light your scene, add realistic reflections, refractions and also can be used with Ambient Occlusion. With this project we push the limits of reality to better engage the viewer. Learn how to get realistic lighting effects into your projects with this popular method.

Mastering Caustics
Why do I keep getting these weird dots? Why are my caustics so noisy? Why do I keep getting bright dots inside transparent objects, what should I do to make it work? DON'T WORRY. We are here and will show you the ins and outs of Caustic Rendering. We show what makes it work and what makes it weird. Don't waste time on test renders when we can show you how to accurately predict what to expect from tested settings.

LOD Expression
LOD or Level of Detail is one of the top methods of speeding up rendering and workflow processing in the VFX industry. We constructed a complex xpression that will take LOD to a whole new level. We`ll teach you how to let our system calculate everything for you in an quick interactive way. The system adapts to your scene. You won't see this anywhere else except on cmi Video!

Changing Reality
The art of Visual Effects is learning how to blend your 3D work with photography or live action plates, regardless if it is a T-rex , a car or a simple ball. Here you`ll get the chance to see, first hand, how to match live footage, lights and the camera in 3D perfectly. Discover how to create reality with the least amount of effort, using camera projections and photography.

About The Author
Michael Marcondes is a Brazilian independent artist that has been working freelance for more then 10 years. He worked on hundreds of projects ranging from print to broadcast using a great variety of tools like Maya, Lightwave, Cinema 4D, Modo, Silo, zBrush, PfTrack, After Effects, etc. He has a strong passion for the details on all matters from digital image creation.