Animation

Shift your scenes into the fourth dimension with MAXON CINEMA 4D. Virtually any object, material or tag parameter can be keyframed by simply clicking the animation dot next to its name. To make keyframing even simpler you can activate automatic keyframing of all or selected parameters. The Power Slider lets you quickly define keyframes of the current state at any frame and modify existing keyframes without leaving the default layout.

The Timeline
The Timeline window offers even greater control, with tracks for every animatable parameter and options like layers to organize and control the visibility of objects, tracks and keyframes. In fact, you can open up to four Timeline windows to display different objects or tracks. Master Tracks allow easy manipulation of all keyframes attached to a given object or scene and the region tool helps you easily move or scale any portion of your animation. Tangent controls and miniature curves let you to quickly adjust the interpolation between keyframes.

F-Curves
Use F-Curve mode for more detailed adjustment of keyframe interpolation, or to simply view the animation. Edit multiple curves instantly and take advantage of the snapshot capability to view a previously stored curve while adjusting the animation.

Non-Linear Animation
With non-linear animation, it's easy to build, layer and loop discreet motions containing hundreds of keyframes in complex hierarchies. You can easily block out animation based on predefined motions and build upon the basic movement by overlaying additional keyframes or motions.

Audio Support
When your pictures need to sync with audio you can import sound and view its waveform directly in the Timeline. Better yet, activate scrubbing and listen to your audio as you manipulate the time slider. For the ultimate syncronization, attach sounds to specific objects and add a surround sound microphone setup to the scene. You can render the audio from each microphone with full doppler effects, and combine them for true surround sound.

If time is of the essence, CINEMA 4D's intuitive animation workflow will help you beat the clock.