Prerequisite: Cinema 4D Introduction course Intermediate & Advanced CoursesĪlready comfortable with the basics of Cinema 4D and feel ready to move to an intermediate or advanced class? Consider the following courses which all require some prerequisite knowledge: Note that beginner courses still typically assume basic proficiency with computers. Maxon Cinema 4D Introduction Think BIG.Maxon Cinema 4D 101 - C4D for Beginners Ledet Training ($1,799 | 3 Days).

Cinema 4D for After Effects Bootcamp Noble Desktop ($975 | 18 Hours).

In Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Toronto or live online

Fundamentals of Cinema 4D Future Media Concepts ($1,895 | 3 Days).

The top options open to beginners include: We’ve found 6 beginner courses, with costs ranging from $975 to $1,895. If you’re new to Cinema 4D, there’s no need to fear. Skipping over prerequisites can leave you confused, while choosing a course too easy will waste your time and tuition dollars.

Maxon says it plans to have the Student Version available worldwide by the summer.Enrolling in the right skill level is pivotal. The editions are being rolled out in stages, so at the minute you can only order the Student/Teacher edition – or pre-order the Student Version – if you live in the Americas, most of Europe, Japan or South Korea. The price of the Student/Teacher edition hasn’t been disclosed publicly, but entitles users to upgrade to a full commercial edition of the software at a 25% discount. Users wanting access to network rendering or third-party plugins – or the Maxon support line, which is also unavailable in the Student Version – can upgrade to a commercial Student/Teacher edition. The Cinema 4D Student Version is almost identical in features to the $3,695 Studio edition of the software, but lacks support for network rendering and plugins dependent on serial numbers. Autodesk, NewTek, Side Effects Software, Adobe and The Foundry all charge for educational licences: from $99 for Houdini Apprentice HD to low-to-mid hundreds of dollars for the Autodesk and Adobe product suites. The pricing – or lack of it – is unusually aggressive for a non-watermarked version of a commercial 3D tool. Maxon is to release a free Student Version of Cinema 4D, intended for non-commercial use. The developer has just launched a free 18-month Student licence of the software, which provides access to most of the features of Cinema 4D R13 Studio.

Maxon’s current promo video for Cinema 4D.

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