Dude. Excellent tut. It was like the NYTs 36 questions to bring you closer to someone. The tut is so perfectly self-contained, yet provides a launch-point for getting more familiar with C4D without wasting time for those who may know some of the broader concepts. Thanks for tying the concepts to the more familiar (to me) Ae. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
its been years since i've been following you Evan (probably 10?), and ur probably the only channel that is still alive. i cant get enough of your tutorials and helpful videos. if its wasnt for you, i'd still be a slave to premier (yuk) THANK YOU!!!!
C4D is hard, and very complicated, and, I am wanting the relationship with AE. Finally, the walkthrough/tutorial with the information I want, at a pace and phrased in a way I can understand. Thank you!
Thank you Evan. This series is exactly what I needed. Many years ago yours' were the first tutorials I watched in order to learn AE, and now you are the first to teach me C4D. I owe you a lot, let me tell you!! I'm really looking forward to the other parts of this series!
Well done, an excellent look at the interface. I'll spend some time following along with the video. Although the terminology is different in places, the concepts are very familiar to those in Ae. Coming from Ps, smart objects and layers, adjustment and others, translate nicely. Ai's new 3D interface is an enticing panel I want to explore to make 3d objects. It's such a wonderful time for animators and creatives. Thank you for this series, I'm looking forward to the next installment. Have a great day. Rick.
Thank you so much. I hope there is enough clear jargon explanation in the series that people can at lest speak to the program and think in the right terms to find what they're after when things go wrong. Look for more coming soon!
Thanks for this tutorial! 4D is a pretty complicated program that I've always been intimidated by, but this breaks things down in pretty digestible detail. One question- at 09:56, for some reason the first option that shows up when I click and hold this icon in my interface says "brush selection" rather than "live selection" Is there a difference in this case?
Hi Evan, my AE doesn't want to automatically open the C4D app , it seems like C4D wants us now to create a new account with them, did they change this recently?
As in creating a second Maxon account? I think we've always needed one, and you should just need to log into it and link the c4d lite license to it. But, Maxon is notoriously bad with their license app. It breaks... often.
Hi can you please help me. I have a background object question. When my camera orbits...the background is static. It doesnt perspectively move with the cameras movement. Any idea what I need to do please? Like if the camera moves around. I want the background image to move as well. (I have a texture on the background with seamless and tile options turned on) im reallly stuck and it seems like a simply solution but i cant find anything online.
I believe that is the limitation of the Background object itself. The image will not respond to camera changes. You will want to use the sky object to create and infinite sphere with your texture on it that will respond to camera movement. I hope that helps clear up what is happening.
Hi thank you for this tutorial. Can i use this method of bringing a c4d animation from the full version of c4d into ae as well? Like with cineware? I tried doing this and the animation i made in c4d becomes glitchy as soon as I add an after effects comp camera.
It should work identically. What happens when you use the comp camera method? That might be something covered in a layer video in this series? There are certainly things to consider when using comp camera vs a centred comp camera for example.
@@ECAbrams Hi thanks for the reply. The animation isn't smooth and it skips back and forth. The animation may even look different from how it is within c4d..I've tried looking everywhere and I cant find any help. c4d lite works fine but its the full version of c4d i have this issue with.
My After Effects is fully licensed with Adobe Cloud. When i try to open a cinema4d file from after effects, i get presented with a login screen. When i connect with facebook, i get the option to activate either a trial version of C4D or the Lite version., when i press the Activate button for the Lite version, it gives me the message: "Error - unable to purchase the license 'Cinema 4D - Lite'!" - Anyone know how to fix this?
I had an issue when using an OBJ file. The object showed up completely black. I did some searching but none of the help videos worked. My computer is up to spec, I have an i9 processor and a geforce 1080, so it should run. Anyone here run into this and find a fix?
It's a common problem. You need to go into the Materials and look where the various channels are looking at for the various textures. Most likely you need to reconnect all the file paths to the right place relative to the c4d project. It's like when a .aep can't find the footage it needs for a project. I hope that helps.
Been staring at Cinema 4d lite for 3 years and opened it for the first time because of this video. Thank you so much!
Glad to hear it! I hope this series really helps!
Learning cinema 4d from a motion designer's perspective makes it wayy more approchable and meaningful
Hell yeah...been wanting to tackle C4D Lite for a while now! Thnx for the push! So ready for parts 2-5!
I better get those finished up quick!
@@ECAbrams haha I won't complain! 🤣
Using after effects for almost 20 years and always were afraid to open cinema maybe this series will open that door for me
Could be a real gateway experience. Pretty soon people will be getting the full version and real time rendering.
@@ECAbrams I actually have Maxon 1 so I think I have the full version... 🙏
Dude. Excellent tut. It was like the NYTs 36 questions to bring you closer to someone. The tut is so perfectly self-contained, yet provides a launch-point for getting more familiar with C4D without wasting time for those who may know some of the broader concepts. Thanks for tying the concepts to the more familiar (to me) Ae. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
its been years since i've been following you Evan (probably 10?), and ur probably the only channel that is still alive. i cant get enough of your tutorials and helpful videos. if its wasnt for you, i'd still be a slave to premier (yuk) THANK YOU!!!!
C4D is hard, and very complicated, and, I am wanting the relationship with AE. Finally, the walkthrough/tutorial with the information I want, at a pace and phrased in a way I can understand.
Thank you!
Thank you Evan. This is a much needed series.
You’re very welcome!
A great refresher as I'd like to use C4Dlite more. Thank you! Looking forward to the series.
Just when I was thinking of getting a refresher once again… Thank you!
I hope this helps!
Amazing, with the approachable way you teach, I'll finally be able to understand cinema 4D! Thank you!
This is BY FAR the best c4d intro video I have seen. Great job 👏🏽
Really a good tuto.
I tried eight absolutely lousy tutorials before I found yours but yours is excellent. Thanks a lot.
Glad it helped!
dude thank you for getting the first approachable tutorial of the new interface (that I can find, at least) - that's huge!
Can't wait to watch the next part
Hey man, just to let you know that we are still awaiting part2. Thanks for all your work. You are awesome :)
Looking forward to upcoming videos! Diving into 3D has always seemed quite mysterious, so thank you for demystifying. Excited to follow along.
Solid tutorial!! Definitely some gems in the mix, and worth the watch before I get into the next few that will likely push beyond what I already know.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Evan. This series is exactly what I needed. Many years ago yours' were the first tutorials I watched in order to learn AE, and now you are the first to teach me C4D. I owe you a lot, let me tell you!! I'm really looking forward to the other parts of this series!
Can you provide a download link to the files you are working with so we can follow along?
ah nice I really like your way of teaching so I can finally learn something about 3d, thanks!
finally a proper tutorial for Cinema4D
This is exactly what I need.
So glad to hear it!
Well done, an excellent look at the interface. I'll spend some time following along with the video. Although the terminology is different in places, the concepts are very familiar to those in Ae. Coming from Ps, smart objects and layers, adjustment and others, translate nicely. Ai's new 3D interface is an enticing panel I want to explore to make 3d objects. It's such a wonderful time for animators and creatives. Thank you for this series, I'm looking forward to the next installment. Have a great day. Rick.
Thank you so much. I hope there is enough clear jargon explanation in the series that people can at lest speak to the program and think in the right terms to find what they're after when things go wrong. Look for more coming soon!
Amazing tutorial! Thank you
10:52 "T" 'tis for scale 🤣 That was clever!
Thank you ECA!
God bless you man!
Cheers man
Great Job!
great... thank you
You are welcome!
Omg! I didnt know that this comes with after effects :D so happpppyyyy
It is pretty great. Let me know if you have any troubles or questions!
Really great tutorial! Do you have an ETA when parts 4 and 5 will be available?
Thanks a lot !
You are welcome!
Thank you sir.
Most welcome
Thanks for this tutorial! 4D is a pretty complicated program that I've always been intimidated by, but this breaks things down in pretty digestible detail. One question- at 09:56, for some reason the first option that shows up when I click and hold this icon in my interface says "brush selection" rather than "live selection" Is there a difference in this case?
What Windows theme is that? Looks nice!
Hi Evan, my AE doesn't want to automatically open the C4D app , it seems like C4D wants us now to create a new account with them, did they change this recently?
As in creating a second Maxon account? I think we've always needed one, and you should just need to log into it and link the c4d lite license to it. But, Maxon is notoriously bad with their license app. It breaks... often.
Hi can you please help me. I have a background object question. When my camera orbits...the background is static. It doesnt perspectively move with the cameras movement. Any idea what I need to do please? Like if the camera moves around. I want the background image to move as well. (I have a texture on the background with seamless and tile options turned on) im reallly stuck and it seems like a simply solution but i cant find anything online.
I believe that is the limitation of the Background object itself. The image will not respond to camera changes. You will want to use the sky object to create and infinite sphere with your texture on it that will respond to camera movement. I hope that helps clear up what is happening.
thats sounds helpful i will give this a try soon. Thank you very much
@@ECAbrams
Hi thank you for this tutorial. Can i use this method of bringing a c4d animation from the full version of c4d into ae as well? Like with cineware? I tried doing this and the animation i made in c4d becomes glitchy as soon as I add an after effects comp camera.
It should work identically. What happens when you use the comp camera method? That might be something covered in a layer video in this series? There are certainly things to consider when using comp camera vs a centred comp camera for example.
@@ECAbrams Hi thanks for the reply. The animation isn't smooth and it skips back and forth. The animation may even look different from how it is within c4d..I've tried looking everywhere and I cant find any help. c4d lite works fine but its the full version of c4d i have this issue with.
I love you
My After Effects is fully licensed with Adobe Cloud. When i try to open a cinema4d file from after effects, i get presented with a login screen. When i connect with facebook, i get the option to activate either a trial version of C4D or the Lite version., when i press the Activate button for the Lite version, it gives me the message: "Error - unable to purchase the license 'Cinema 4D - Lite'!" - Anyone know how to fix this?
You may want to download the Maxon app that manages licenses and use that to control which license is active.
I had an issue when using an OBJ file. The object showed up completely black. I did some searching but none of the help videos worked. My computer is up to spec, I have an i9 processor and a geforce 1080, so it should run. Anyone here run into this and find a fix?
It's a common problem. You need to go into the Materials and look where the various channels are looking at for the various textures. Most likely you need to reconnect all the file paths to the right place relative to the c4d project. It's like when a .aep can't find the footage it needs for a project. I hope that helps.
It’s so hard to pay attention to this video cause I’m so use to blender
please try to slowly explain things first , you are just moving too quick
okay, i'll skip it. the whole video is an ad
Interesting. In what sense?