this is video for comics...

I have a small 3D animation studio in Akron Ohio. Bforartists is my primary 3D software. It is an easier version of Blender. All the features but with an icon driven UI. My studio is defiantly a full time business with corporate, municipal, and medical clients.

I have precisely identical feelings and experiences, though in reverse. I find Blender easy to use, whereas C4D is causing me headaches due to its UI/UX and navigation quirks :D

@@damianzaleski2191 Well maybe they've swapped places and where C4D used to be simple and straightforward, it's now more cluttered and complicated and Blender is now carrying the torch instead. 🤷‍♂

I tried C4D and really liked it but refused to pay subscriptions. I thought Blender was amazing but I couldn't learn it fast enough. That's when I found Bforartists. A fork of Blender with an Icon driven UI but with all the awesome features of Blender. Plus a growing collection of tools and assets Blender does not have. It is the best of both worlds.

Did you switch from Blender or any other DCC?

@@mixchief i used to 3dsMax + Vray then Blender + Octane and now CInema 4D + Redshift which i will go with for the future, i love it.

@@noisehead Glad to hear that you've found your perfect tool of choice! I used C4D back in 2002 as my first introduction to 3D. Wasn't too serious about learning 3D back then, but I remember it was comfortable enough to allow me to accomplish my task quite smoothly (an art installation video). Curious to see how it's omproved since then 😀. One of the things I'd miss from Blender would be the gizmo-less (optional) transform and the modes of operation. I know some people hate the latter, but I appreciate that it allows the reuse of the same hotkeys for different purposes (modes), among other things.

I think the most significant improvements to C4D are particle simulation and performance. After that I know that Blender has the advantage mostly because of the price. If only C4D had prices similar to Adobe it would be beautiful, but it is very expensive, and what can we talk about X-Particles, amazing particle plugin, as powerful as Houdini, but slower xd. Now... I will continue using C4D because of the compatibility it has with After Effects and Illustrator (Cineware), Blender and no other 3D program doesn't give me that.

oh great to know! So they bought xparticles or just trying to get rid of them?

@@ThreeDee yeah trying to get rid of them, they cooked it completely in house.

Yeah but no fluid Sims yet so xp still better

no way you, what did you just sad. There is nothing like Xparticles, same functions WHAT, you are funny.

@@MegaBexon chill bro, why over reacting.

Great point, Blender is keeping all the big boys from getting lazy.

Exactly, Maxon should see its competition better. C4D has all the potencial for been the better software in the indrustry

@Red_Paper6495 I used C4D from version RDXL7 up to R26(with Vray). Maxon has vastly improved the VFX side of things lately on cloth and particles (RIP insydium). Where are the feature length Character Driven animation films made within C4D? what are my C4D options (native or plugins) for facial mocap rigs with Iphone or NIVIDIA audio to face or UELivelink. the “retarget tag” is a cruel joke compared to spending $29 dollars for an addon to retarget mocap the the native blender control rig from all of the major mocap systems like Rokkoko,Perception neuron etc. or buying the Autorig pro,riggin & retargetiing addon for $40 USD(Lifetime free updates). What are the character animation pipeline export tools from C4D to the major game engines UE5 ,unity or even Godot Right now the best Character animations you see in C4D is from people importing animated character from Daz or Iclone or Maya as USD.

@Red_Paper6495 I used C4D from version RDXL7 up to R26(with Vray). Maxon has vastly improved the VFX side of things lately on cloth and particles (RIP insydium). Where are the feature length Character Driven animation films made within C4D? what are my C4D options (native or plugins) for facial mocap rigs with Iphone or NIVIDIA audio to face or UELivelink. the “retarget tag” is a cruel joke compared to spending $29 dollars for an addon to retarget mocap the the native blender control rig from all of the major mocap systems like Rokkoko,Perception neuron etc. or buying the Autorig pro,riggin & retargetiing addon for $40 USD(Lifetime free updates). What are the character animation pipeline export tools from C4D to the major game engines UE5 ,unity or even Godot Right now the best Character animations you see in C4D is from people importing animated character from Daz or Iclone or Maya as USD.

And a bunch of those free add-ons are in cinema by default

​@@mizoik9893lol no

@Red_Paper6495 shut up fanboy maxon

Isn't the Mac version of Cinema 4D quite stable? I would imagine on a newer M chip Mac, it would run fast. Not sure what renderer you use and if you need RTX for that. Then, that would keep you on Windows I guess.

Granted, you can't drag and drop materials onto a group/collection in the outliner in Blender, but you can drag and drop materials from one object to any other in either the outliner or 3D view. And for lots of objects, you just select them all, then shift select the one with the material you want to transfer, hit ctrl>L and choose Link Materials. Done. And unless the material explicitly requires UV's to work, you don't have to worry about UV's either.

@@The3Dsmash I thought he is moving to Linux, not the Mac.

Hey! thanks a lot! :) this is video from CGcookie. You can see the source in the right bottom corner

@@ThreeDeeOh thanks a lot! I didn’t saw it there ;)

Consider Bforartists. It is a version of Blender with all the features plus an icon driven UI. it is a lot easier to use. All Blender add ons work in Bforartists also.

YES, it has limitations mostly due to the plugins. Blender plugins are free, and C4D plugins are worth a fortune xd

Blender is awesome honestly, i haven't tried C4D but no doubt is good too. If sometime u need to do something in Blender, don't hesitate to learn a bit in your free times without leaving C4D, cuz the most softwares u know, the better! And feel free to ask for help when u get stuck, the Blender community will gladly welcome and help ya 😄👍

@@Mamika_AFK Great point.I would add, learn Bforartists. It is a much easier version of Blender, with an Icon driven UI but all the features of Blender. You will spend less time learning.

it is, and if you really want to use your brain in full capacity get a Houdini and follow Entagma.

If you are really attracted to Blender, learn Bforartists. It is an easier version of Blender. It has an icon driven UI and with ALL the features of Blender. It also has tools and assets Blender does not have.

You may want to check out Mootion or Cascadeur for that kind of stuff.

i am shocked as to how he did his Research , you Can see how a blender user want to justtify Their software , how can you even compare Blender and and old Cinema 4D why not Cinema 4D 2024.

Indeed he was biased towards Blender. His market place models supports blender rig.

@@mustafasaleem7468 that is Misleading

He also doesnt know about the new particle system update for c4d lol

Typical Blenderhead video. Some "try" to be "objective".... but they simple can't accept fact that Blender is not Our Lord Savior. I use both software, btw.

He definitely switched from C4D to Blender at r19 so he has no idea 😂

@Red_Paper6495 I used C4D from version RDXL7 up to R26(with Vray). Maxon has vastly improved the VFX side of things lately on cloth and particles (RIP insydium). The following will sound like Mandarin Chinese to you because you are clearly NOT a Character animator so go ask someone who is: Where are the feature length Character Driven animation films made within C4D? what are my C4D options (native or plugins) for facial mocap rigs with IPhone or NIVIDIA audio to face or UE Livelink. The “retarget tag” is a cruel joke compared to spending $29 dollars for an addon to retarget mocap the the native blender control rig from all of the major mocap systems like Rokkoko,Perception neuron etc. or buying the Autorig pro,rigging & retargetiing addon for $40 USD(Lifetime free updates). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7Rjn69pr8iUmJc.html So redshift finally got some NPR/ toon shaders?? LOL!! We can do NPR/toon/comic shading in Realtime with Blender viewport render engine kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z910ls6gv9i5gZ8.htmlsi=t31UiXGyjTD4PfmS What are the character animation pipeline export tools from C4D to the major game engines UE5 ,unity or even Godot Right now the best Character animations you see in C4D are from people importing animated character from Daz or Iclone or Maya as USD. Your comment only lays bare your utter ignorance about Character animation for films and games.

@Red_Paper6495 I used C4D from version RDXL7 up to R26(with Vray). Maxon has vastly improved the VFX side of things lately on cloth and particles (RIP insydium). The following will sound like Mandarin Chinese to you because you are clearly NOT a Character animator so go ask someone who is: Where are the feature length Character Driven animation films made within C4D? what are my C4D options (native or plugins) for facial mocap rigs with Iphone or NIVIDIA audio to face or UELivelink. the “retarget tag” is a cruel joke compared to spending $29 dollars for an addon to retarget mocap the the native blender control rig from all of the major mocap systems like Rokkoko,Perception neuron etc. or buying the Autorig pro,riggin & retargetiing addon for $40 USD(Lifetime free updates). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7Rjn69pr8iUmJc.html What are the character animation pipeline export tools from C4D to the major game engines UE5 ,unity or even Godot Right now the best Character animations you see in C4D is from people importing animated character from Daz or Iclone or Maya as USD. Your comment only lays bare your lack of knowledge about Character animation for film and games.

@Red_Paper6495 I used C4D from version RDXL7 up to R26(with Vray). Maxon has vastly improved the VFX side of things lately on cloth and particles (RIP insydium). The following will sound like Mandarin Chinese to you because you are clearly NOT a Character animator so go ask someone who is: Where are the feature length Character Driven animation films made within C4D? what are my C4D options (native or plugins) for facial mocap rigs with Iphone or NIVIDIA audio to face or UELivelink. the “retarget tag” is a cruel joke compared to spending $29 dollars for an addon to retarget mocap the the native blender control rig from all of the major mocap systems like Rokkoko,Perception neuron etc. or buying the Autorig pro,riggin & retargetiing addon for $40 USD(Lifetime free updates). What are the character animation pipeline export tools from C4D to the major game engines UE5 ,unity or even Godot Right now the best Character animations you see in C4D is from people importing animated character from Daz or Iclone or Maya as USD.

@Red_Paper6495 I used C4D from version RDXL7 up to R26(with Vray).

@Red_Paper6495 I used C4D from version RDXL7 up to R26(with Vray).

Blender could benefit from a rendering engine like Arnold to compete in the movie industry. While I appreciate Cycles, there are times when its results can feel too artificial for my taste, especially in terms of capturing fine details. I experimented with RenderMan for Blender and found that everything looked significantly better compared to Cycles, from materials to textures. Cycles seems to hide its weaknesses better in darker, moodier scenes, but when it comes to creating truly high-end renders with intricate details and accurate material behavior, it's better to opt for something other than Cycles.

@@punmije Cycles has lots of cool features, great nodes that provide lots of control, but quality and realism are lacking without tricks. Arnold is great, I love it and it's my main engine these days. But Octane will always be my high school sweetheart. It's unbiased and based on raw physics as much as possible, a full, spectral path tracer. Octane is available for Blender and it has a 100% FREE option. It can have a distinct artificial look, but not to the level that Cycles has. It's definitely production and feature ready.

Blender sculpting tools are very good. In C4D this is just gimmick, and I use it more as modeling tools ( you don't need to switch workspace, something I wish that Blender have). For real - professional, fluid sim... better use Houdini or at least realflow. btw. You have Redshift for Blender... and Free Octane.

@@radoman1234 yep, Octane free tier is really cool. I have used C4D's sculpting tools for certain things (think sculpting fabric wrinkles), it's better than nothing, but for sculpting it's all about performance in my opinion and Blender has that dialed in, as well as just having more features. Curiously, outside of sculpting in my experience C4D's viewport and other modeling tools handle high-poly meshes MUCH better. Try selecting vertices in a 200+ million polygon mesh, Blender keeps you waiting and waiting between selections while C4D just does it instantly.

There's also a reason why studios and professionals use Blender. :D

It's a mix of both, tbh. Some companies have adopted Blender because it's free lol

If I am a professional CGI studio I would go for C4D, because it is not only that program, it is a complete ecosystem, like Adobe. Maxon has C4D, Redshift, ZBrush (which is still the best on the market for modeling) and last but not least X-Particles, which is on par with Houdini.

I'm so sorry, who stepped on you foot. :)

@@MegaBexon your foot*, if you’re going to try be petty online be able to spell :)