vue xstream and c4d integration

#1

Hi all,

I’ve recently been trying to test the integration workflow between cinema 4d and vue6 xstream. I also discovered that there is a plugin called vuesynch to exchange camera data from c4d to vue. However, I haven’t been able to get this plugin to work.

I originally found the plugin here:
http://www.e-onsoftware.com/support/ShowMessage.php?printerFriendly=1&id=1172166443

http://www.e-onsoftware.com/resources/Vue5Infinite/InfiniteSynchroPlugins.sit

I also then placed the “c4dplugin” directory into the cinema4d plugins directory as stated in the instructions.

I notied that this plugin VueSynch.xdl has an “xdl” extension.
However, because I’m using c4d R10 on an intel mac, I need to have a universal binary (.dylib) rather than the xdl (for powerpc mac).

So just for completeness, I tried running VueSynch on the following platforms and software versions:
mac osx ppc - maxon c4d r9
mac osx ppc - maxon c4d r10
mac osx intel - maxon c4d r10
mac osx intel - maxon c4d r9

I haven’t been able to get the plugin to even be visible in the plugins list in c4d in any combination of software and hardware yet.

#2

Since I haven’t had any luck with the vuesynch plugin, I’ve been forging ahead by using scripting to exchange camera data between the two applications.

I created the following cinema 4d scripts (modified from Paul Tuersley’s scripts)
CAMERAC4DTOVUE.CSC
CAMERAVUETOC4D.CSC

I originally based these scripts on Mark Caldwell’s savecameradata.py python script for Vue and pt_AEtoC4D_RIG by Paul Tuersley.

here’s the source info:
http://www.impworks.co.uk/vue/vuepythonscripts.php
http://www.aenhancers.com/viewtopic.php?t=653

The theorized path for import and export for camera data is as follows:
vue savecameradata.py script -> camera.csv file -> c4d cameravuetoc4d.csc script
c4d camerac4dtovue.csc script -> camera.csv file -> vue loadcameradata.py script

I hope that these scripts will be helpful to someone trying to do something similar.

#3

The problem is that Vue didn’t document how to do it:

Go to your C4D render settings and under Output - Select ALL FRAMES

Now go back to the Vue Sych plugin and click Export (not synchronize), save the little file somewhere you’ll remember.

Open Vue, look for “Load Synchronization Data” under one of the topmost menus - and load in that little file.

Click on Vue’s Main Camera and above it on the animation tab - select Animation Type - Synchronized -a window pops up - click on the Main Camera.

Now C4D and Vue’s cameras are synched up.

You can also do this with lights and fake out Vue by parenting an object to an animated light (just use the name substitute trick).

I hope that helps - it frustrated me to no end too…

Jim

#4

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