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October 10th, 2007, 10:47 AM
cmiVFX Launches New Cinema 4D Training Library Series Volume 4
Watch High Definition Training Videos For The Visual Effects Industry Instantly From Anywhere In The World.
Princeton, NJ., October 10, 2007 — cmiVFX | cmiStudios. launches it large training series for Maxon's Cinema 4d 3D application. The product series has been in development for nearly a year, and is fine tuned to work with a variety of different skill leveled users. The first 4 Videos are available today at the cmiVFX store. http://www.cmivfx.com/store/Browse.aspx?Category=12
Product Announcements — Cinema 4D Ultimate Learning System VOLUME 4
http://www.cmivfx.com/product_cinema4d_ultimate_vol4.asp
Animation And Motion Capture
One of the greatest achievements in computer graphics was the ability to bring life to your creations by giving them movement, feelings and personality in a way that mimics real life. In this Volume, you will have the chance to absorb all the necessary information to start your animation projects. It is not about the principals of animation, it is about getting you speaking the animation language from Cinema4D so you don`t waste time looking for things. Navigate directly to the information you need to help you with your project. As with every other aspect from Cinema4D, animation stands out with excellent control over your scene. C4d give you the freedom to create and go wild when working with simple or complex situations. There are numerous powerful animation features in the Cinema 4D animation system, and we will guide you through them.
Overview
By using a pre made scene, all shaded and rigged of course, you will be introduced to the animation process by viewing it in progress. From character to environment, you`ll get a tactile feel on how to use the tools and combine them to get the right result. When we start getting in detail about the “why” and “how” you`ll be familiarized with the procedures.
Timeline
This is the headquarters of everything that happens in your animated scene. To use it properly, it is crucial to understand all aspects that surrounds it, how it will connect to other features to raise the options, and how to manage the layout to keep the focus on what needs to be refined. Many other topics will be talked in here to ensure that you are comfortable with the workflow.
Curve Editor
After getting everything properly blocked and timed, you will be able to persist forward, to really push the limits and make everything better. You need to master this tool. The magic of splines and eases exist in a user friendly form that will lead you to the next level without a doubt. You just need to understand a few simple procedures that will unleash all those possibilities.
Looping
Walk cycles, balls bouncing, mechanical movements and all repetitive animations can benefit from a smart looping. Cinema4D gives you some excellent ones to optimize your work, if you need something like that. We go over all options for cloning and looping keys inside the timeline and Curve Editor. This will allow you to choose wisely which ones fit best in your project.
User Data
Definitely one of the most versatile features inside Cinema4D. Learn how to animate them, how to change them, how to create your own custom sliders inside your projects. Learn what they are and how they can help you achieve what you want with less clicks in an organized interface that can be trigged whenever you want.
Constraints
You will be introduced to the constraint tool. The opportunity to free your mind from the natural usage so that you can connect features together with the purpose of simplifying complex ideas without compromising the quality or functionality of the system that you want to build.
Xpresso
These are golden tools for everyone that wants to get serious about advance setups for animation, particles, controllers and an infinite number of other possibilities. With concise examples and exercises, you`ll be introduced to the xPresso world without headaches and you`ll also learn how the firefly scene was built with an extensive usage of simple xpresso tags.
Motion Capture Animation Blending
Why not blend several Mocap files or keyframe animations with Mocap? This segment is dedicated to bring you another xpresso adventure! We`ll build a expression to blend multiple Mocap files in anyway you want, arm from one file, legs from another and so on. It will be a smart retarget with any number of controllers that you want using only xPresso.
About cmiVFX
cmiVFX is the leader in High Definition Video Training for the Visual Effects Community. To test drive the new cmiVFX TVOD © system, visit http://www.cmivfx.com/cmi_window.html* For additional information about cmiVFX, visit www.cmivfx.com.
© 2007 cmiVFX | cmiStudios. *All rights reserved.
Watch High Definition Training Videos For The Visual Effects Industry Instantly From Anywhere In The World.
Princeton, NJ., October 10, 2007 — cmiVFX | cmiStudios. launches it large training series for Maxon's Cinema 4d 3D application. The product series has been in development for nearly a year, and is fine tuned to work with a variety of different skill leveled users. The first 4 Videos are available today at the cmiVFX store. http://www.cmivfx.com/store/Browse.aspx?Category=12
Product Announcements — Cinema 4D Ultimate Learning System VOLUME 4
http://www.cmivfx.com/product_cinema4d_ultimate_vol4.asp
Animation And Motion Capture
One of the greatest achievements in computer graphics was the ability to bring life to your creations by giving them movement, feelings and personality in a way that mimics real life. In this Volume, you will have the chance to absorb all the necessary information to start your animation projects. It is not about the principals of animation, it is about getting you speaking the animation language from Cinema4D so you don`t waste time looking for things. Navigate directly to the information you need to help you with your project. As with every other aspect from Cinema4D, animation stands out with excellent control over your scene. C4d give you the freedom to create and go wild when working with simple or complex situations. There are numerous powerful animation features in the Cinema 4D animation system, and we will guide you through them.
Overview
By using a pre made scene, all shaded and rigged of course, you will be introduced to the animation process by viewing it in progress. From character to environment, you`ll get a tactile feel on how to use the tools and combine them to get the right result. When we start getting in detail about the “why” and “how” you`ll be familiarized with the procedures.
Timeline
This is the headquarters of everything that happens in your animated scene. To use it properly, it is crucial to understand all aspects that surrounds it, how it will connect to other features to raise the options, and how to manage the layout to keep the focus on what needs to be refined. Many other topics will be talked in here to ensure that you are comfortable with the workflow.
Curve Editor
After getting everything properly blocked and timed, you will be able to persist forward, to really push the limits and make everything better. You need to master this tool. The magic of splines and eases exist in a user friendly form that will lead you to the next level without a doubt. You just need to understand a few simple procedures that will unleash all those possibilities.
Looping
Walk cycles, balls bouncing, mechanical movements and all repetitive animations can benefit from a smart looping. Cinema4D gives you some excellent ones to optimize your work, if you need something like that. We go over all options for cloning and looping keys inside the timeline and Curve Editor. This will allow you to choose wisely which ones fit best in your project.
User Data
Definitely one of the most versatile features inside Cinema4D. Learn how to animate them, how to change them, how to create your own custom sliders inside your projects. Learn what they are and how they can help you achieve what you want with less clicks in an organized interface that can be trigged whenever you want.
Constraints
You will be introduced to the constraint tool. The opportunity to free your mind from the natural usage so that you can connect features together with the purpose of simplifying complex ideas without compromising the quality or functionality of the system that you want to build.
Xpresso
These are golden tools for everyone that wants to get serious about advance setups for animation, particles, controllers and an infinite number of other possibilities. With concise examples and exercises, you`ll be introduced to the xPresso world without headaches and you`ll also learn how the firefly scene was built with an extensive usage of simple xpresso tags.
Motion Capture Animation Blending
Why not blend several Mocap files or keyframe animations with Mocap? This segment is dedicated to bring you another xpresso adventure! We`ll build a expression to blend multiple Mocap files in anyway you want, arm from one file, legs from another and so on. It will be a smart retarget with any number of controllers that you want using only xPresso.
About cmiVFX
cmiVFX is the leader in High Definition Video Training for the Visual Effects Community. To test drive the new cmiVFX TVOD © system, visit http://www.cmivfx.com/cmi_window.html* For additional information about cmiVFX, visit www.cmivfx.com.
© 2007 cmiVFX | cmiStudios. *All rights reserved.