CINEMA 4D is a professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. It offers several packages including Prime for entry-level users, Broadcast for motion graphics, Visualize for architectural visualization, and Studio as the high-end solution. The software provides easy to use tools to create 3D content across many industries while maintaining professional quality results. It also integrates well with other 3D programs and applications through various exchange options.

2. © Glen Johnson

3. CINEMA 4D
The Easiest-to-Use Professional 3D Software
Making Artists‘ Lives Easier
CINEMA 4D is designed to make it as easy as possible for
the user to create high-end 3D images and animations.
An easy-to-learn interface, together with state-of-theart technology, speed and outstanding stability help
our customers increase their productivity and creativity
and let them focus on achieving the most optimal result
without being bothered by technical challenges.
AT A GLANCE
• For Mac and Windows
• 64-bit version for large projects
• Optimized for multi-core processing
• Impressive speed and stability
• Used by leading studios around the world
© Chiara Grassi
Nobody is an Island
Connectivity is important – not only between people
but with technology as well. And CINEMA 4D has
excellent connections. MAXON not only has leading
hardware manufacturers among its valued partners
but also provides file exchange options for numerous
leading applications from various industries. Whether
architecture, motion graphics or graphic design –
communication is key.
© Clement Vaucelle

4. © Glen Johnson

5. CINEMA 4D Prime
THE BEST WAY TO GET STARTED IN PROFESSIONAL 3D
For Graphics Pros Who Want More…
Easy usability, amazing speed and professional results.
CINEMA 4D Prime is perfect for graphic designers who
want to enter the 3rd dimension.
AT A GLANCE
CINEMA 4D‘s interface is specially designed to give you a
quick and easy start in the exciting world of 3D graphics.
• Easy-to-use animation functionality
CINEMA 4D Prime offers an entire palette of powerful
tools for creating fantastic imagery and animations.
No matter what you want to bring to life – a 3D logo,
illustration, buildings, vehicles or other objects – you can
depend on CINEMA 4D to help you get the job done!
• Comprehensive modeling tools
• Professional texture tools, incl. 3D painting
• Render engine with outstanding image quality
• 3D stereoscopic display
Grows With Your Experience and
Demands…
CINEMA 4D Prime is an affordable introduction to the
world of 3D graphics and is a comprehensive tool for
creating professional results. And when you‘re ready for
even more, it‘s good to know that you can step up to any
of the more powerful packages at any time.
© Valentino Szemere – www.apaxcreativi.ch
© Victor M. Jiménez – alvi3d.blogspot.com

6. CINEMA 4D Broadcast
THE 3D MOTION GRAPHICS POWERHOUSE
AT A GLANCE
• Create breathtaking effects with one-of-a-kind
MoGraph tools for procedural animations
• Enhanced render engine with Physical Camera and
Sketch and Toon render functionality
• Team Render: The revolutionary and easy-to-use
network renderer for rendering animations or stills
with up to 3 additional clients
Fast, Efficient and Flexible…
CINEMA 4D Broadcast has everything you need to
quickly and efficiently bring your motion graphics ideas
to life.
In addition to the features included in Prime, CINEMA 4D
Broadcast contains tools specially designed for creating
professional 3D motion graphics. Broadcast includes
the market-leading MoGraph toolset, expanded render
functionality and a comprehensive library with 3D model,
camera and lighting setups, video clips and much more.
Revolutionary New Live 3D
Workflow with MAXON CINEWARE:
With multi-passes you always have ultimate control
of how your composites look. With its integrated
connectivity to leading compositing applications,
CINEMA 4D fits seamlessly into just about any
production pipeline!
CINEWARE, MAXON’s revolutionary tool integrated
in Adobe After Effects CC, puts a wide range of
new options at your fingertips: easily import native
CINEMA 4D files as assets in After Effects CC via drag &
drop, and fine-tune individual layers and objects directly
in the CINEMA 4D scene. Then render the final animation
or individual passes directly in After Effects CC. File
exchange for 3D animation and compositing is easier and
more efficient than ever.
© AixSponza

7. CINEMA 4D Visualize
The Ultimate Solution for Architects, Designers
and Photographers
For all Visualization Professionals
Perfect Collaboration
In addition to the features included in Prime,
CINEMA 4D Visualize offers numerous tools and assets
for creating perfect architectural visualizations and
designs.
CINEMA 4D collaborates perfectly with many third-party
products. Numerous leading applications can either
import or export native .c4d files and file exchange via
FBX, .dae (COLLADA) and .dwf and more is also possible.
Comprehensive object and material libraries, a Physical
Camera that can simulate a wide range of optical
properties for 35mm or movie cameras, and the ability
to calculate realistic lighting combine to make your
rendered images or animations even more convincing
than ever.
Especially good connectivity is offered for the CAD
applications Allplan, ArchiCAD and Vectorworks from
the Nemetschek family products, to which MAXON also
belongs. The connectivity to these products even allows
subsequent changes made to models to be updated to
visualizations.
AT A GLANCE
• High-quality material and object libraries included
• Team Render: The revolutionary and easy-to-use
network renderer for rendering animations or stills
with up to 3 additional clients.
© Marco Dattilo
• Realistic calculation of light and camera properties
ttilo.com
– www.marcoda

8. “Release 15 is an exciting update for users of every skill level.
The all-new Team Render and Bevel tool alone make this a
must-have upgrade for me.”
David Lewandowski, director and animation artist
© Glen Johnson

9. CINEMA 4D Studio
Simply Everything You Need for High-End 3D
Only the Best…
CINEMA 4D Studio is MAXON’s benchmark for
professional 3D artists.
Even though its toolset is designed for absolute high-end
3D they nevertheless remain easy and intuitive to use.
With CINEMA 4D Studio you can push your creativity
beyond its limits and experience 3D like never before.
Studios and agencies worldwide trust the power and
dependability of CINEMA 4D.
AT A GLANCE
• Contains all features from CINEMA 4D Prime,
Broadcast & Visualize
• Also included: Hair, soft body dynamics, Thinking
Particles, character tools and much more
• Team Render: The revolutionary and easy-to-use
network renderer for rendering animations or
stills with unlimited clients
Taking it to the MAX…
All of MAXON’s 25 years of know-how are packed into
CINEMA 4D Studio. In addition to all features found in
smaller versions, CINEMA 4D Studio includes numerous
high-end features such as hair, fur, dynamics simulation
with soft bodies, feathers and joints, an event-based
particle system, character tools and much more.
© Kay Tennemann
© Chris Korn

10. bodypaint 3d
PERFECT FOR SHAPES AND COLORS
AT A GLANCE
• Perfect collaboration with many leading 3D software
applications (3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, etc.)
• Complete UV editing, 3D painting and sculpting
feature set
• Includes additional CINEMA 4D Prime functions
(modeling, animation, rendering)
3D Painting & Sculpting
Where texture projection has reached its limits,
BodyPaint 3D can help in creating the right surface.
Its toolset catapults all 2D painting tools into the 3rd
dimension, making it a cut above the rest for painting
complex 3D objects.
BodyPaint 3D also includes an integrated sculpting
feature. Using these modeling tools or the import
function you can add fine details such as wrinkles,
creases or bulging to ploygon objects.
UV Editing
A clean UV mesh is vital for texturing objects, in particular for 3D painting and for baking sculpted objects.
BodyPaint 3D‘s UV tools can be used to perfectly
optimize UV coordinates for texturing.
© Derya Öztürk
© Creatives: Nico Cortinove & Vinicius Pegoraro (Leo Burnett Brazil)/
3D Artist: Beto Prado

11. MORE MAXON PRODUCTS…
MAXON SERVICE AGREEMENT & LICENSE SERVER
Always Up-To-Date
The MAXON Service Agreement guarantees that you
always stay up-to-date! For a minimal annual fee you
will automatically receive the newest Release of your
MAXON software.
Additional advantages such as expanded usage rights
for a second computer and preferred technical support
are included!
AT A GLANCE
• The MAXON Service Agreement gives you the
newest Release at a great price
• Use the MAXON License Server to efficiently
manage your licenses
Well-Managed…
Do you have too many licenses to manage? Then the
MAXON License Server is what you need. With it you
can efficiently manage large numbers of licenses across
your network. And since you only require licenses for
the versions that are actually being run you can also cut
costs.
© Christian Schweger
© Dimitris Katsafouros

12. PRODUCT COMPARISON
Prime
Broadcast
Visualize
Studio
Platform
Prime
Broadcast
Visualize
Studio
Rendering
Mac & Windows Versions in 64-bit
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Global Illumination
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C++, Python, C.O.F.F.E.E. APIs
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Image size up to 16 Gigapixels in 32-bit
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Multi-Pass Output
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Context-sensitive Help System
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Physical Renderer
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3D Stereoscopic Display in Editor
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3D Stereoscopic Rendering
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XPresso – Node Based Expressions
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Non-Photorealistic Rendering
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(Sketch and Toon)
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Interface & Workflow
Camera Calibrator
Compositing Exchange with After
Team rendering clients
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Parametric Generators & Deformers
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Subdivision Surfaces
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UV Editing Tools
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Basic Particle System
New Beveling / Edge Slide
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Rigid Body Dynamics
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Effects, Nuke, Final Cut, Fusion, Motion
Typo Tools
(Kerning, Tracking, Baseline Shift)
Modeling Tools
Timeline/F-Curves for Animation Editing
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Non-linear Animation / Motion Mixing
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Virtual Walkthrough
Integrated Sculpting Toolset
Materials & Texturing
Material System with 14 Channels
Animation
Motion Camera Toolset
Dynamic Animation
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Soft Body Dynamics
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Sub-surface Scattering
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Joints, Springs, Motors
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Sub-polygon Displacement
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Cloth dynamics & dressing functions
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MoGraph Tools
ProjectionMan Camera Mapping Tool
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7 MoGraph Generators (Clone, Trace, etc.)
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Texture Manager
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15 MoGraph Effectors
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Grass Material Shader
3D Painting Toolset
3D Painting with multiple layers and
Character Animation Tools
Basic Rigging Tools
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Basic Character Animation Tools
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Multibrush & Raybrush Tools
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Projection Painting
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Hair, Fur and Feathers
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Comprehensive Styling Tools
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Caustics
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Hair dynamics
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Support of IES light data
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blend modes
Lighting
Various Light and Shadow Types
For a more detailed comparison, visit www.maxon.net/comparison
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Advanced Rigging Tools
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Advanced Character Animation Tools
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Hair and Fur