Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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In this tutorial you'll learn 5 ways to speed up your Ambient Occlusion rendering in Cinema 4D!
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Ambient Occlusion Tips for Cinema 4D Include:
• 01:36 Learning how Ray Length settings can affect your render time
• 05:24 Discover the difference between global AO vs. Material based AO
• 08:45 Using AO Cache
• 13:16 How to render AO as a separate pass for compositing inside of After Effects
• 15:53 Baking AO into a texture & uses for game asset design
If you have any questions about any of the Ambient Occlusion Rendering Tips, be sure to post it in the comments section! Did you know all 5 of these Cinema 4D Ambient Occlusion tips? Which ones didn't you know? Do you have any tips to add to the list? Let me know and post them in the comments! Thanks for watching!
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Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy this tutorial!
In this tutorial you'll learn 5 ways to speed up your Ambient Occlusion rendering in Cinema 4D!
New to 3D? Watch my FREE Cinema 4D Lite for the 2D Animator series! eyedesyn.com/cinema4d-lite
Got an idea for a tutorial you'd like to see? Contact me here:
eyedesyn.com/contact
Ambient Occlusion Tips for Cinema 4D Include:
• 01:36 Learning how Ray Length settings can affect your render time
• 05:24 Discover the difference between global AO vs. Material based AO
• 08:45 Using AO Cache
• 13:16 How to render AO as a separate pass for compositing inside of After Effects
• 15:53 Baking AO into a texture & uses for game asset design
If you have any questions about any of the Ambient Occlusion Rendering Tips, be sure to post it in the comments section! Did you know all 5 of these Cinema 4D Ambient Occlusion tips? Which ones didn't you know? Do you have any tips to add to the list? Let me know and post them in the comments! Thanks for watching!
Watch 5 Ways to Optimize Ambient Occlusion Renders tutorial here:
eyedesyn.com/tutorials/5-ways-to-optimize-ambient-occlusion-renders-in-cinema-4d
This was recorded live on the Live Design Stream. To get alerted for future live design casts & get sneak peeks at new tutorials before anyone else, sign up for the Eyedesyn Newsletter: bit.ly/1e22BRG
Check out my other tutorials at eyedesyn.com
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