Lynda.COM CINEMA 4D and After Effects Integration

Authors:
Chris Meyer
Trish Meyer

Duration:
01h 27m

Released on:
1/26/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only


CINEMA 4D and After Effects Integration was created and produced by Trish and Chris Meyer. We are honored to host their material in the lynda.com Online Training Library®.

Chris Meyer—a long-time user of both programs—explains how to move 3D worlds from Maxon's CINEMA 4D into Adobe's After Effects and add additional 3D elements that blend perfectly. Chris shows how to transfer 3D cameras, lights, and position data from CINEMA 4D to After Effects; create track mattes to composite new elements into the middle of a scene; and take advantage of multi-pass rendering to quickly remix and even recolor lights, shadows, reflections, and more. Paced comfortably for beginners, this course also reveals numerous advanced tricks and techniques, such as the use of blending modes and how to cast shadows from new 3D layers in After Effects onto rendered 3D elements from CINEMA 4D. Exercise files accompany this course.
Topics include:

    Locating objects for export from CINEMA 4D
    Adding layers to a composition after importing into After Effects
    Separating lights in CINEMA 4D and remixing in After Effects
    Understanding the problems with shadows during integration
    Refining 3D shadows in After Effects




Introduction
Overview           03m 19s
Installing the CINEMA 4D plug-in into After Effects           01m 43s

1. Exporting from CINEMA 4D
Locating objects           05m 58s
Object mattes           02m 58s
Save and render           06m 01s

2. Importing into After Effects
Preparing the project           07m 02s
Adding layers           05m 37s
Refining the composite           06m 20s
Rendering for video           04m 06s

3. Multi-Pass Renders
Multi-pass renders in CINEMA 4D           03m 51s
Blending the passes in After Effects           07m 01s

4. Remixing Lights
Separating lights in CINEMA 4D           03m 44s
Remixing lights in After Effects           05m 05s

5. Shadow Catchers
The problem with shadows           02m 25s
Catcher locations in CINEMA 4D           07m 22s
Catching shadows in After Effects           08m 08s
Refining the shadows           05m 50s

Conclusion
Wrap-up           00m 56s