本视频教程是由Digital-Tutors机构出品的C4D动画技术训练视频教程第一季，Digital-Tutors Quick Start to Animation in CINEMA 4D Volume 1，时长：56分，大小：430 MB，MP4高清视频格式，附工程源文件，教程使用软件：CINEMA 4D R15, 共11个章节，作者：Delano Athias，语言：英语。
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Digital-Tutors Quick Start to Animation in CINEMA 4D Volume 1
Welcome to the Quick Start to Animation in CINEMA 4D. Quick Starts are a series of specially constructed tutorials meant to be followed in sequence and include valuable exercises to reinforce learned concepts.
The lesson format for these Quick Starts will be similar to other Digital-Tutors introductory training. We’ll go through CINEMA 4D’s Animation Tools in a very methodical way, making sure to cover the tools and techniques that are most important in enabling you to get up and running quickly. Each volume of a Quick Start will build upon the previous volume, enabling us to progressively build up a complex project into a finished state.
In this initial volume, we’ll cover the basics of getting started with the animation tools in CINEMA 4D. We’ll learn how to set our animation preferences and record keyframes. We’ll learn about CINEMA 4D’s Tracks Manager, which is used to retime animation. We’ll also jump into the FCurves Manager, and learn how it can be used to polish and cycle animation in CINEMA 4D. To conclude the tutorial, we’ll learn how to view our work in real-time.
While building a project together, you’ll be provided with valuable knowledge, and the real power comes from being able to take the techniques you’ve learned and apply them in a different way to your own work. With this in mind, you’ll be presented with an assignment immediately following each volume. These assignments will challenge you to take the skills that you’ve learned in a particular volume and apply them to a different asset.
These tutorials are designed to be taken in sequence so we really encourage you to start with this Volume and proceed all the way through to Volume 3, all so you can take advantage of the periodic assignments along the way to get the full learning experience.
