in this video we're going to talk about the exact tools you need in order to create VFX in a most
efficient way possible this is my fourth video and my free six part VFX training Series so if
you haven't seen the other four be sure to go back and watch those first if you want access to all
six videos then click the link in the description below I showed you how to lay a good foundation
that will be essential to create the effects the right way and I have even talked about which
computers do you need in order to create epic VFX without breaking the bank and get epic VFX
results if you are here to learn visual effects or you just want to get better or more efficient
at it you're definitely at the right place so let's talk about the software for visual effects
think of these softwares as tools to make your life easier picking the right one is definitely
going to help you a long way but it doesn't necessarily mean to avoid the other ones later
on first you just need to have a good foundation so the most popular 3D software out there are Maya
3ds Max blender Houdini Cinema 4D LightWave Moto I've played a little bit in most of them I had
my first Hands-On with a 3D software which was 3ds Max then it was lightweight and I just did
not like them at all that was just my personal opinion I'm not saying they're bad softwares you
can do everything you need to know in there but I just opened Cinema 4D and I was just sold it just
looks more user friendly more efficient and it can literally do everything I needed to do they
are investing so much time and effort in making everything efficient and also user friendly in
order to create epic results in a really logical and efficient way I just like how Cinema 4D is
laid out how it is efficient and easy to learn and yeah I don't feel overwhelmed when I opened
other softwares I literally felt overwhelmed just looking at the interface I don't know if it's just
me but I didn't have that with Cinema 4D I have never regretted my choice is on picking that
software as my 3D software of choice the reason why other artists might choose other software
is for example Maya is being used in bigger production companies so when you're working
with hundreds of other artists you want to work with the same software and make it as efficient as
possible to share projects within your production so Maya is definitely a great software when you're
working in that industry but the biggest reason is that they have been using it for many years
and changing the software is a really expensive cost because you have hundreds of artists that
now work for you and changing the software means that now 100 people have to actually learn that
new software and that also costs time and effort so they are not doing that because they have built
their entire infrastructure around the Maya 3D software for example if I look at the industry
3ds Max is really being used for the game industry blender is being used because it's free and it's
also pretty solid as a trading software I've seen amazing things being created in there
I just personally don't feel that it's so user friendly and I've spent some time in there and
some things just don't make sense and that's my personal experience I don't want to belittle any
softer they're all great but Cinema 4D can do everything in a very efficient way possible and
every time Cinema 4D comes with an update it's literally to make a difficult process easier
and more efficient and that's what I like about it so what you need to do is think where you see
yourself as a VFX artist if you see yourself as a generalist that likes to do everything in the VFX
pipeline Cinema 4D or blender are a great choice in my case that will be Cinema 4D as I find it
more efficient and it just saves me more time or if you see yourself working for a bigger company
in that case you will have to figure out what that company is using as a software and focus on that
software if you want to do your own projects or you want to be a freelancer or a Creator Cinema
4D is also a great choice for them they also have an amazing deal if you have the Adobe Creative
Suite with After Effects you can get maximum 1 which comes with Cinema 4D and redshift render
engine which is a render engine that makes things more efficient and also renders more photoreal and
you also get a bunch of plugins for Adobe After Effects so they really work together very well
imagine that you're working on a project and it takes you three days to finish that entire project
now after some time you learn a thing or two and you become more efficient at creating that same
project but now instead of three days you're only spending one does that mean that you're
charging three times less no that means that you can charge the exact same amount and you now have
become more efficient at it okay so now pay close attention because in the next video I'm going to
share the complete plan from start to finish I'm going to share you my signature process
in order to create VFX in the most efficient way possible I'm literally going to open up my
curtains and show you every single step you need to take in order to succeed honestly
you don't want to miss that video because I'm literally going to share the entire game plan
with you that's it for this video and don't forget VFX is hard but it doesn't have to be
if you know exactly which steps to take see you in the next one until then create epic videos
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