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Cinema 4D
Stable release
Screenshot of CINEMA 4D Release 12 running under Windows 7
Developer(s)	MAXON Computer GmbH
Initial release	1990; 29 years ago
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
Type	3D computer graphics
License	Proprietary
Website	maxon.net

Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling, animation, motion graphic and rendering application developed by MAXON Computer GmbH in Germany. It is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd modeling, animating, lighting, texturing, rendering, and common features found in 3D modeling applications.

Overview[edit]

As of R21 only one version of Cinema 4D is available. It replaces all previous variants including BodyPaint 3D and includes all features of the previous 'Studio' variant. With R21 all binaries were unified, there is no technical difference between commercial, educational or demo version. The difference is now only in licensing.2014 saw the release of Cinema 4D Lite, which came packaged with Adobe After Effects Creative Cloud 2014. 'Lite' acts as an introductory version, with many features withheld. This is part of a partnership between the two companies, where a Maxon-produced plug-in, called Cineware, allows any variant to create a seamless workflow with After Effects. The 'Lite' variant is dependent on After Effects CC, needing the latter application running to launch, and is only sold as a package component included with AE CS through Adobe.

Initially, Cinema 4D was developed for Amiga computers in the early 1990s, and the first three versions of the program were available exclusively for that platform. With v4, however, Maxon began to develop the program for Windows and Macintosh computers as well, citing the wish to reach a wider audience and the growing instability of the Amiga market following Commodore's bankruptcy.

On Linux Cinema 4D is available as a commandline rendering version.

Modules and older Variants[edit]

From R12 to R20 Cinema 4D was available in four variants. A core Cinema 4D 'Prime' application, a 'Broadcast' version with additional motion-graphics features, 'Visualize' which adds functions for architectural design and 'Studio', which includes all modules.

From Release 8 until Release 11.5, Cinema 4D had a modular approach to the application, with the ability to expand upon the core application with various modules. This ended with Release 12, though the functionality of these modules remains in the various flavors of Cinema 4D (Prime, Broadcast, Visualize, Studio)

The old modules were:

Advanced Render (global illumination/HDRI, caustics, ambient occlusion and sky simulation)
BodyPaint 3D (direct painting on UVW meshes; now included in the core. In essence Cinema 4D Core/Prime and the BodyPaint 3D products are identical. The only difference between the two is the splash screen that is shown at startup and the default user interface.)
Dynamics (for simulating soft body and rigid body dynamics)
Hair (simulates hair, fur, grass, etc.)
MOCCA (character animation and cloth simulation)
MoGraph (Motion Graphics procedural modelling and animation toolset)
NET Render (to render animations over a TCP/IP network in render farms)
PyroCluster (simulation of smoke and fire effects)

Prime (the core application)
Broadcast (adds MoGraph2)
Visualize (adds Virtual Walkthrough, Advanced Render, Sky, Sketch and Toon, data exchange, camera matching)
Studio (the complete package)

For a full comparison of the various components of Cinema 4D, go to the Maxon Product Comparison page

Additional rendering engines[edit]

As of 2014, these alternative rendering engines and connections are currently available as plug-ins for Cinema 4D:

Redshift (biased GPU-accelerated renderer, acquired by Maxon in 2019^[2])
finalRender stage 2.0 SP4 from Cebas Computer GmbH
FurryBall GPU renderer
FryRender from RandomControl
Indigo Renderer, unbiased photorealistic renderer
Krakatoa from Thinkbox Software
Maxwell Render from Next Limit Technologies
mental ray & iray from at² GmbH
Octane Render, unbiased GPU-accelerated renderer from oToy
Pixar Renderman Connection Cineman from MAXON Computer GmbH
V-ray (Vray4C4D)
Arnold Renderer (C4DtoA)
Cycles 4D, Blender's Cycles Renderer adopted to Maxon Cinema 4D by Insydium LTD makers of XParticles. The most fully integrated XParticle Renderer.

Version history[edit]

1990	Christian and Philip Losch enter their ray-tracer into Kickstart magazine's monthly programming contest, and win the competition.
1991	FastRay (Cinema 4D's first name) is released for the Amiga.
1993	Cinema 4D V1 is released for Amiga.
1994	Release of Cinema 4D V1.5 and V2 for Amiga.
1995	Release of Cinema 4D V2.1 and V3.0 for Amiga. Plans are made for porting Cinema 4D to the PC platform. New programmer team begins development of a completely new, operating-system-independent architecture.
1996	Cinema 4D V4 for Windows, Alpha NT, Macintosh and Amiga is released. The first multi-processor version of Cinema 4D is made available.
1997	The development of a production-level version begins, integrating the latest technologies. The last version of Cinema 4D for Amiga, V4.2, is released. The first production-worthy version is released — Cinema 4D XL V5.
1998	Cinema 4D SE V5 is released.
1999	Cinema 4D GO V5 and Cinema 4D NET are introduced.
2000	Cinema 4D XL V6 is released. BodyPaint 3D is made available as an integrated version for Cinema 4D, and as a standalone version for other 3D packages.
2001	Cinema 4D ART is introduced. PyroCluster and Dynamics modules are introduced. Cinema 4D XL R7 is shipped worldwide. MAXON integrates the shader set Smells like Almonds from bhodiNUT.
2002	Cinema 4D R8 is released with a modular system. The new modules are Advanced Render, PyroCluster, MOCCA and Thinking Particles.
2003	Cinema 4D R8.5 is released. BodyPaint 3D R2 is introduced. Sketch and

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