Animation Desk vs. Cinema 4D

Animation Desk

Animation Desk

0 Reviews and Ratings

Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D

26 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Animation Desk	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	N/A	$4.99 per month
Cinema 4D	Score 9.5 out of 10	N/A	Maxon, headquartered in Germany, offers Cinema 4D, an animaton suite for 3D artists, which the vendor states is suitable for beginners and seasoned professionals alike, who can take advantage of Cinema 4D’s wide range of tools and features to achieve stunning results for demanding, fast-paced 3D production.	N/A

Pricing

Animation Desk

Cinema 4D

Editions & Modules

Basic: $4.99
per month

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Animation Desk	Cinema 4D
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Animation Desk	Cinema 4D
Considered Both Products	Animation Desk No answer on this topic	Cinema 4D Roohi Malhotra Sr. Graphic Designer Chose Cinema 4D Well, I go for cinema 4D if I want to create dynamic animation instead of Autodesk 3ds Max as I can easily create that animation compared to Autodesk 3ds Max. Incentivized Helpful? RL Ryan Lester President Chose Cinema 4D Great integration with After Effects made editing seamless and quick. It was a steep learning curve but not as tough as others in the market. Coupled with the AE integration, it was the tool that made the most sense. As a side note, I used Cinema a lot for artwork (non-work) … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Cinema 4D I've found other modeling programs to be cumbersome and difficult to wrap your head around at first. While Cinema 4D isn't an "install and run" kind of program, it does lend itself to being easily learned without the expense of being limited or beginner focused. The integration … Incentivized Helpful? ZL Zacheray Long Multimedia Specialist Chose Cinema 4D 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. Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Animation Desk	Cinema 4D
Small Businesses	Autodesk Maya Score 8.4 out of 10	CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Score 7.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Adobe After Effects Score 9.1 out of 10	GIMP Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprises	Adobe After Effects Score 9.1 out of 10	CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Score 7.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Animation Desk	Cinema 4D
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.7 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Animation Desk	Cinema 4D
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	Cinema 4D is perfect when you need to create top notch texture and animation. Current integration with After Effects makes it even more accessible. When cost is a concern, there are other options that would be more economical and, with maybe a little more work, could create a comparable end product. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	Dynamic Animation Character Animation Creating 3D Environment Creating 3D objects Creating 3D characters Rigging Incentivized Roohi Malhotra Sr. Graphic Designer Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	Steep Learning Curve Pricey Incentivized RL Ryan Lester President Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized ZL Zacheray Long Multimedia Specialist Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized ZL Zacheray Long Multimedia Specialist Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	Great integration with After Effects made editing seamless and quick. It was a steep learning curve but not as tough as others in the market. Coupled with the AE integration, it was the tool that made the most sense. As a side note, I used Cinema a lot for artwork (non-work) that I'd create. I is the most fun (and beautiful) program I've ever used. Incentivized RL Ryan Lester President Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	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). Incentivized ZL Zacheray Long Multimedia Specialist Read full review
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