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Cinema 4D
Professional 3D Animation Software
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Cinema 4D Reviews & Product Details

Cinema 4D Overview
What is Cinema 4D?

Cinema 4D is a platform for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering often used by graphic designers, game developers, as well as motion graphics artists. Top features include polygon modeling, particle effects, character animation, and advanced lighting tools that allow designers to create high-quality 3D content for different industries.

Company Maxon Computer GmbH
Year founded 1986
Company size 201-500 employees
Headquarters Friedrichsdorf, Hesse, Germany
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Cinema 4D Product Details
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Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows
Training Documentation
Languages English
Cinema 4D Features
3D Sculpting
AR Support
Animation
Automated Rendering
Camera Controls
Collaboration Tools
Customizable Brushes
Import/Export Options
Layer Management
Lighting
Mesh Modeling
Motion Capture
Multi-Viewport
NURBS Modeling
Object Library
PBR Materials
Parametric Modeling
Physics Simulation
Plugin Support
Real-Time Editing
Rendering
Rendering Farm Support
Scene Management
Scripting/Automation
Solid Modeling
Subdivision Surfaces
Surface Modeling
Texture Mapping
UV Unwrapping
VR Support
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131 Cinema 4D Reviews
4.6 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 09, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Rob M.
Creative Director
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"Cinema 4D - As Simple or As Complex As You Need"
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

As a videographer who is constantly searching for cutting edge and fresh motion gfx concepts, the easy pipeline between C4D and Adobe After Effects is perfectly positioned. It's also user-friendly and you'll find plenty of tutorials out there to help you adjust to the workflow.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

Honestly, there's not much to dislike. If I had to pick one thing it would be that unwrapping UV's in Cinema 4D is not very intuitive and could use some attention. That said, there are so many other functionalities that make up for the UV deficit.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest problems I'm solving are through the use of Mograph and the C4D-After Effects pipeline that allow for scaling up of animations and easy compositing. The addition of Fields over the last two iterations of C4D is a big upgrade.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 25, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Whether you're doing Motion Graphics or VFX, Cinema 4D is for you"
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

Compared to other 3D programs I've used, Cinema 4D's user interface is much easier to get around in. The menu system is organized well and I spend less time looking for tools than I do in programs like Maya. Cinema 4D is my go to software for 3D motion graphics. The camera tracker is top notch in cinema, it has solved scenes I have struggled to get results from both Nuke and Boujou before.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

I prefer the physics solver in other softwares like Maya and Houdini, but Cinema's systems have improved greatly since when I first started messing around with it in 2013. For any sort of simulation I go to Houdini.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently I am not having any issues with Cinema. Recently I have been rendering volumes, so utilizing Cinema 4D and Redshift has been a tremendous time saver. I never touch the default render engine anymore, but using Cinema and Redshift combined is an absolute dream.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 23, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
CS
Christopher S.
Art Director
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"Cinema 4D is amazing!"
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

I love how easy it is to learn. Almost everyone I have ever introduced to Cinema 4D has fallen in love with it. It's so user friendly and easy to learn and become efficient in.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

As far as dislikes, I would say some of the modeling tools. I wish they had more functionality. Some of the modeling tools in Maya and 3ds Max have so many great features that make modeling much faster and more efficient.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Cinema 4D solves alot of my problems for me on a daily basis. Especially when it comes to Speed and ease of use during quick turnaround projects/deadlines. Because it's easy to learn and quickly concept in the program, it allows me to also learn how to make something rather quickly as I follow along with a tutorial if I am stuck and don't know how to execute a project. The community of Cinema 4D is amazing as well. Cinema 4D has so many great tools for executing motion graphics and dynamics as well. I use that quite often and the program is extremely efficient at it.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 16, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"C4D review - Amazing Software"
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

Cinema 4D is one of the best 3D software packages I have used. I like the ease of use with Cinema 4D, the software allows users to really jump in and start creating amazing content with a wide variety of tools. The provided support documentation is also another standout feature witch is integrated into the interface. I like the Cineversity content and training which is available to subscription users as well, this is a great model which few other platforms handle so well. I also find the latest additions to the rendering options to be quite intriguing, with the newly acquired redshift render now as an option to purchase along with the base subscription, users can try their hand at a GPU based rendering workflow which is completely different than what C4D has traditionally offered. I look forward to great things ahead with Cinema 4D.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

I wish Cinema 4D had a larger user base, and more native content was available. I am constantly converting files from other 3D platforms/ formats to use with C4D, it would be nice to have access to more native content. This would speed up my workflow tremendously. There are a few modeling and texturing features which would be nice to have included in the next update for a better match to other software capabilities.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Cinema 4D to create 3D visualizations, the software allows me to quickly visualize ideas and bring them to life to help clients realize my team's creative vision.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Feb 07, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Lucy N.
Founder
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"Best Program to Dip your feet into 3D"
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

I like that is pretty friendly program for one to get into 3D modeling, animation and rendering. I was able to immediately get a pretty good results and able to turnaround projects. It has really help elevate not only my personal artistic abilities, but in help the company create pretty realistic product images. I also am please that it integrates pretty well with Adobe After Effects and Adobe Illustrator. I was able to use these programs that I am familiar with and seamlessly use it with Cinema4d which help with familiarizing myself with the program. It was also able to deal with dwg and that was a boon in creating animations.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

For the basics it is intuitive to get what you need done, some of the more difficult animation and effects take some time to learn and find. Thankfully there is a lot of tutorials (Cineuniversity, youtube, Lynda, and forums) makes it a great community to learn with others and make it easier to use. Rendering time, this is a problem across all 3d programs IMO. When you use Mograph, and booles heavily it slows down the preview animation so much. I have to often merge objects into one and flatten materials to help it move in real time. I deal with this a lot not just with Cinema4d but Adobe After Effects. With more RAM, better processor, etc this can be overcome.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps in creating products images, I use to do and still do product photography. With Cinema4d I can set different environments and effects to elevate the product images. This has help not only in that regard, but in being able to go back and get the exact angle/style for different people such as engineers, product managers, and marketing are just some of it. It has really help elevate our visual marketing assets.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 14, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Omar G.
Motion Graphics Designer
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"The best Mohgraph 3D Software "
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

Mograph and clone features are amazing. It facilitates my workflow

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

I hope if Maxon buys any of the new render engines such Arnold, Red Shift.. or makes its own

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

3D Motion Graphics

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 31, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Diego I.
Visual Effects Artist | Vfx Supervisor | Digital Compositor
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"Powerful and Easy"
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

C4D is a very versatile software and at the same time it is very intuitive and easy to use even for who approach it for the first time. In addition the R21 introduces a lot of great features for animation and modelin.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

I don’t appreciate the new pricing policy that force user to pay monthly for a non competitive price compared to the perpetual license.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

C4C allowed me to switch form 2D animation to 3D Motion Graphics improving my daily workflow.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 22, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Ryhan R. avatar
Ryhan R.
Motion Graphics Designer Ii
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"The Motion Designers best 3D Toolkit"
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

When it comes to motion design, Cinema4D sits easily amongst the top 3D model and rendering platforms. Where other tools thrive on the perfect visualization of physical rendering, C4D soars with flying colors above the rest for motion graphics. The ease of jumping right into modeling, the efficiency of the UI, the ease of rendering dynamic simulations, all lend themselves to the overall wonderful experience of working in a 3D program.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

As powerful and impactful as C4D is, this tool comes at a hefty price. Thankfully and after my time in the industry, Maxon (the makers of C4D) now offers a new subscription program that reduces the overall cost to the end user - making it more accessible to hundreds of thousands of designers around the world. The only way we had access was to a small select few who could afford to shell out a few thousand dollars or have access to it via our companies/businesses. But now, it’s a great tool accessible to the masses. I’ll be happy to see what comes of this change in the years to come.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having a 3D tool that can handle a variety of workloads has been super helpful in my industry. The biggest benefit provided was the Team Render Client, a node-based rendering tool that distributes render jobs to a series of nodes. The more we build, the more powerful it becomes. There is no limit to this power and for that we are grateful.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 20, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
sburgaleta B. avatar
Sburgaleta B.
Architect
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"Cinema 4D"
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

Content creation computer generated imagery.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

There's nothing I dislike about this software.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

Animation is smoother than other software.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 12, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"My experience with cinema 4D."
What do you like best about Cinema 4D?

I think, they create very good work environment.For me was the most helpful tools.

What do you dislike about Cinema 4D?

I dislike their price, because product is so expensive, I think.

What problems is Cinema 4D solving and how is that benefiting you?

I create my own animations in cinema 4D.Benefits are really fast render and simple tools.