Greyscale Gorilla has released a stunning new lighting kit for Cinema 4D.

A handy checklist of the top 4 things users do wrong when rendering in Cinema 4D.

Amateurmedia.net has some terrific type-based Cinema 4D tutorials.

Rob Redman has released Xbreaker, a handy, new script for smashing up your Cinema 4D objects. The basic version is free.

Knowing which material project type to use when using textures in Cinema 4D can be confusing. That’s why I asked my buddy Rob over at Pariah Studios to whip up this handy little tutorial! Thanks Rob! Watch tutorial

Paul Babb is the popular and charismatic CEO of Maxon USA.
In this Cinema 4D–focussed episode of Unplugged we talk about
Paul’s early days, including a time in film and on the stage;
then dive head–first into Cinema 4D and MoGraph and what makes it
just the hottest 3D software out there right now.

The Making It Look Great Cinema 4D Bundle includes Making It Look Great 6: Design and Production Techniques for Cinema 4D and After Effects, and Making It Look Great 7: MoGraph Unleashed. Both loaded with hours of Cinema 4D, MoGraph and After Effects techniques.

Hosted by renowned Cinema 4D and After Effects expert Tim Clapham, these are must-watch workshops for anyone who is serious about using Cinema 4D with MoGraph and After Effects at a real-world, industry-level.

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About your Host: With over 12 years experience, Tim Clapham is an industry recognized expert in Cinema 4D and a renowned trainer with a strong attention to detail. As owner of LUXX, Tim works with a wide range of global advertising and broadcast companies, producing world-class content that is both technically challenging and innovative.

MILG6 host, Cinema 4D expert and Mograph master Tim Clapham is back to guide you step-by-step through 6 stunning, 3D motion graphics projects.

In these workshops, Tim demonstrates must-know, real-world Cinema 4D MoGraph techniques and workflows you will find immediately useful in your own work.

While based around MoGraph, Tim also discusses general Cinema 4D workflow techniques for modelling and texturing which will improve your all-round expertise when working with Cinema 4D.

MoCap

Working with Motion Capture files such as the FBX format, this workshop takes you step-by-step through various techniques for creating animated elements from captured motion.  Watch your motion design advance to new grounds with many possibilities  to create natural flowing movement with your graphic components.

Main areas covered include: Spline Effector, Random Effector, Tracer, Sketch & Toon.
Watch example | Watch teaser

Flourish

Based upon the popular theme of heraldry, this workshop will provide you with a variety of strategies to assist in developing your ideas into real world projects.  Link Effectors to regular Cinema4D objects to harness the power of MoGraph within your established animation techniques.  Deform objects along any path with the Spline Wrap deformer.  Animate multiple objects in sequence by utilising the Time Offset feature.  This class is jam–packed with a huge combination of techniques you will use on a day-to-day basis.

Main areas covered include: Spline Wrap, Time Offset, Random Effector, Delay Effector, Xpresso Sample Effector Node, Stacked Materials, Stick Texture Tag, Step Effector. Watch example | Watch teaser

Halftone

Whether you wish to recreate a realistic print style halftone effect or build a giant stadium jumbotron structure, this workshop explores the numerous options available when working with image–based source material.  Combining the power of the MoGraph Cloner in Grid Array mode, explore the potential the Shader Effector has to offer.  Once integrated with the Color Shader, you will unleash unlimited possibilities for your own projects.

Main areas covered include: Sort Clones, Shader Effector, Color Shader, Formula Effector. Watch example

Dynamic Letters

Starting with the creation of a simple logo model, then breaking it apart polygon-by-polygon, a techni-coloured interior is revealed.  Lit using Global Illumination and powered by dynamic forces, watch thousands of tiny letters, each an individual light source, falling, colliding and bouncing.  After studying this workshop, the power of dynamics will be at your fingertips.

Main areas covered include: Rigid Body Tag, Plain Effector, Random Effector, PolyFX, Global Illumination. Watch example | Watch teaser

Flocking

Need swarms of bees? Shoals of fish? Maybe you simply want to move with the crowd?  This collection will point you in the right direction.  Streaming with an abundance of opportunities, control the crowds of parameters with ease as you guide them towards your goal.

Main areas covered include: Spline Effector, Step Effector, Delay Effector, Random Effector, Target Effector, Multi Shader. Watch example | Watch teaser

Dancing Morphs

Attach visible lights onto multiple object vertices and watch as your clones move to the rhythm of the beat. Channel the power of the Inheritance Effector as your objects morph from one to another, leaving a trail of ever decreasing light that flickers through the falloff.  This workshop will guide you through the intricacies of some of the often misunderstood and rarely used MoGraph tools, such as the Matrix Object, Instance Object, Sound and Inheritance Effector. MoGraph Instance Object.

Main areas covered include: Matrix Object, Inheritance Effector, Sound Effector, Beat Shader, Displace Deformer. Watch example

Reviews

Trish Meyer says “buying this course is a no-brainer for anyone interested in learning MoGraph (which should include every motion graphics artist)” Read the review

About your Host: With over 12 years experience, Tim Clapham is an industry recognized expert in Cinema 4D and a renowned trainer with a strong attention to detail. As owner of LUXX, Tim works with a wide range of global advertising and broadcast companies, producing world-class content that is both technically challenging and innovative.

MILG 6 and 7 host Tim Clapham recently completed a beautiful animation for 3D World magazine, created using Cinema4D and Adobe After Effects. The even cooler news is Tim recorded a tutorial.

In this tutorial, guest host Grischa Theissen demonstrates a must-know technique for adding motion blur to your 3D renders in After Effects using ReelSmart Motion Blur.    Watch tutorial (10min, 20MB)

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Nick Campbell (The Gorilla) has a new tutorial covering techniques for exporting your Cinema 4D scene into After Effects.

Dave Davidson over at max3d.org is offering a number of his 3D models, including many for Cinema 4D, for free (and perhaps a small donation). Check out Dave‘s site and grab models here too.

Robert Redman has some useful Cinema 4D and After Effects tutorials including this one on global illumination and reflections in Cinema 4D.

Aixsponza has kindly given Cinema 4D users our very own teapot model for radiosity testing.

New spot by Umeric (assisted by Making It Look Great 6 author, Tim Clapham)

This short film “No Keyframes” by AixSponza gives a good indication of just what is possible with Mograph 2.0. Jaw-dropping stuff.

Along with the R11.5 announcement, Maxon has unveiled a new Broadcast Edition including the Extension Kit, full of useful 2D and 3D elements, setups and HD clips. Yummy yummy!