first impression

HeDaCoM · July 2nd, 2002

I have played a little with the demo of cinema4D and I spent 15 minutes to put a camera in the scene.... I think this software is not very intuitive. It's necessary to read the manual. heh

nisus · July 2nd, 2002

you should rtfm every software

nisus

STRAT · July 2nd, 2002

Yup, RTFM!!! lol

You're right tho. i've grown up with 3dstudio all my working career, and switched over to Cinema 4D in January this year.

Reason? well it has the best rendering tools on the market IMHO. super fast raytracing, it does radiosity and caustics, and makes even Max 5's rendering capabilitys look pitifull.

I dont find it that intuative, but after a couple of weeks' practive it will start to come second nature.

in my advice - stick with it, you definately wont regret it!

HeDaCoM · July 2nd, 2002

hehehe you are right. But I didn't need to read how to put a camera in other softwares!

maybe I'm getting old.

STRAT · July 2nd, 2002

tee-hee, yup, not intuetive...

from the top menu OBJECTS > SCENE > CAMERA

then in the CAMERA tab in the viewport make sure PERSPECTIVE and EDIT CAMERA are ticked, then in the SCENE CAMERA submenu select your camera.

to alter the camera's focal length, double click on the camera icon in the stack on the r/h side.

phew!

September 16th, 2002

I disagree... I think Cinema has the most intuitive interface I've come across. Once you're used to a particular system, anything different will seem difficult. Someone who learned on Cinema would find 3DS' interface confusing and counter-intuitive. And Lightwave? Sheesh!

July 2nd, 2002	#1 (permalink)
HeDaCoM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Spain, Europe Posts: 181 Name: Héctor Corcín	I have played a little with the demo of cinema4D and I spent 15 minutes to put a camera in the scene.... I think this software is not very intuitive. It's necessary to read the manual. heh __________________ Héctor D. Corcín http://www.iruditek.com/hedaweb

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July 2nd, 2002	#3 (permalink)
STRAT Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK. Age: 36 Posts: 6,503 Name: Stephen Leworthy	Yup, RTFM!!! lol You're right tho. i've grown up with 3dstudio all my working career, and switched over to Cinema 4D in January this year. Reason? well it has the best rendering tools on the market IMHO. super fast raytracing, it does radiosity and caustics, and makes even Max 5's rendering capabilitys look pitifull. I dont find it that intuative, but after a couple of weeks' practive it will start to come second nature. in my advice - stick with it, you definately wont regret it! __________________

July 2nd, 2002	#4 (permalink)
HeDaCoM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Spain, Europe Posts: 181 Name: Héctor Corcín	hehehe you are right. But I didn't need to read how to put a camera in other softwares! maybe I'm getting old. __________________ Héctor D. Corcín http://www.iruditek.com/hedaweb

July 2nd, 2002	#5 (permalink)
STRAT Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK. Age: 36 Posts: 6,503 Name: Stephen Leworthy	tee-hee, yup, not intuetive... from the top menu OBJECTS > SCENE > CAMERA then in the CAMERA tab in the viewport make sure PERSPECTIVE and EDIT CAMERA are ticked, then in the SCENE CAMERA submenu select your camera. to alter the camera's focal length, double click on the camera icon in the stack on the r/h side. phew! __________________

September 16th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Cinema1954 Guest Posts: n/a Name:	I disagree... I think Cinema has the most intuitive interface I've come across. Once you're used to a particular system, anything different will seem difficult. Someone who learned on Cinema would find 3DS' interface confusing and counter-intuitive. And Lightwave? Sheesh!

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