Video Tutorial: Cinema 4D Lite vs Cinema 4D Studio

[@secret_things7944]

really baller video, thank you! I have been learning c4d lite and lusting after the studio version... and this video is what ive been looking for in understanding what i cant do (yet) while i learn lite!

[@rgarlinyc]

Wow - thanks for the Cinema 4D Lite access-from-AE tip! Never knew that. And thanks of course for the version comparison!

[@eyedesyn]

R Garlin very welcome! Yeah I’m surprised by how many people don’t know about Lite in AE!!!

[@jedezign1]

Great Job EJ!!!! I've been looking into the differences even though I own C4d Studio. Also, congrats on the new position with S of M!!

[@eyedesyn]

thanks so much man! cheers!

[@ThoughtPumpkin0]

7:50 mmmmm we do indeed learn about lighting in 2D. It is one of the key elements to achieving depth and space. Not quite sure why you would think that...

[@Solomonsta]

DePtH not 2d

[@pc-ninja]

For the benefit of others, things have changed a lot! Still, Blender 2.9 is a much better solution even Element 3D v2.2.2 (old but still very relevant) is the better and cheap option. If you need to 3D model and want to use C4D (for some reason?) You can model in Blender save as FBX or OBJ and import it into C4D lite. I think C4D lite is just a sales gimmick to try and sell C4D not impressed.

[@estebanestupinan3993]

What's the best way to include a 3D model made in Blender to an After Effects composition, using C4D Lite or using and addon? which is the best addon? Would really appreciate your insight.

[@marklangley217]

Awesome! Thank you. Been getting more in to 3D work recently, and have been really struggling to understand how I can light/render and move the C4D scene within AE. Now I know!

[@eyedesyn]

boom! awesome to hear, happy to help!

[@blu3_enjoy]

Are there any blender/ae scripts/plugins that provide as seamless an experience as using c4dlite with ae?

[@Saiiddesigns]

Can I force After Effects to use the Studio Version of Cinema 4D instead of the light version. I don't want to have 2 separated yet the same Cinema 4D Installed. Thank you

[@BART-designbuero]

Great Tips! Thanks. Do you have Tutorials only for the CD4 Lite Version? Do you have an Tutorial were you explain the use of the export null function?

[@schoolofmotion]

No null export function tutorials at the moment, but you can always check out the Cinema 4D lite tutorials on Ej's site -- Eyedesyn.com

[@GowrinandanH]

Thanks EJ

[@osks]

Very informative - well done!

[@陳怡冰-e1h]

Thank you so much about your video. but Could you tell me (or maybe simply confirm) that C4D lite doesn’t have UV mapping capabilities? thanks

[@leilgarner1354]

Hello, do you happen to know how I can get the view to show the grid and x,y,z coordinates? The field is blank!Thank you for this!

[@Styrbjorn_DK]

How did you get the studio version into the lite version?

[@sufianmaroni378]

help. I press kk but the knife tool doesn't appear. I even right click surfaace mode but the tools list didn't come out? why eh? T_T ....

[@officiallyazzam]

I just get a black screen in After Effects when I download your follow along file

[@maxcosmo6078]

Dang! Your vid quality is da bomb. May I ask what kind of camera you're shooting with? (perhaps you're unuaslly handsome for this shoot...). Thx!

[@matvaalex4559]

What about export file from cinema lite version? I couldn’t

[@eugenslavik4230]

Shadow catcher - only full version?

[@myxz8565]

Awesome friend. What a question. Lite support plugins? (I game developer)

[@victormultanen1981]

Amazing!

[@robob3ar]

so you can use any external renderer with c4d studio in AE - why didn’t you show that in AE? That’s cool, the workflow should be better than element3d then?

[@campbellmadesign]

IS there a way to clean up the noise on renders in C4D Lite?

[@benskinner8580]

I've been trying to figure this out as the render settings in cinema4d lite are really limited, you can add a denoiser effect in after effects to the actual cinema4d layer if that makes sense - seems to clean it up a lot!

[@_________________________.-]

can you add redshift in c4d lite?

[@xantanex]

I need an answer to this

[@kristenkobayashi9843]

Does it work with Redshift?

[@melinadiaz4598]

Thank you!!!

[@umran89]

Mac with nVidia card? Is that a Hackintosh?

[@zorin6570]

Probably an external GPU.

[@eyedesyn]

Umran I used an eGPU! Great info over at eGPU.io on how to get that set up!

[@Aokiyoa]

@@eyedesyn Wait, you can have a external GPU?! This is new to me!

[@Aokiyoa]

@@eyedesyn Wait, you can have a external GPU?! This is new to me!

[@matvte]

you've got the WHITEST teeth in the motion graphics community. Nice vid by the way.

[@travisimon3269]

just get blender for free, its just as good if not better