Create Mac OSX Intro Video with C4D – Day 1

Aug 20th in Motion Graphics by Satya Meka

As the penultimate nugget of goodness in our Mac Lover's Week, Satya created a 2 day tutorial that everybody will enjoy! In day 1, he will walk us through Cinema 4D and how to create the 3d text in this effect.

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Author: Satya Meka

I am an aspiring Motion Designer influenced by Generative Art. I am always willing to work with interesting people and you can follow me on twitter @gutsblow.

Requirements

  • Cinema 4D You can download a trial version here.
  • Trapcode Particular You can download a trial version here.
  • Trapcode Horizon You can download a trial version here.
  • Trapcode Shine You can download a trial version here.
  • Knoll Light Factory (Optional) You can download a trial version here.

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    Chaithanya Y August 20th

    Nice video. What is the bg score used?

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      Satya Meka August 20th

      I don’t what is called but it comes by default with every installation of OS x leopard.

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      Matt August 20th

      Exodus Honey by Honeycut

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    Liam August 20th

    brilliant! something i’ve been interested in re creating since i got my imac and watch that beautiful welcome video.

    Although i foresee unhappiness at the fact that this uses cinema4D and not JUST aftereffects, but oh well, this is awesome

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      Satya Meka August 20th

      I used Cinema 4D just to kinda get closer to the real one, but you can pull out a decent one using After Effects with plugins like Boris Spline extruder. Also you can get the same result with any 3D app including blender.

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    Philip Van Dyck August 20th

    Really good,
    I would say it’s perfect as an opening projection for conferences etc…

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    khaled_kashef2002@yahoo.com August 20th

    relay great work
    thanks’
    but there some thing in arabic text it is written from right to left
    the welcome word well be like that in arabic (مرحبا )
    i know it’s because language but i get the meaning thanks’ for your tutorial
    it’s relay great i will tray it now

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    khaled_kashef2002@yahoo.com August 20th

    there some thing i want to know
    how to make airplane flying camera in after effect
    i think it could be using script but how
    any body know

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    BAD GHOST August 20th

    gr8 work i really like it :P

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    JiaoShao August 20th

    Can not watch this video Why is that?

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    geoff brown August 20th

    thanks for another great tut, Satya Meka.
    always a pleasure! C4D + AE = awsomeness

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    park August 20th

    This is just incredible! Thanks a lot!

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    Robin Pishton August 20th

    Thank you Satya. This tut is really appreciated. I’ve been waiting a bit for another C4d tut and now there are two, one here and another on CGtuts on the same day.

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      John Doe August 21st

      Yea, The more C4D tuts the better!

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    Abhishek August 20th

    Satya comes up with the goods again!

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    Pat Reilly August 20th

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    Gimei August 20th

    Hm, for me its too fast…

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    flora August 20th

    amazing! You rock Satya!!

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    John Dickinson August 20th

    Nice work Satya. I agree it’s a little fast in places but that can be easily fixed. Well done.

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      Satya Meka August 20th

      Thank you John. Yea, I should have worked on the keyframes a little bit more.

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    Rafael Guerra August 20th

    Really cool…

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    Hooper August 20th

    Wow John Dickinson is here!

    wow!

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    MovieMaker August 20th

    It’s a nice effect, but couldn’t you have just done the text with the shatter effect in after effects?

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      Satya Meka August 21st

      I tried using it, but the quality isn’t matchable at all since the anti-aliasing was bad and no proper animation controls.

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    bigbang August 21st

    Nice Work !…

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    f1a5h84ck August 22nd

    Thank you for the tut, Satya. But it seems you are not so familiar with the Cinema 4D. A lot of “superfluous movements”… Thanks anyway.

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    J4de August 24th

    This is just incredible!
    Absolutely fantastic work. You’re a fantastic teacher.
    I’ve had c4d for two days now and this has taught me as much as all other tutorial combined.
    Kudos!

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    kinghang August 25th

    sir
    your tutorial i can’t download it
    please tell me why
    thanks very much

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    Peter Somers August 26th

    Great technique!

    Quick question: how did you do the ‘tail particles’ in your inbetween screens?
    They appear to sorta build out of a little swooshy tail and then end as a glow sphere which gives it a nice extra touch.
    Done in Particular?

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      Satya Meka August 26th

      Hey Peter,

      It is a basic CC Particle World with Vector Blur applied to it.

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    Matt August 28th

    Your flvs are huge!! Slow to stream such big files.
    But I’m sure it’s a cool tut anyway.

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    Ak August 28th

    massive tutorial but the way how cinema 4d moves is so painful to work with..since im more familiar with blender..good job none the less

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      Satya Meka August 28th

      Yes I agree. I don’t like the Camera Behavior in Cinema 4D.

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    Jerem September 5th

    can we have the source files?

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    Mishig September 12th

    Can anybody tell me where is the part 2? Please, help. Thanks

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    Vikash Verma October 31st

    Thx Really great tut :d

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