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ANIMATION IN 3D
Keyframe Animation
Just like After Effects and other 2D animation programs, 3D animation follows the same basic principles of keyframe animation. Set a keyframe at the start point and another end of the motion, and the computer will do the tweening (creating frames in between two keyframes). Of course there will be things that we’ll have to address that are going to be specific to the software, but many of the general concepts will be quite familiar to you.
Animating the Camera in Cinema 4D
To briefly demonstrate the animation tools in Cinema 4D we’ll start with animating the camera. So, let’s open our logo from Chapter 7.
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