Adobe Animate (formerly Flash) vs Cinema 4D

Likelihood to Recommend

Adobe flash is best to use for developing applications specifically for desktop and laptop PC websites. We use it a lot with clients who send us content from other countries to stream and/or view video, audio and multimedia. Since there is no mobile browser or device support, it can not be used for any app related projects.

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Emily Sperduto

Marketing Solutions Coordinator

iHeartMediaBroadcast Media, 10,001+ employees

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C4D has one of the gentlest learning curves and highest responsiveness of any 3D package. New version releases are characteristically ambitious without sacrificing cleanliness of interface or usability. It's best suited for 3D animations and virtual reality efforts, as well as 3D compositing for film. It also very efficiently supports physical simulation plugins (X-Particles, turbulenceFD, etc.) and has a robust motion graphics module lending itself to quick and fun experimentation. Character animation can be a struggle through dozens of necessary plugins, but 3D character animation in general is as hard as it gets in this field.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Pros

The scalability of what Flash can do makes it so useful. You can do something simple like make a ball bounce on screen over some letters before showing your logo, or something more complex such as developing an animated short to display.
Using Flash videos on websites is very commonplace, so people are used to seeing it and have the necessary plugins installed already.
The files are very small, and the compression is very smooth. This helps if you are trying to send content to mobile devices or simply keep your website footprint small to ensure fast loading times.

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Daniel Epstein

Executive Producer

Firefilm Productions, LLCMotion Pictures and Film, 1-10 employees

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Stability.
Ease of use.
Compatibility with plugins and render engines.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Unfortunately, Flash is dying because of compatibility issues. Users are increasingly viewing websites on mobile devices, and Flash animations will not work in these cases.
Very soon, almost all of the major browsers will be blocking Flash, which is obviously a problem!
Flash provides decent 2D options, but it's pretty limited in 3D capabilities.

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Verified User

Employee in Marketing

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees

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Weak UV mapping interface.
Redshift integration is not 100% seamless yet.
Weight-mapping is a nightmare.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

Adobe Animate (formerly Flash) 6.0

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Flash is usable but definitely has a learning curve that a novice user may need to Google a few tutorials prior. The seamless integration with other Adobe software products is nice for loading content from the cloud. Plus it's great for storing and saving work on the go.

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Stefanie Cash

Digital Marketing Manager

Caradonna AdventuresHospitality, 11-50 employees

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Cinema 4D 10.0

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For reasons mentioned before: an intuitive interface and speed of the viewport, speed of loading, and ease of plugin integration. The MoGraph module encourages experimentation and the creation of highly modifiable scenes. Crashes are extremely rare and the support team and community are hyper-responsive to requests for help. For real... Maxon's staff hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, regularly assisting users with issues. No support ticket required.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

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Cinema 4D 10.0

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Maxon's staff regularly hangs out in Slack and Discord communities, ready to assist. This goes beyond the support ticket system, which is also extremely robust. Hundreds of optimizations and bugs are fixed in every patch, even when the user experience is already 99.9% smooth. This is a proactive, not reactive, support and engineering team at Maxon.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

Adobe Flash is being used in my company and my freelance work because it is the most universal tool used by all. It is able to be used on multiple applications and platforms and it is fairly easy to use once you have been trained. You can also get it with Adobe Suite which is well liked across multiple company types

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Rebecca Powell

Marketing Coordinator

Total Beverage SolutionFood & Beverages, 51-200 employees

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C4D is more responsive with an interface that works better for me. It is just as widely supported by render farms and plugins, so it edges out primarily on usability and speed. New users will not find 3DS Max intuitive, although I'm sure seasoned users find it very natural.

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

Absolutely a positive return on investment - our marketing always does better with animated features.
It gives our entire firm a meaningful reputation as being open to new and advancing technology and not shying away from it as things advance.
Allows us to pull content creators from our internal staff that are not particularly skilled in coding but can use the easy-to-use Adobe platform.

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Olivia Crellin

Corporate & Securities Attorney

Snell & WilmerLaw Practice, 501-1000 employees

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Virtual Reality efforts are a huge hit at events and among investors and customers.
3D Animation projects have been halved as far as time spent vs. previous preferred package (3DS Max).

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Zacheray Long

Multimedia Specialist

VertivComputer Hardware, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No