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Cinema 4D can be found in many VFX studios serving the TV industry, so that market will welcome the tighter integration of Projection Man, the high-end matte-painting toolset in Cinema 4D R11. Although this has been available since version 9.5 as part of a bundle aimed at film studios, it’s now part of the core application. This useful tool is a camera-mapping application used to paint materials onto 3D foreground objects while allowing matte painters to use 2D image stalwarts like Photoshop as central to their workflow.
Maxon claims R11 renders about twice as fast as version R10.5, and it does seem like a rapid application all round. While its competitor LightWave 3D is slightly less expensive, the core application, bundled as it is with BodyPaint3D, is still well-priced and specified for single 3D artists. Studios, however, will probably find the best value in buying one of the bundles.
Cinema 4D R11 (includes BodyPaint 3D R4) is available at an academic discount price of $195.
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