Yes, I've used Maya (a lot) and Cinema 4D for a few projects. But that was all while I was working for various companies, and they had the ££ and $$ to buy full versions of the software. I'm now freelance and trying to limit my expenditure. Would I be crazy to try to learn Blender? Hmmm....I'll give...

For no apparent reason, the third time I installed Indigo RT, it asked me where my C4D plugins folder is. I successfully installed it, but C4D Lite does not see the plugin. BUT - I read that C++ / Python APIs are not supported by C4D Lite . I'm guessing that's probably my problem, and it's insurmoun...

By the way, do you happen to know what the limitations of the demo are? Is it just watermarked? Hopefully it's not limited to 800x600px! I need to test it can render up to at least 1920x1080 before I consider buying it.

Thanks for your quick reply, Zom-B. Hopefully I'll get the time to install the trial version later today. I very much doubt that it would be possible to render an C4D -> After Effects file within After Effects using Indigo. Indigo would have to somehow interface through the AE Cineware plug-in. - Paul

Hello, I have Cinema 4D Lite (bundled with After Effects CC) which has various restrictions, such as a max. render size of 800x600px, and no global illumination. I'd like to create some scenes at high res and with better realism than the standard (non-GI) C4D renderer. (The "desired" C4D Lite-After ...