This is the forth tutorial from the CINEMA 4D R10 demo disc that you can get free from www.cinema4d.co.uk/demo if you live in the UK or Eire. This tutorial will show you how to light objects within your 3D scene. You can download a demo of CINEMA 4D from www.maxon.net


I have put a light (sun) into my animation and i have put the target camera in a position that shows the sun being obscured by landscape. ie: the landscape is blocking the sun. However, the sun still remains to be seen. If i tick the “Fade if Behind Object” box then the sun completely disappears and the large rays cannot be seen.
How can i solve this so as the camera pans around the landscape, the sun fades behind the object with the rays and artifacts still visible??
Help!!!! i check that my video card could support opengl shading and it said yes to every thing and even said your video card has the necessary requirements for it…..but when i turn it on it doesn’t do anything doesn’t cast shadows or anything help would be much appreciated
Great tutorial!
thank you sooooo much.. really useful
Great overview… Nice accent.
Glad it’s solved
If you’ve got a register version of C4D contact your local tech support and they’ll help you get the help system working. It’s very useful
thank a lot,you made my day!
My help system never worked (it say the versions are different or something like that) and the VR settings were too deeply hidden for a lazy person like me.
I’m exited,my first QTVR after 1 year looking at the greyed out tab!
The VR object is described well in C4D’s help system. Basically, on the save page choose save as VR object. Then on the Quicktime VR tab you can choose the settings. More steps will create a bigger file but smoother rotation. Leave start and end angles at default for complete 360 spin. Your camera will spin around the object axis so make sure all is centered if you want to spin around the centre of the object. Move camera far enough away to ensure your object fits in the frame. Hope that helps!
could you elaborate on the “make QuickTime VR” please?