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Mac Magazin 1/97
Front-runner
"CINEMA 4D is truly impressive, and
its enormous range of functions and high speed
are captivating. Till now, one dared not even
dream of such speed."
"One of CINEMA 4D's strengths is the
physically precise and extremely realistic calculation
of every light phenomenon in record time. Those with
multiprocessor machines no longer have a chance to get to
the coffee machine. Rendering animations at these
speeds is great fun."
"CINEMA 4D naturally offers all that the competition
can ... what set's the program apart from its competitors
are completely different things.
... diverse optical effects ... lens reflections ...
visible light or fog without incurring expense ...
blurring for realistic looks ... the object manager makes
for considerable simplification when working with
complicated scenes ..."
"You can work fluently in the object editor using
real-time shading, even on a moderately equipped Power
Mac.
The true power of CINEMA 4D is most apparent with
raytracing proper. In this mode, the program attains
speeds that, until now, you dared not even dream of.
An enormous advantage, which becomes very noticeable with
animations - there is nothing that you couldn't animate
in CINEMA 4D."
Rating:
| Use: |
4/5 |
| Manual: |
4/5 |
| Functions: |
5/5 |
| Price: |
3/5 |
| Overall: |
4/5 |
MacWelt 12/96
TeamWork
- Multiprocessing - the next leap in performance.
(Report on multiprocessor applications)
"On the software side, Adobe Photoshop 3.0.5 and the
CINEMA 4D render engine profit the most."
| |
Single-CPU |
2-CPU |
4-CPU |
| Photoshop |
100% |
162% |
238% |
| CINEMA
4D |
100% |
177% |
346% |
| After
Effects |
100% |
131% |
156% |
"In general, one can expect an average speed
increase of about 160% on two-processor systems and about
200% on four-processor systems."
"...we witnessed the most extreme
acceleration when rendering an animation with the
multiprocessing beta-version of CINEMA 4D. The
nigh-on 500% increase (Daystar Genesis in comparison to
Mac 9500) astonishes us.
"The developer of xxxxxxx (other 3D program), for
example, cut out the MP acceleration for Phong shading in
the beta 3 of the MP version. According to an employee,
there were "too many difficulties"".
MacWorld Swiss 12/96
"Quick,
complete range of functions, photo-realistic render
effects, fully-realised animation features."
"....mass of functions, unique in this price range
... no wishes are left open. Not only
have 3D modelling, rendering and animation been mastered,
there are also possibilities which provide for truly
photo-realistic results and natural movement. For
raytracing the final picture, you will find options one
hoped in vain would appear in other products, such as
soft shading or blurring ..."
"In addition to this, all operations, from modelling
up to the calculation of animations, execute at astonishing
speeds, a significant factor with time and
processing-intensive tasks. The direct comparison is not
easy due to the differing qualities, but CINEMA
4D seems a long way in front of the competition,
both in terms of picture calculations within the editor
and when raytracing."
"...fascinating possibilities await you
after a short training period"
"Its features, in terms of modelling as well as
rendering and animation, are clearly greater than
the competition in its price class. And on top
of that is the speed, which itself can be described as
breath-taking. Those who really know what three
dimensional graphics is all about can scarcely avoid
CINEMA 4D."
Rating: 5/6
MacOPEN 12/96
CINEMA
4D
Render speed not down to sorcery!
"There are already plenty of three-dimensional
modellers available. But space soon appears when the
users tire of waiting minutes, hours or even days for a
single rendered picture, yet alone animations. CINEMA 4D,
a classy 3D modelling, raytracing and animation program
currently available for the Power Macintosh and Windows
NT/95, proving that things can after all go much
faster."
"Render results of absolutely professional
quality"
"The finished animation sequence can be observed at
any time in the editor."
"It is easy to find your way about the program
within a short time - this is not least of all thanks to
the excellent accompanying manual."
Positive:
- high
speed
- full range
of functions
- many
special effects built into the program
- comprehensive
import and export support
Rating: "very good"
MacForum ARCHITEKTUR und
Gestaltung 4/96
"In general
one is inclined to assume that the cards have been dealt
so far as 3D rendering and animation programs are
concerned. It is a joy to learn that one was perhaps
wrong. CINEMA 4D, from the German firm MAXON Computer
based in Eschborn, turns out to be a real
discovery."
"impressive speed ... modelling
in real-time ... The adaptive raytracer
convinced us with its speed and render picture
quality ..."
Media Worldwide
(Reviewing the
beta of CINEMA 4D XL shown on Siggraph 97)
Homepage: http://www.wwug.com
Direct Link to article
WWUG Award: Best Animation Tool SIGGRAPH '97
"... the pro end of the Mac market
is heating up."
"I found out that these engineers have done
something that few have attempted and only they seem to
have done it successfully"
"It's an awesome idea and watching it work is quite
impressive. It FLIES!!!"
"CINEMA 4D is a radical idea and it works."
"To say that it is unbelievably fast is an
understatement. Its competition is itself,
nothing else even comes close."
"A real mind-blowing program to
watch in action -- and I do mean action!"
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