This is an update to a previous tip on how to mask objects in Cinema 4D. The update includes the tip of inverted masking which will keep only what is visible on the opposite side of the mask. This can be used to create some unique effects as well.
Want more control over your depth mattes in composting? In this tutorial we look at how we can use simple shaders in Cinema 4D to move a depth matte around our scene in any way we want using any shader. It’s a fairly simple setup but just be sure to either save your scene as…
HIDE AND SEEK Hide and Seek is a workflow plugin that can make complex selections of objects groups in your Cinema 4D scene which you can then modify globally or individually. Hide and Seek will keep you organized and sane when working on any project in C4D! Hide and Seek Core Features Create complex object/tag…
Hey Cinema 4D users, here’s a set of 3 scripts I made that could possibly save your butt someday. These scripts essentially save your scene to your render location automatically when you hit render. This may seem like a unnecessary step but having the scene file that you rendered your files with right there in…
Why another noise modifier? I love the standard noise(turbulence) in X-Particles but its get very chaotic very quickly and I wanted some randomness
What is it? MoSelector gives you incredible control over the Mograph items you want controlled by your Cinema 4D Effectors. In addition to being able to select any Mograph objects with ease you can animate your selections to create some really creative and unique effects that would be impossible with manual or falloff selections. Stop…
This month the US celebrates National Bike Month encouraging you to get out and ride that bike! In honor I chose to create a few things based on my love for bikes:) What is it? Two very detailed bike models made in Cinema 4D. All parts are well labeled and easy to add materials too.…
QUICK MATTE PRO Quick Matte Pro takes care of all your matting needs in one simple plugin. No need to re-render your scene or go through the tedious task of setting up object buffers manually just to get the alpha you were looking for, Quick Matte does in one click! It was designed to do one…
I made this script because I was tired of having to do the whole SaveFrameAs process in After Effects. It exports the frame your currently on instantly to the location you set(desktop is default). The only thing to be aware of is that it only saves PNG images and it will save those with transparency,…
Lightning Fast Animation in Element 3D(http://bit.ly/1j8zZZj) is a book intended to get you up to speed with the After Effects plugin quickly while also explaining its shortcomings and some methods around them. My knowledge about Element 3D before this books was very limited. Up to that point all I had done was import a model…