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Gendou
06-27-2003, 07:32 AM
hello,

i'm new to C4D.. i am coming from a limited, stumbling, learning position from 3ds max, and i've always been interested in C4D, but when i would install the demo (no ducumentation!) and fumble about, i couldn't figure out how to do anything, so i would get frustrated and delete it, returning to 3ds max.
ive become tired of 3ds max's constant digging through menus and sliding up-n-down endless rollout panels to find what i want.
C4D seems like it has a decent and customizeable interface.

i'm a skinning dork, and i get tired of looking at the same thing all the time (now using Litestep; Bad Simian theme on my desktop). Once i saw that C4D has the ability to use skins or 'schemes' i was intrigued. i have found only 1 other theme (on this site) besides the ones that come with the app.

My question is.. where can i find more schemes, and how might one go about making a scheme... should one be so inclined?
(where are some good starter tutorials for me also!) :)

thx alot...

Gendou
LucentDreams
06-27-2003, 07:52 AM
look in the resource/schemes folder you'll find the individual schemes. copy one of them, then open the PSD's and edit away
nhytro
06-27-2003, 08:01 AM
Post your themes when your done :)
Gendou
06-27-2003, 09:02 AM
so i can just edit the existing ones in Photoshop? .. sweet.
.. now once i get to a point where i'm comfortable in C4d.. maybe i'll mess around with customizing..

thx.

ps: some tutorial links would be awesome :)
Spearhead
06-27-2003, 09:41 AM
Originally posted by Gendou
so i can just edit the existing ones in Photoshop? .. sweet.
.. now once i get to a point where i'm comfortable in C4d.. maybe i'll mess around with customizing..

thx.

ps: some tutorial links would be awesome :)

There are plenty of tutorials links in this forumhere (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48474) and here (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12977)

also check out

these (http://www.creativecow.net/articles/cinema4d.html) and of course maxons tutorials (http://www.maxoncomputer.com/tutorial_search.asp?searchProgram=XL)

hope it helps you getting started
ThirdEye
06-27-2003, 09:43 AM
I think he means some tuts to make a scheme, and i don't know any :shrug:
Spearhead
06-27-2003, 09:53 AM
Originally posted by ThirdEye_01
I think he means some tuts to make a scheme, and i don't know any :shrug:

Since its all about your own creativitity painting in 2d on an existing scheme theres not much point in having some either is it? =P

imo at least :p
imashination
06-27-2003, 10:23 AM
Well... it isnt just a case of loading a psd file. you can make tabs different sizes, change mapping etc by using the text file.
Gendou
06-27-2003, 09:16 PM
thanks for the responses!
and in regard, i was talking about tutorials for C4D itself.. i managed to figure out how to make schemes based on kaiskai's post. its enough to get me started... but in all reality i probably wont change it that much... move palettes here and there, maybe make new buttons if i feel like it, but learning the app itself is what i'm going to focus on first.
however, should i make any schemes, i'll be sure to post them here for everyone to try out.

thx

gendou
AidanGibbons
06-28-2003, 07:15 PM
Hehe...didn't know it was so simple. I did one in and aubern colour for OSX style and a Lightwave sort of one for Blueberry style...

http://cyblingdesign.com/blueberrygrey.zip

http://cyblingdesign.com/aquaorange.zip

Not great..i might work on better ones..Remember to duplicate the orginal files. The blueberrygrey psds go into the blueberry folder, and the orangeosx into the OSX folder..
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