This page provides information about the Vantage Animation tool in V-Ray for Cinema 4D and the Render animation in Vantage tool in Corona for Cinema 4D.
Overview
In V-Ray, the Vantage Animation tool helps you send and render your animated V-Ray for Cinema 4D scene to Chaos Vantage with a click of a button. You need to have V-Ray for Cinema 4D installed to access the tool.
In Corona, the Render animation in Vantage tool helps you send and render your animated Corona for Cinema 4D scene to Chaos Vantage with a click of a button. You need to have Corona for Cinema 4D installed to access the tool.
UI Path
V-Ray
To access the Vantage Animation tool, in Cinema 4D go to ||V-Ray|| > Chaos Vantage > Vantage Animation (
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Note that V-Ray must be selected as Renderer.
Corona
To access the Render animation in Vantage tool, in Cinema 4D go to ||Corona|| > Chaos Vantage > Render animation in Vanтage (
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Note that Corona must be selected as Renderer.
Usage
V-Ray Usage
For detailed instructions on setting up the Vantage Animation tool, see the Live Link from Cinema 4D tutorial.
To use the tool, click the Vantage Animation button. The Common settings dialog appears in Chaos Vantage, where you can set the sequence parameters to your liking.
For detailed information on each parameter from the Common settings dialog, see the Sequence section of the Rendering Mode page.
Then click Start to begin rendering the animation. This also initializes a Live Link session between Cinema 4D and Chaos Vantage.
The tool automatically:
- Sends the scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port.
- Renders each frame from the specified range in the specified location.
To change the port, click the Vantage Settings button in Cinema 4D from ||V-Ray|| > Chaos Vantage > Vantage Settings and update the port.
To stop a Live Link session, click the Vantage Live Link button.
Corona Usage
For detailed instructions on setting up the Render animation in Vantage tool, see the How to Render Corona for Cinema 4D Animations in Vantage tutorial.
To use the tool, click the Render animation in Vantage button. The Common settings dialog appears in Chaos Vantage, where you can set the sequence parameters to your liking.
For detailed information on each parameter from the Common settings dialog, see the Sequence section of the Render Setup page.
Then click Start to begin rendering the animation. This also initializes a Live Link session between Cinema 4D and Chaos Vantage.
The tool automatically:
- Sends the scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port.
- Renders each frame from the specified range in the specified location.
To change the port, click the Vantage settings button in Cinema 4D from ||Corona|| > Chaos Vantage > Vantage settings and update the port.
To stop a Live Link session, click the Render animation in Vantage button.
