More Renders And Presets From Transform

Posted on May 15, 2012 and filed in Cinema 4D, Transform

Here are a few new renders from our upcoming plugin, Transform. We have been working our butts off the last few weeks trying to get this thing out and into your hands. It has really become a more powerful tool than we ever expected. Stay tuned for the launch and pricing. It should be very soon. If you want to know day one when the plugin is ready for launch (and maybe even get it a day early) be sure to sign up for the Newsletter Here.

P.S. Everything below has been animated with no keyframes using Transform.

Burger And Fries Animation (No Keyframes)

Explode Preset

C4D Text With DOF

Fireworks Preset

Simple Cube Spin Example

Original Demo Video

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GSG Flag: Free Customizable C4D Flag Scene File

Posted on May 9, 2012 and filed in Cinema 4D, Video

Download the GSG Flag Scene File Here

Just a quick video showing a quick animation I made yesterday. I was playing around making a flag animation and found a pretty simple, stylistic way to do it. It renders super fast and is customizable. Just change the PSD file attached and you can make it whatever you want. A Fresnel on the diffusion is handling all of the shading. I show a bit of the compositing in After Effects at the end of the video too if you are interested. Drop a link in the comments or on the Facebook Page if you make anything cool with it. Enjoy!

Sample Renders

Based on This Current TV Logo Animation.

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Watch All Of The NAB 2012 Maxon Presentations and Tutorials

Posted on April 30, 2012 and filed in Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video

Clear your week. Cineversity has released all of the presentations from NAB 2012. All the tutorials and presentations from all the great presenters for you to watch and learn. They posted day 2 and 4 of my presentation since I did two entirely different tutorials. Don’t forget to watch all the other talented presenters from the show. What a great year for Cinema 4D Presenters at NAB.

NAB Presentation Day 2

NAB Presentation Day 4


Based on this great poster by Rizon

Watch all the presentations at Cineversity

UPDATE: For those of you having streaming problems, I am working currently with Maxon to find a way to get these to play faster for you. Sorry about that.

UPDATE 2: Maxon has just uploaded all of the videos on Vimeo and are playing much better. Thanks, Maxon!

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Inspiration: Matthew DiVito

Posted on April 27, 2012 and filed in Cinema 4D, Inspiration

I came across Matthew’s work today though a twitter link and I loved the way he seems to be learning while playing (the best way to learn, really). His Cinema 4D Experiments” video above is like his own Five Second Project reel. It even has a real five second project in it. Also, be sure to check out his tumblr page that features some of his work in lovely GIF form.

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Five Second Project “Nothing But Cubes” – Closed

Posted on April 26, 2012 and filed in Five Second Projects

What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make original work for our demo reel or portfolio. But, sometimes you just need a theme to get you started or some rules to fight against. Here is your chance. Use the theme “Nothing But Cubes” to make a five second motion piece and enter it into the form below. If your new to five second projects, why not check out the Five Second Projects Archive to see all of the past themes and winners. Have Fun!

Rules
Watch a Video about the rules
1. Submissions must be Five Seconds Long!
2. Any animation is accepted. Video only submissions will not.
3. The animations has to do with the theme in some way.
4. Original Work only. Don’t cut out 5 seconds of already made work.
5. Link back to GSG on your Vimeo Post

Why Should You Enter?
Watch The Video about why to enter
1. Try new techniques or software
2. Limitations help get the mind working.
3. Make short, awesome pieces for your reel.
4. Get critique from your peers.
5. Promote yourself.

How Do I Enter my Video?
1. Create a five second animation based on the theme.
2. Upload your video to Vimeo. Don’t forget to add a link back to this blog post.
3. Submit your link to the form below and I will add it to the channel. (Submissions can take up to 48 hours to be added to the project.)
4. Deadline is Sunday, May 13th

SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED. Thanks for entering.

Now What?
Watch all the entries at the vimeo channel, or check out old Five Second Projects in the FiveSecondProjects Archive

 

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Clones, Step Effector, and Atom Array Tutorial for Cinema 4D

Posted on April 23, 2012 and filed in After Effects, Cinema 4D


In this tutorial, I try to recreate some of the effects in Ion’s beautiful Spherical Animation using the Cloner, Step Effector, Atom Array, and Cel Renderer. I also show you how to do the final composite in After Effects.

Sample Render

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Introducing Transform – A Build and Destroy Tool for Cinema 4D

Posted on April 17, 2012 and filed in Cinema 4D, Products, Transform

Whew! Chris and I have been working months to get our new plugin ready for NAB this week. We were so excited to introduce it yesterday on the show floor at NAB and I wanted to share it with you on the blog, today.

It’s called Transform. It’s a procedural build and destroy tool for Cinema 4D. Shatter, dissolve, destroy, build, morph, collapse, shard, and beam your text and objects procedurally in Cinema 4D without needing to make anything editable. The video above shows just a little bit of what this plugin can do. We are still working hard on adding more features and getting this ready for a big launch very soon.

Watch a Live Demo of Transform at NAB All This Week

Head over to C4DLive.com to watch my presentation live at NAB where I will be demoing Transform and showing off some of what it can do. Check the schedule below and don’t miss it. Trust me. :)

Monday: 10:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Tuesday: 12:30 PM PDT
Wednesday: 2:30 PM PDT
Thursday: 11:30 AM PDT

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Talking About Heroes and Playing Pinball with Vimeo at NAB

Posted on April 17, 2012 and filed in Interview, News

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Greyscalegorilla and More at NAB 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 and filed in Cinema 4D, Products

Yep, it’s time for NAB again. I know I know. Odds are you may not be going. But, this year there is something pretty cool going on LIVE from the show so you can stay tuned to all the action. Maxon is live streaming all of the presentations from the Cinema 4D booth this year. Visit their C4DLive site and see all the incredible Cinema 4D artists that will be presenting at the show. Be sure to check the schedule to see when I am on stage and either stop by, if you are at the show, or head into the chat room and watch from there and ask me some questions. I’ll try to give a goofy wave to you, too. :)

Prizes? What?

Yep. First time ever. (I’m pretty excited). Enter your e-mail over at the top of C4DLive.com and you will be entered to win a bunch of great prizes including software and plugins from Trapcode, Red Giant, Motionworks, Maxon, TurbulenceFD, Pixel Lab, and Greyscalegorilla. That’s right, Light Kit Pro, City Kit, HDRI Studio Pack, and Texture Kit could be yours. Just head over to the C4D Live page to sign up and you are entered to win.

New Plugin Announcement

Greyscalegorilla will also be announcing a new C4D Plugin we have been working hard on over the last few months. We will debut it on Monday at NAB, so be sure to watch the live feed and blog to get a sneak peek. It’s something that Chris and I are really excited to show. We love it and hope you will too. See you at NAB or on the live feed. Happy rendering!

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The Cinema 4D Tutorial For Absolute Beginners

Posted on April 11, 2012 and filed in Chris Schmidt, Cinema 4D, Tutorials, Video

In this tutorial, Chris starts from the VERY beginning and very briefly cover a lot of topics. The goal here is that a brand new user can get their feet wet and create a very basic final render that includes some modeling, texturing, lighting, and animation! Based off of the first session of an old Introduction to C4D course he used to teach.

Tutorial Preview

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