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Corona for Cinema 4D November Spotlight

December 2, 2016User Content3D, artwork, c4d, cinema 4d, corona, corona for c4d, corona for cinema 4d, Corona Renderer, rendering, spotlightTom Grimes

Corona for C4D user spotlight

Nothing says more about what Corona for Cinema 4D can do than the wonderful imagery created by its users! That’s why in today’s blogpost, we are simply going to let the imagery speak for itself, with a collection of just some of the renders that were shared in November.

Read on to view the images!
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Corona for C4D Alpha 6 RC2 released!

November 10, 2016UncategorizedTom Grimes

Corona for C4D Alpha 6 RC2 released

We’ve been hard at work, listening to the feedback on Alpha Release Candidate 1, and are pleased to announce that RC2 is ready for you to test!

The Corona Academy – Official Training Courses

November 4, 2016AnnouncementCorona Academy, Corona Certification, Corona Certified Instructors, Corona Courses, Corona Instructors, Corona Primary Certified Instructors, Corona Renderer, Corona TeachingTom Grimes

The first Corona Academy will take place at the end of November 2016. If you are interested in becoming an officially certified instructor or power-user, then you’ll find the full details below!

Learn about Corona Academy!
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Corona Renderer for C4D Alpha 6 RC1 Released!

October 31, 2016Announcementcinema 4d, corona, corona for c4d, Corona Renderer, Corona Renderer for C4DTom Grimes

Alpha 6 Release Candidate 1 of Corona Renderer for Cinema 4D is out!

User experience design, the port to macOS, lots of cool new features from the Corona core, and stability improvements: these are some of the major things we’ve been working on since the release of Corona for C4D Alpha 5. And here we are, Release Candidate of Corona for Cinema 4D A6 is now out!

After some thorough testing by you, our users “out in the field”, we’ll release a final version of Alpha 6 in around 2 to 3 weeks. We wish you lots of fun playing around with the new Alpha. But remember: if something doesn’t work quite right, we won’t be able to fix it unless you tell us about it.

Let’s take a closer look at just some of the new features in the A6 release. A full feature list and a complete list of changes will be published in a separate blog post which will accompany the official A6 release.

Automotive walkthroughs from Owlempires

October 26, 2016Making-of3ds max, Alessia Monacelli, automotive, car renders, corona, Corona Renderer, Maserati, McLaren, Mercedes, Owlempires, VRTom Grimes

In one of the the most detailed looks at automotive rendering with Corona Renderer ever made, Robert Bodis from Owlempires shared some general information on his workflow, plus walk-throughs on setting up no less than six different scenes, including video discussions for four of them!

Read more on Robert’s workflow and walk-throughs!
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The making of Calm

October 25, 2016Making-of3D, 3ds max, Andrew Minakov, Anri Ford, automotive, car, car render, corona, Corona RendererTom Grimes

One of the key things in standing out from the crowd is developing your own individual style. Andrew Minakov is a master at this, with a focus on automotive renders.

We spoke with him to find out how he approaches creating an image and making it unique, with a look behind the thinking that went into creating the image “Calm”.

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Boulder Media and Go Jetters

October 21, 2016Interviewanimation, BBC, Boulder Media, cartoon, children's tv, corona, Corona Renderer, Go Jetters, tv seriesTom Grimes

Boulder Media is a Dublin-based animation studio, who have been using Corona Renderer exclusively for the BAFTA-nominated Go Jetters children’s animated series on the BBC. We spoke with Lighting Supervisor Paul Sheehy to learn about the company and the series!

UPDATE – in news that came in just hours after publishing the article, Go Jetters has been nominated for a BAFTA award! Congratulations and good luck to the team at Boulder Media!

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DarcStudio: A company profile

October 18, 2016Interview3ds max, Arch-Viz, Architecture, Archviz, Company Profile, corona, Corona Renderer, DarcStudio, Interview, Troy HodgsonTom Grimes

DarcStudio are a Bournemouth based studio, and we spoke with Director Troy Hodgson to learn more about them.

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Corona Renderer 1.5 released!

October 10, 2016Announcement, Release1.5, 3ds max, 3dsmax, corona 1.5, corona renderer 1.5, releaseTom Grimes

We’re pleased to unveil Corona Renderer 1.5 for Autodesk 3ds Max! This is the second update to Corona this year, and it focuses on significantly reducing the need for post-production software, increasing compatibility with materials from third party software, and of course increased stability and workflow improvements. This release was originally planned to be a small one, but it grew to be quite a game-changer!

Quick Facts

Interactive LightMix is unique to Corona Renderer and lets you adjust intensity and color of your lights and light emitting materials during and after render – perfect for anything from subtle adjustments through to turning day into night.

Corona Materials have been updated to match evolving industry standards. This means they will work more like you expect if you are familiar with working in other engines, and gives increased compatibility when importing materials from third party software such as Allegorithmic’s Substance tools, Quixel’s Megascans, etc. Existing scenes will load with the new PBR mode disabled, and with Legacy mode enabled if necessary, to ensure they render without any changes to the materials. Also, textured Corona materials can now be previewed directly in the 3ds Max viewport.

VFB features such as bloom, glare, filmic tone mapping, vignette, and saturation give you much more creative control over the end result, reducing your need to rely on post-production software.

LUTs have been added to the VFB so that you can load .cube and .3dl LUT files to apply to your renders. The CoronaOutput map now also supports LUT processing, which can be used to apply LUTs to a bitmap or procedural map for use in your materials.

Corona Distance Map lets you create “smart” materials that know how far away they are from objects in the scene. Use this to add waves around a coastline, wear-and-tear where objects meet, dirt and noise under window sills, and more.

Corona Renderer 1.5 is freely available to all our customers on FairSaaS (monthly, yearly), Box with Subscription and Educational/Student license.

Supports Autodesk 3ds Max versions 2012-2017.

Read more for full details on the update and download link!
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Corona VR – Android release and other updates!

September 30, 2016AnnouncementAndroid, corona, Corona Renderer, Corona VR, Daydream, GearVR, theConstruct, VRTom Grimes

The Corona VR beta was launched back in July and has changed a lot since then! It’s now available on Android as well as the GearVR; creating VR tours is easier thanks to the updated Warp Editor; and image quality has been improved for the GearVR with correction for chromatic aberration.

In this article we hear from theConstruct about these latest changes, they share some behind-the-scenes info on how Warp points actually work, and take a look at where Corona and theConstruct are heading next. We’ve also opened up the walk-throughs and guides for Corona VR to everyone so you can see how easy it is to create and view your VR content!

Read the latest news from theConstruct about Corona VR!
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