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Kitiara
February 18th, 2003, 10:46 AM
Howdy all...

I've been trying to persuade my employer to let me have a 3D graphics program for my work. I tried for 3DS Max (naturally) then Maya, but at three grand, they're not too keen.

I've been pointed in the direction of Cinema 4D - has anyone ever used this, and more to the point, is it any good?
Guig0
February 18th, 2003, 11:03 AM
i never used cinema 4d, but it outta be good, coz all electrongeek´s 3d stuff are made with that prog.

Ask him :-\
Kitiara
February 18th, 2003, 11:19 AM
Aha, just what I wanted to know, excellent... Thanks! :)

Electrongeek, get over here NOW! :stunned:
mdipi
February 18th, 2003, 11:52 AM
i know htat it is not MAX or Maya, but at 1k its a good price. brodcasting i think uses it a lot too from what i hear. and with R8 you can save colour paths and bring then into PS and change the colours with out having to re-render. so thats a plus.
c!rYx
February 18th, 2003, 12:55 PM
That would be interesting, what is the best prog out of this 3 if the prices doesn't matter ?
mdipi
February 18th, 2003, 01:00 PM
well, i own MAX 5, so i think thats the best but lightwave 7.5 is right now...
DDD
February 18th, 2003, 04:15 PM
Lightwave 7.5 and Universe are worth a look at too and they are less than max or maya. I use lightwave here at work and it is great. My buddy uses universe and he said and I quote "It is the bomb and kicks the SH!* out of max"

disclaimer:
The preceeding opinion does not reflect the opinion of the person typing this thread.

lightwave www.newtek.com

univers www.electricimage.com !!HOLY CRAP YOU GET A FREE IBOOK WHEN YOU BUY UNIVERSE!!!!!
c!rYx
February 18th, 2003, 04:51 PM
I'm totally new to this 3d stuff, so it wouldn't be a good idea to get started with Lightwave, or?

What is the prog, which is easy to use but still powerful ?
*great question, hae?*
DDD
February 18th, 2003, 05:00 PM
They both have a kinda high learning curve. But just jump in the deep end of the pool. I would suggest max because of the available resources. BUt lightwave is relatively simple. They all do the same stuff just in a different interface. So once you learn one it is just a matter of learning the different interfaces. You can start off with like Plasma made by discreet also it is a dumbed down version of max but has alot of the major features and the same interface. its like 600 bucks
Kitiara
February 19th, 2003, 06:06 AM
Cool, thanks for all your input guys...

I'm getting a demo version of Cinema 4D, so we'll see how that goes. And if anyone spies Electrongeek, tell him to visit this thread. :)