MJV

"Some" is doing a lot of work there. 😄

There may be something there, but it looks like a lot of smoke and mirrors to me.

Amazing work and quality! The atmospherics are just incredible. If you told me a 14 yo did that with Cinema and any currently available renderer on the market, I would be absolutely gobsmacked.

I second this. I have Camtasia but only use Snagit for last few years. It's way less complicated and does a great job.

Subscriptions have ruined everything. If you don't own your software, you don't own the projects you make with it either. This has more or less ruined the enjoyment I used to get just messing around with the software, exploring, and having fun.

My limited understanding of scene nodes is that Maxon or any 3rd party developer can create assets that offer the same simplicity and functionality found in xpresso. So in the example of the two node process vs the 6 node process from page 3, the two nodes in the xpresso example could be recreated as scene node assets, with the user never having to touch or understand the underlying nodes. The diffence then is that unlike with xpresso nodes, whose functionality cannot in any way be changed, the user if so inclined can dive into the scene node assets and actually change or improve their behavior depending on circumstances. The same theory will apply to all areas of Cinema, which Maxon is in the process of rebuilding from scratch. The theory goes that the end user will be able to have the same easy user experience as now, but will also have the ability to dive into the node structure of any object, operator, or function for greater control if needed or desired. And it will all be way faster than currently possible. The question is not whether Maxon can technically achieve this goal, but rather if users are willing to stick with them for the years it will likely require. Personally, I regard R20 as the last version of Cinema 4D as we knew and loved, and everything that comes after as its successor.

So they're like Mac users. 😜

Notes and quick Notes? Is this presentation actually a comedy skit or what? 🙃😁😄

Yup. r20 is my favorite version not tied to servers. Like others said, If you have r20 and a sn for it, you should just use that and treasure it.

Thanks. I think it would help if this jobs forum would be elevated to the front page and not a footnote in a sub forum. Or maybe a notification option for job postings.

I posted a job here on January 9 here for someone skilled in C4D and Octane rendering who could work with me thru end of March (and actually went to end of April (just finished it) and I got exactly zero responses. The jobs forum takes some effort to find so not sure if too few people saw the post or if too few people are in need of work, but in the midsts of a pandemic I did think there would be some interest. So honestly I still don't know where a good place to find freelancers might be.

Greetings. I am looking for one or more freelancers to work remotely on and off from between about now to the end of March who are skilled at Octane render lighting and special effects such as fog and volumetric particle glows. If interested, please contact me by dm with brief details about your skills, your availability and your regular freelance day rate if you don't mind sharing that.

I love it!

Really? Does anything beat working for free?

Hi ladies and gents. I am pretty good with Cinema 4D, but I can't find anyone to even pay me minimum wage for my skills, even though I live and work in Manhattan, New York. Anyway, I like working so I am offering to work for free, as long as I can use whatever I produce for you in my reel. If you have an interesting job which you want done for free, hit me up. Michael Vance www.mvpny.com