New direct 3D pipeline between Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects

The first step in the recently announced strategic alliance results in a streamlined workflow and improved functionality for motion graphics and special effects artists.

Maxon has made public, on the eve of NAB, the first step in its strategic alliance with Adobe, with the aim of providing a new level of integration between its powerful 3D application Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects.

The scoop is that the next version of Adobe's leading software will include two Maxon technologies directly into the new Adobe After Effects.

The new direct 3D pipeline between Cinema 4D and After Effects, which eliminates intermediate rendering between the applications, is possible thanks to Cineware, which establishes a bridge between the two applications. One of the biggest benefits for artists will be a streamlined workflow, allowing them to not only import native Cinema 4D scenes directly as assets into After Effects, but also use Cinema 4D's multi-pass workflow as layers.

Users will benefit from decreased rendering time because Cineware makes the Cinema 4D Advanced Render Engine available directly in After Effects. With access to this functionality, instead of having to render each revision, users will now be able to work on Cinema 4D projects from within After Effects and see changes in real time.

“This pipeline cannot be found anywhere else to this extent, and will completely change the workflow of artists in the future,” said Harald Egel, co-founder and CEO of Maxon.

También se incluye en la próxima versión de After Effects, una muestra de las poderosas herramientas y workflow de Cinema 4D. Aunque limitada, sin embargo esta versión de CINEMA 4D ofrece muchas de las características que dan acceso a los artistas a una excepcional selección de las funciones del software. CINEMA 4D Lite se lanza directamente desde After Effects, disponiendo de una completa aplicación 3D que se espera tenga un impacto significativo en los artistas interesados en incorporar 3D a su flujo de trabajo de After Effects

“Ahora más que nunca, nuestros usuarios nos han estado pidiendo funciones 3D en After Effects para realzar sus motion graphics y/o sus proyectos de efectos especiales” dice Steve Forde, director senior de producto de After Effects en Adobe. “CINEMA 4D es una aplicación “infalible” para el motion graphics en 3D. Es por eso que hemos decidido trabajar estrechamente con Maxon para ofrecer a los artistas digitales una pipeline 3D completamente integrada que les permitirá dedicar más tiempo a crear convincentes y ricas multimedias”, añade.