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Learning Cinema 4D Lite for After Effects

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Overview

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Build a complete 3D motion graphics sequence in CINEMA 4D Lite, the introductory version of CINEMA 4D included with After Effects CC.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. What Is CINEMA 4D Lite?
  • What is CINEMA 4D Lite?
  • What CINEMA 4D Lite can't do
  • Opening CINEMA 4D Lite in After Effects
  • Quick interface tour
  • Navigation tips for CINEMA 4D Lite
  • CINEMA 4D Lite preferences and settings
  • Checking out the new CINEWARE features with After Effects CC 2014.1
2. CINEMA 4D Lite and After Effects CC Workflow
  • Importing CINEMA 4D files in After Effects
  • The CINEWARE plugin settings
  • CINEMA 4D Lite render settings
  • After Effects project settings
  • After Effects previewing tips
  • Using the Picture Viewer in CINEMA 4D
3. Modeling in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Editing primitive objects
  • The Move and Scale tools
  • The Rotate tool
  • Axis limitations
  • Working cylinders
  • Linking body parts using object hierarchy
  • Spline modeling with Sweep NURBS
  • Adjusting NURBS settings
  • Using nulls as controllers
  • Creating copies with the Instance array
  • Carving shapes with the Boole array
  • Reshaping objects with deformers
  • Adding surface detail with a Relief object
4. Animating in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Understanding coordinates
  • Understanding rotation
  • Timeline shortcuts
  • Basic keyframing of properties
  • Copying keyframes
  • Keyframe interpolation
  • Adjusting F-Curves
  • Holding values
  • Using XPresso to link properties: Part one
  • Using XPresso to link properties: Part two
  • Importing existing animations into CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Animating cameras in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Animating using presets
5. Working with Cameras in After Effects CC and CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Importing music and soundtracks
  • Customizing commands and shortcuts
  • Adding markers
  • Creating multiple cameras in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Cutting between CINEMA 4D cameras with CINEWARE
  • Creating cameras in After Effects
  • Merging 3D camera data into CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Animating cameras with Stage objects
  • Extracting cameras from CINEMA 4D files
6. Working with Text in After Effects CC and CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Adding CINEMA 4D text to After Effects comps
  • Formatting text in CINEMA 4D
  • Creating CINEMA 4D text or logos in Illustrator
  • Importing Illustrator text into CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Applying material presets to text
  • Merging CINEMA 4D files
  • Registering CINEMA 4D Lite for MoGraph features
  • Using MoGraph Fracture on text
  • The MoGraph Random Effector
7. Scripting and Expressions in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Creating a wiggle expression
  • The Reset Position script
8. Materials and Textures in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Introduction to materials
  • Custom materials
  • Metallic material
  • Environment channel
  • Adding texture with shaders
  • Built-in material presets
  • Combining materials
  • Using selection sets to isolate surfaces
9. Creating Environments in After Effects CC
  • 3D camera tracking in After Effects
  • Creating nulls from tracking points
  • Adjusting the Shadow Catcher for CINEMA 4D
  • Importing a CINEMA 4D file into a scene
  • Exporting CINEMA 4D files from After Effects comps
  • Merging objects from CINEMA 4D files
  • Manually adjusting scenes between apps
10. Layer-Based Compositing with CINEWARE
  • Setting up layers in CINEMA 4D
  • Compositing CINEMA 4D layers in After Effects
  • Casting shadows on layers in CINEWARE
  • Adding reflections in CINEMA 4D
11. Lighting Your Scene with CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Using preset lighting setups
  • Light types in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Creating visible lights
  • Adding ambient occlusion effects
  • Optimizing your CINEMA 4D scenes
12. Multipass Compositing with CINEWARE
  • Multipass compositing explained
  • Adding passes to render settings
  • Viewing passes in the Picture Viewer
  • Adding object buffers
  • External compositing tags in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Previewing and experimenting with passes
  • CINEWARE multipass options
  • Adjusting reflections
  • Isolating elements with object buffers
13. Visual Effects with After Effects CC
  • Extracting 3D scene data
  • Adding video elements to a CINEMA 4D scene
  • Working with proxies
  • Color correction of shadows
  • Layer styles
  • Adjustment layers
  • Setting up depth of field in CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Adding depth of field with camera lens blur
  • Speed ramps with time remapping
  • Motion blur with the Pixel Motion Blur effect
14. Rendering in After Effects CC and Media Encoder
  • Rendering with the After Effects Render Queue
  • Background rendering with Adobe Media Encoder
  • The BG Renderer script

Taught by

Angie Taylor

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