book

After Effects and Cinema 4D Lite

by Chris Jackson

September 2014

Intermediate to advanced

302 pages

8h 9m

English

Routledge

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What is CINEMA 4D Lite and CINEWARE?Creating a CINEMA 4D FileModeling in CINEMA 4D LiteApplying Materials in CINEMA 4D LiteMoving Around in CINEMA 4D LiteAdding Lights in CINEMA 4D LiteAnimating in CINEMA 4D LiteRendering in After Effects
The CINEMA 4D WorkflowModeling with PrimitivesGenerating Objects with NURBSDefining Surface PropertiesLighting a SceneWorking with CamerasAdding Visual Effects and Rendering
CINEWARE Render SettingsUsing the 3D Camera Tracker in After EffectsCompositing a 3D Object with CINEWAREExporting a CINEMA 4D file from After EffectsUsing Null and Camera Objects in CINEMA 4D
Lights and Shadows in CINEMA 4DCreating a Shadow Catcher in After EffectsAdding Shadows in CINEMA 4DSetting Up Layers and Compositing TagsCompositing Layers with CINEWARE

Seeing the LightAdding Volumetric LightingMixing Color with LightsCombining 2D and 3D Effects
What are Shaders?Using Volumetric ShadersProduct Placement with Alpha ChannelsAnimating Materials with Noise ShadersOptimizing a CINEMA 4D Scene
Cameras in CINEMA 4D and CINEWAREUsing Camera Layers in After EffectsAttaching a Target Camera to a SplineControlling Multiple Cameras in CINEWAREAdding a Stage Object to Change Cameras
Rendering in CINEMA 4D LiteCreating Shadows with Ambient OcclusionSetting Up Multi-Pass RenderingAdding an Object BufferCompositing Multi-Pass Layers in CINEWARE
Upgrading from CINEMA 4D LiteModeling with Points. Edges, and PolygonsExploring MoGraph Objects in CINEMA 4DAnimating with Sound EffectorsAdding Dynamics to a Scene

Overview

One of the most exciting new features in After Effects is the integration of Cinema 4D using the CINEWARE plug-in and a free version of Cinema 4D Lite. Both provide a wide assortment of new 3D tools and options that are difficult or nearly impossible to achieve in After Effects alone. This book clearly demonstrates how the new 3D workflow bridges the two applications together to raise the design bar for motion graphics and broadcast design.

Hands-on exercises teach you essential production skills including:

Modeling in CINEMA 4D Lite

Importing 3D models in After Effects

Tracking 3D motion in After Effects

Compositing with CINEWARE

Using MoGraph features in CINEMA 4D

Rendering and optimization techniques

Additional online materials include project files and videos showcasing the techniques covered in the book. To access these materials, please see the 'eResources' tab.