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Cinema 4D R13 Cookbook

By : Michael Szabo
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Cinema 4D R13 Cookbook

By: Michael Szabo

Overview of this book

<p>Cinema 4D is becoming the most popular 3D design program in the world and learning it now will only help you become a better and more valuable designer in the 3D design industry<br /><br />This book provides all the Cinema 4D knowledge you need to become well-versed with the software in the form of short recipes, which get straight to the point about what you need to know to start designing great 3D projects. <br /><br />Cinema 4D R13 Cookbook will guide you towards becoming an adept 3D designer, giving you all the tools to succeed in the field of 3D graphics. The book is set up to gradually introduce more sophisticated topics the deeper you go, and by the end of it you'll have a great working knowledge on the program. Early on you'll learn the basics of the program, and then jump right into how to start creating your own 3D objects to use in your designs. Along the way you'll learn how to set up lights, cameras, and materials to turn your work into something that feels more like art and design. Towards the end of the book you will be introduced to powerful tools like Xpresso, Mograph, and Dynamics to take your work to the next level. You'll be impressed by how easy it is to design top quality work once you lay the foundation for the entire program through this book. By the end of this book, you'll have opened new creative doors and given yourself the opportunity to be a more successful and versatile designer.</p>
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Cinema 4D R13 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Matching your camera to footage


Let's say you create an object in Cinema 4D, and you want it to appear as if it is part of another piece of footage or a still photo. So you want to use 4D to make something 3D, and then have it mixed into something that is 2D. That just about covers every dimension you can have. This recipe shows you how to prepare a camera setup to match the look of a still photograph, so the elements you design in Cinema 4D will appear like they belong in the footage you'll be making a composition of.

Getting ready

Use the Oak_Alley photograph provided in the C4D Content Pack with this recipe. The image is in 16:9 (aspect ratio) for use in a 1920 x 1080 HD format, so you should change your composition to be in this resolution as well. Go to the Render menu and click on Render Settings. Under the Output tab, load the preset for HDTV 1080 29.97 under the Film/Video options. Your frame will now have a 16:9 aspect ratio. Whether you use stills or a video, the process laid out...