The Cinema 4D XL Handbook

Cinema 4D XL v.6 (Windows and Macintosh) is a "Jack-Of-All-Trades" 3D graphics program that provides excellent image quality, fast workflow and rendering, and it's completely customizable. Users can create broadcast logos (as seen in popular television shows such as "Will & Grace"), special effects, (seen in "Gladiator" and "Inspector Gadget"), medical and architectural illustrations, multimedia graphics, and more. This program is used throughout the world and is the primary application in a number of computer graphics programs at universities and training facilities.;The "Cinema 4D XL Handbook" provides the growing user base of C4D with a definitive guide and resource. It takes a project-based approach by providing creative solutions to a variety of graphics issues and techniques, and includes new practical ways to implement the numerous tools and vast power of C4D. The text includes: tutorials using BodyPaint 3D and C4D Net; a comprehensive guide to using Cinema 4D in specific graphic applications from broadcast logos to special effects; a variety of tutorials in modelling, character modelling, animation, and more; and tips and tricks from expert C4D users.;The companion CD-ROM includes colour images, demos of Cinema 4D products, and tutorial support files.