That Blender can even compete against a long-standing commercial system is a huge accomplishment in itself, the developers have done an outstanding job.
For architectural visualization, I would recommend C4D because you can use the Corona renderer. The best for this genre. C4D is so easy. I can put together menus and don't have to use almost everything via shortcuts. That doesn't work in Blender. Assigning materials is also very easy in C4D. The outliner in Blender is cumbersome, complicated and outdated. Conclusion: If you want something simple and quick, I can recommend C4D. A lot depends on your own ideas about what you want to do
It's boring to keep saying that Blender is free and its community is great. Because Blender is a great software even without those two things. I'm a C4D user. Thanks for the video.
Cinema 4d definitely worth the investment especially with the latest particles system overhaul with the potential of it being as powerful as x-particles.
Why wont you just use houdini if you want particle systems and dont mind paying a lot? I dont deal heavily with particles and simulations but have heard houdini does it a lot better.
@@askeladden450 well it's better to have all tools you need in one place, and instead of the need to learn a whole new program (houdini is not easy to learn) you can spend this time getting more proficient at the only tool you need, and the trajectory of maxons's updates with each update bringing huge features seems really promising.
@@askeladden450 well it's better to have all the tools you need in one place and instead of the need to learn a new program (houdini is not easy to learn) you can spend this time getting more proficient in the only tool you need, and with the huge updates that Maxon is pushing the trajectory of c4d's future seems really promising.
@askeladden450 well it's better to have all the tools you need in one place and instead of the need to learn a new program (houdini is not easy to learn) you can spend this time getting more proficient in the only tool you need, and with the huge updates that Maxon is pushing the trajectory of c4d's future seems really promising.
@@Dynamic.32 Yes. Houdini is great, but something done with X-particles takes 5 times longer to do in Houdini. It's not a fast alternative and it's hard to learn.
Also blender has geometry nodes. Which is way much more advanced than mo-graph, and in few years will start competing with Houdini. Also blender’s octane is free as well (octane for c4d is paid). Blender ui is much more modern and unified.
@@idunno8683 yes he has! However, it is not as ''effective'' as Blender's geometry nodes! I say that, but I'm not a fanboy of either one, but I must admit that Blender's Geometry nodes are insane! but a little complex.
The closest comparison to geometry scenes cinema4d has is scene nodes instead of mograph, which is still being developed. Recently maxon has been commissioning rocketlasso for capsules made with scene nodes, for example the partition modifier is similar to houdini lab's lot subdivision. That being said, scene nodes is still relatively undocumented and new so it will be a while until it becomes close to geometry nodes
Mo graph is something completely different than geometry nodes. CInema has it as well but Blenders geometry nodes are better. However Blender doesnt have the mograph stuff and motion graphics. Also dynamics, particles, rigid bodies. is still lacking in Blender
I'm a C4D user, the only things I'm really jealous of when it comes to blender is how cheap and useful a lot of their plugins are. I don't like the fact in Blender you can only open one window a time instead of tabbing everything out, that's pretty annoying. Also I was on a project recently where the blender user hired me to use xparticles to do a pretty simple fluid sim. Blender plugins have the crowd simulator, car simulator, traffic simulator, building generator, a whole bunch of stuff I wish C4D had. C4D is way easier to learn, mograph, octane, and nearly every proper motion design studio uses that in addition to houdini. In terms of sculpting I don't want to give that to Blender cuz C4D comes with Zbrush which is industry standard and used in every videogame. In terms of cost this is my job so it's a price to pay if you're making money off and and Maxon releases good updates every year. C4D is rigid and in the box it's really like mac vs pc. Also like I don't sculpt, hard surface model or really rig in Cinema 4D at all it's not part of my job. As a C4D user I'm mostly paid to do particle simulations, motion graphics, rendering, a few other things. I haven't been asked to grease pencil or use a lot of the other functions I know blender has. Also just ease of learning it like Xparticles is SO EASY TO USE and they provide updates.
I'm a C4D user of 15 years, and considering picking up Blender... I do work in 3D motion design and most studios that I have worked / contracted for would never consider Blender for a production pipeline... which I hope would change... most likely the reality is that I would have to use both... Blender is amazing for sure... and looking forward to get under the hood...
I think they are not picking blender because they have invested pretty much money in other software. And they have their own custom tools. But it will change within the upcoming next 10 years. Blender is almost on equal foot with most of the software. And start-up started picking blender already. Starts up are the future. And blender will dominate the future for sure.
I learned 3d in cinema 4d long ago and used it for all my work in the industry until recently after i left working in 3d for a while to learn other things and came back. I had avoided blender because it was free and just never thought it could be as powerful. I made the switch and never looked back. Blender is just to good being open source and with the massive community of developers it just keeps getting better and better. And what you meant was path tracing not ray tracing and now with turbotoolsr addon blender cycles can render way faster than redshift.
@@filmstop7828 can i ask you somthing real quick is the 3d product animatio or commercial in demand because i have watched a video saying that its suck and exetera so the question is is it on demand ?
3D animation is in demand, but you also have to know how to market yourself. Landing a job or a client is also about presentation and reputation not just technical skills. When starting out you have to do a lot of networking with people in need of your skills. But even if you do everything right, it takes a combination of skill and luck.
I use Cinema 4D. But I really want to learn Blender. There is also a mograph module, which has no analogues. And of course the learning process itself is also important.
It seems like Blender literally would be better than Maya, Cinema4D, or Max if they focused on what each of those programs do. Maya for character creation and animation, Cinema4D and Houdini for VFX, and Max for hard-surface modelling. Blender is made for all of those niches at once and can still compete to a level, which is amazing.
Switched to cinema 4d because my company provided me license and I like it more than blender to be frank. Things I can to in blender in one week, cinema4ds mograph can do it in 2 days.
I use Zbrush and Houdini and while I’ll never replace either with Blender, the amount of tutorials available for Blender make it to where some tasks are simply easier done in Blender because it’s easier to find tutorials. Blender is hard to ignore at this point honestly.
I switched from Cinema4D to Blender and am very happy with the decision. In my opinion, blender offers a lot more and is very easy to learn if you have previously worked with another 3D tool
@@jbdh6510 Yes, an important point is the comiunity, the integration of the different tools, I think geonodes are great and the program is really very easy to use. I was able to learn a lot of new things through Blender and improve my workflow.
Yes, the community is what makes me learn Blender smoothly. I tried to learn C4D once but I cannot find good amount of resources that will help me. Jesus, everytime I asked in the C4D community, all they can answer was "read the manuals".
The question is very simple: If you could get cinema 4D for free and all its paid features, will you still go with Blender? The answer will tell you which one is better
Great video bro, i started out with cinema 4d, but ended up with blender 3d. I must say that i agree with the verdict, for the fact that the latter is free.
Blender is great and so is CInema 4d, it all boils down to how much an artist is willing to spend, I would choose 3ds max for modelling and vfx work, especially with the release of tyflow making max a game changer, Tyflow offers an enormous particle, cloth and fluid sims for industry standard work. Phoenix fd delivers tremendous fluids and explosive power, Making Max an all powerful House Like Houdini. Cinema has an amazing mograph module and delivers exceptional motion design power, incredibly easy to use and versatile, has amazing plugins like x particles that is a game changer as well. Fact is a lot of users use the cracks for these softwares and so not everyone actually pays for them. A lot of career are builts on cracks lol...in conclusion all the softwares delivers exceptional power, knowing more than one makes you untouchable lol
I've been loyal to blender for a long time now, and i just don't see why should i change this factor. Of course, curiosity is willing me to try something out, but i know that Blender is goated already and I don't have to spend a penny. I love Blender for what it is and i donate to them because they really deserve that.
That's awesome. It's fine to use your favorite program as long as you aren't dogmatic. It's great to hear you're giving back to the Blender foundation as well!
Bro, I also make animations on blender! But I have a low end pc so yeah😅. Btw I am happy to see many blender users here! I have also started animation for my career so if possible, could u tell me if those animations are good enough?
That's awesome! I took a look at your channel and you're doing great. I saw a huge difference in quality between your older and newer renders. Keep it up.
The price is only a factor when you are using it for fun, not when you are earning money with it! 100$ per month is nothing! Compared to what you pay, you'd make 20 times as much. cinema 4D is way better than blender!
You say that because you use it in dollars! Here in Brazil it is almost impossible to pay maxon! because they really don't give a damn about South American artists
Blender requires a bunch of add-ons. It’s like Frankenstein. I collaborated with a Blender user who gave me a file that couldn’t be rendered because it required a ton of add-ons for basics. I switched him to C4D so that the TEAM could collaborate. Blender is a cute toy for hobbyists but not a professional, industry standard tool. And I doubt it’ll remain free.
. I think the problem today with most modelling programs like Cinema 4D is you gotta pay so much to use the program and to me. I feel that is just not worth it but blend is such a good program because it is free and is got everything you could ever want inside one package :-)m
As a freelancer and making everything with blender, this software is a masterpiece and for free, okay it has some default but I can make projects without ruining my self with bullshit subscribing per months with overabused prices, blender4ever.
Nope not really Blenders open nature does not give it an edge over c4d Plugins making "Am Saying this as A C4D TD Artist who has since fully moved to blender" Blender has Zero advantage over C4D Unless you are insane enough to want to make your own version of blender
@@prophdcc3793 TBH It's more practical than theoretical... C4D has a huge community and basically has a simple barrier to entry when starting out with simple scripts "Blender does too" TBH Try both if you can you'll see the C4D Dev Community or the C4D cafe
I have C4D R26 and the latest Blender. If you need to rig & animate Characters for Games and Film Then C4D is essentially useless. particularly for mocap based pipelines with speaking characters.
Cinema 4d is way better than Blender for a lot of things today that we talking and im happy to pay for that zbrush itself can crush whole sculpt system of Blender
Both of these programs excel at motion graphics. You really can't go wrong with either option. C4D has been known for a long time as the king of motion graphics, but recently with the development of Blender's geo node system it has largely caught up. If you have the option, I would go with Cinema 4D, but blender is free and can do 95% of what C4D can.
like he said, c4d has been the best in motion graphics for a while while blender is very much making quick progress catching up. however blender's advanced motion graphics techniques are largely based in geometry nodes, while c4d may be more user friendly starting out jumping straight into that field of 3d
FREE vs $137.00 per month?!?!?!?!? I wonder which one the average poor person would use? Whats the best "Bang per Buck" or "Feature per Dollar" ? I assume this is just another paid sponsor for the expensive product that is rarely used by indies and non million dollar companies.
Blender being free is a huge upside. That's the reason I started using it. If you watched the full video, you'll see Blender ended up winning, even regardless of the price, which is ultimately the reason I still use Blender today. Thanks for your input.
@@henriquedossantos6519 I don't argue with little kids but how do you know I don't have a portfolio? Is NASA is a film production company?? NASA uses blender because it's free. They have to reduce their costs. When you grown up, come again little baby blender😆
@@sinemaveTV Obviously your reply only proves you're beyond amateur with 0 portfolio credibility. And NASA with intelligent people, designing with open source software, know more than you'll even be able to comprehend about 3d.
@@henriquedossantos6519 Listen kid, It's my final message to you. NASA is a goverment agency. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS? NASA is about space and beyond. I don't care if they use blender. I don't care about NASA. Because NASA is not an ANIMATION or VFX STUDIO! Do you understand kid??? Do you understand?? You should drink milk before sleep.
