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The Cinema 4d R8 Handbook (Charles River Media Graphics) (Charles River Media Graphics) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Adam Watkins (Author)
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  • Paperback: 504 pages
  • Publisher: Charles River Media; 2nd illustrated edition edition (1 Jul 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1584502169
  • ISBN-13: 978-1584502166
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 18.8 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 562,765 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Maxon's Cinema 4D is an animation and rendering application. With the release of version 8, C4D is faster, and contains new features. "The Cinema 4D R8 Handbook" has been updated to cover the advancements and adjusted workflow of this release. The intensive tutorials have been revised to provide practical steps for implementing the numerous tools of C4D, plus tips and techniques from expert users are provided for insightful solutions to a variety of graphics issues and techniques. The book includes five new chapters covering the Mocca (character animation) and Xpresso (graphical expression building) modules, plus thinking particles, facial animation and more.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The best C4D book to date, 5 Feb 2004
By Elusive (Sutton, Surrey, UK) - See all my reviews
This book has something for everyone. The first few chapters are great for getting you up to speed with all the tools and core concepts of modelling, texturing, lighting and animation. However, the jewel in the crown is the Character Animation tutorial (written by Naam). There is precious little info available elsewhere (WWW, mags, etc.) on this topic and I found the C4D Mocca manual indecipherable. In 2 chapters, Naam gives you a run-down of the core tools and concepts, then a detailed character setup (i.e. rigging) tutorial. As an intermediate user I found the rigging heavy going. However, it has given me new insights into all aspects of C4D including expressions. Dissecting the tutorial files has also taught me a lot of invaluable tricks.

I've only given the book 4/5 stars because it's not perfect. Firstly there are a few typos and inconsistencies (like a couple of the rigging diagrams that don't match the text). This can make a complex topic difficult to understand. Also, the black and white diagrams are sometimes blurry and some of the topics, especially lighting and rendering, would have benefited from good quality colour images. There are colour images on the accompanying CD-ROM but I always find this a hassle.

Overall this book is the best yet written for C4D. It touches on all the core topics, as well as a couple of specialised ones. It discusses the relative merits of different options in a way that’s more relevant an accessible than the C4D manuals. Well worth the price just for the character animation chapters.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Could do Better, 28 Feb 2004
By J. S. Leaburn "jimzepellin" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Needlessly explained in parts. Under explained when it matters. Too much "you can read about this in the manual", the reason I bought this book is so that I don't have to refer to the manual. This book would have been half the size if it had been written correctly. If your stuck then this book won't kill you, but if you can get something else..........
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners/intermediates!, 27 Jan 2004
By Mr. H. Ferello "halmat" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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I needed a book to teach me quickly all the in's and out's of Cinema 4D, as I needed it for a project in university. It has clearly laid out text, which simple and easy to read. The pictures are in black and white, some are hard to see most of them are good. It goes through the Mocca, XPresso, Advanced Render and Character animation as well. But doesn't cover any of the other modules, i.e. pyrocluster, thinking particles, dynamics. Great value for money I say! Good to use as a reference book as well for experts.
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