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Has anyone taken the Cinema 4D Basics Comprehensive Certification or Cinema 4D Trainer Certification ? I took the Elementary Knowledge Test. First attempt got me to 80% which means failure. If the two paid certifications are like the Elementary Knowledge Test, judging from the type of questions in the later, I would be really disappointed... There are questions in there that you'll mostly likely answer wrong for various reasons like: You don't use the tool in question often enough. You don't use shortcut keys. You can't possibly remember by heart where every command and tool sits in what menu. If only we could always figure things out just from a screenshot, even if it is possible to diagnose like this, it's better to get your hands on the scene file... I find it hard to believe that these type of questions are fair to validate one's knowledge of the application (more so on "Basics Comprehension") . We've seen many Maxon people loose their track on live shows trying to recreate their own rehearsed demonstrations. Does that make them less certified ? The Basics Comprehensive Certification requires a 90% accuracy on 32 topics and 100% to be eligible to take the Trainer Certification. In the 3D industry most people are no generalists, that could mean that someone isn't skillful with UVs or rigging tools, Why would that make them less certified on C4D ? For me, problems like those we post and answer on this forum reflect better on someone's ability to use the software (and probably use it to educate someone else). I would like to know your experiences and what you think of the certification costs. Do certifications for other DCCs (PS, AI, CAD ...) have similarities to those ?

@hvanderwegenThat was a great history lesson. Thanks for that. I agree about the transition from look at this new toy, to quality output. I compare it to my early days as a graphic designer in the late 80s and early 90s. The "desktop publishing" revolution. New software and Postscript laser printers made it possible to ANYBODY to "design" their own brochure and newspaper ad. It was bad, until the actual designers learned how to use the new technology and, like a fine cream, rose to the top and left the desktop people to dry. It was rough. The prepress facilities, magazines and newspapers had so many of those desktop people send them garbage that looked terrible and didn't output correctly, it took a few years for them to trust people like me. With these Road Runner cartoons, while I do love them, lack the attention to detail the animators put into the originals as you so clearly outlined. Whenever I would watch a TV show based on a 3D animated feature film, the first thing you see is no 3D hair and lots of baked-in lighting. Also, a lot of very fast motion with some blur to hide the corners that were cut. Some of the shows were still good because the acting and the writing was still good. Maybe a fun project would be to just match in 3D, EXACTLY, an original cartoon just to see the difference. @CerberaThanks for sharing!