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- PIITB
what program would be good for a noob to try and learn with? Any help is appreciated.
- mikotondria30
Cinema4d from Maxon. Short learning curve, quick easy results.
- harlequino0
^yep
- PIITB0
thanks duder.
- oozie0
blender
- damit u beat me http://www.blender.o…BattleAxe
- Is it easy though? I got confused and went back to muddling with 3DSMax.detritus
- I found the array of arcane and apparantly randomly laid out buttons confusing too :/mikotondria3
- MikeColdFusion0
yeah, blender uses the same basic control schemes as cinema4d, but its free!
- PIITB0
Ok above revised:
1. Cinema4d
2. Blender
3. 3ds Max
- Fariska0
Max isn't easy to learn properly.
It's quite pretty complex, more or less like maya.
- CyBrain0
I'm getting started with Cinema 4D and I feel like I get it so far after a couple of months.
The best way to start is with the Quickstart PDF that comes with the program. (even the demo).
http://www.c4dcafe.com
http://www.the123d.com/tutorial/…
http://www.cineversity.com/
- mikotondria30
I've been learning bits of c4d on and off as and when the need arises, and I really like it - the animation keyframing is easy, and I've just got into Clothilde so Ive been burning my processor out all night rendering little sequences of reflective cloth bouncing around.
The MoGraph stuff is fun and can get a bit wild.
Obviously the better a machine you have, the more fun you'll have with more detailed renders...mine's like molasses sometimes : /
- SoupCan0
Strata
- PIITB0
thanks dudes.
- lvl_130
who is PIITB anyway? i've always thought it was calles. am i wrong?
i have no insight on this matter of 3d though, sorry :\
- yes your wrong.PIITB
- so who is you?lvl_13
- I be me.PIITB
- fair enough.lvl_13
- lol. if you must know. I was 404, but I thought it be funny to change my name for a day and I winded up sticking with it but I plan on reemerging as 404 soon enough.PIITB
- both nicks are pretty nice
you could even merge them :)al_la
- CockDiesel0
MAYA!!!
no maya love here? I love it. I thought blender's interface was too strange.
- OeufOeuf0
Just to add 3dsmax is nothing like Maya. I think Maya's learning curve is steeper. Max also have alot of neat plugin's. I recently picked up Cinema 4d and while I find it somewhat easy to pick up, there are aspects that i find annoying as some things can be done easier in Max, but I assume it's like that with any program...
I would go with Max first, but that's just preference. Cinema is good too. And just to confuse you some more, Softimage XSI.
- Llyod0
once you learn maya you'll realize how far ahead it is above the other programs. modeling is 10x faster due to the pop up menus and lassos. both max and maya allow you to change the character map, not sure about the other programs.
- Maya is probably the best one, but if you're not using it everyday, then you'll always feel lost.CyBrain
- demafleez0
threads like this pop up every month or so and my standard reply goes something like this:
I like and use cinema4d because of it's integration with after effects. alot of what other packages offer is overkill for me and the learning curve was IMHO lower with C4d. at the end of the day tho, you should decide for yourself. every 3D package has a demo or learning edition. get them and try each one out to see what suits you best.