Hi David,

There are no mistakes, only gained experience. 🙂

Enjoy!

Hi David,

You're very welcome, and thanks for the reply.

A lot of information about Polygons are here:
https://help.maxon.net/c4d/2025/en-us/Default.htm#html/DMODELING-MESH_CHECK.html#MESH_CHECK_POLY

Call up a Polygon Object, set one side to 0cm, press "c", and check it. That is a bad polygon 😉 , often they are just produced with no influence to the visual results. IF so, you can select those with the Mesh Checker, and delete them.

Since there is typically no scene information on how they should be done correctly, repairing is a artist decision, not based on rules (DTDT, do-this-do-that).

I hope that helps a little.

Enjoy your weekend

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply. It sounds easy for you to decide then. 🙂

As a side note, if you need some versions back, keep an eye on this link.
https://www.maxon.net/en/downloads
All the best

Hi David,

Thank you very much for the reply.

Enjoy

Sounds good, David.

I'm glad you can get a better quality from the source. It often does not even require more work for the initial creator.

I hope you have a great time with your project.

Cheers

Thank you very much, David, for your feedback.

I'm glad that works for you. 🙂

My best wishes

Thank you very much, David.

Your reply will hopefully help others to find a solution faster.

My best wishes

Hi Dave,

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply!

This forum is for me, not a one-way. I learn from any question, and I like to understand every artistic intention or technical target one has.

Hence, my interest in understanding every reply as much as I can. After all, any interaction here provides me with new solutions and ideas on how to improve things.

For me, this forum is since we started it in 2006, a win-win experience.

I really enjoy any option here to grow based on the interactions and questions.

In that sense, thank you!

Cheers

Hi DaveMDarcy,

I can't reproduce this here. I would need the file (Dropbox, Google, Adobe, Apple, or Wetransfer only, thank you). Make sure that only the needed files are in the folder where your sequence is.

Please check with tech support:
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

Sorry for the trouble.

All the best

Hi David,

That sounds great; I'm happy to hear that.

If you have that interface as in your image, then this is what the Cogwheel would give you. You got it already.

Here is an image, and I'm sorry; I should have shared this earlier.

Screenshot 2024-10-30 at 5.14.54 PM.jpg

On the right three are the cogwheels, which is a typical icon to get more…

All the best

You're very welcome, Jeremy.

My best wishes for your exploration!

Hi David,

Please explore the Main Menu> Tools> Replace Tool (Cogwheel).
https://help.maxon.net/c4d/2025/en-us/Default.htm#html/68788.html#PLUGIN_CMD_1025699
Screenshot 2024-09-27 at 12.33.52 PM.jpg

Here is a MoGraph option if you need to do it more often. It keeps the initial objects where they are and uses their Axis to replace those with Clones. Which also allows the use of the Modify Clone option. (Press Play).
CV4_2025_drs_24_MGro_01.c4d

Cheers

Hi David,

Yes, I know that feeling only too well. I try to learn each month a new app or at least a major update. This feeling of running against the wall is a constant. It helps me never to think that my muscle memory is all there is with the things I do often.

Please feel always free to ask, and those feelings will get into the background, at least with one app at a time 😉

Cheers

You're very welcome, David.

Thanks for the kind feedback.

The typical suggestion is to render in image sequences, just in case something happens (power off, etc.)
But if that works for you as needed, use it 🙂

The ProRes forma has many qualities. Here is an overview.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102207

ProRes 4444 in 16-bit is surely a good format.

The 422 is more for preview IMHO, these days it is a delivery but not a pipeline format. (If we talk about alpha, it should be named 4220 😉 )

Enjoy

Hi David,

I would use Cineware and extract the camera from the Cineware Menu. Then, it would be available for all in that "comp."
Select the camera in the viewer after extraction.

I have just tested it, as I do not answer from memory here, with Adobe Ae 24.2.1 (I will check the newest version as well and report if there is any change)

All the best

Hi David,

Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad it works for you!

Let me know if you need anything else for this.

My best wishes for your project.

Thank you very much, David.

Have a great weekend

Thanks for the feedback, David.

I'm glad that works for you.

My best wishes for the project

Hi David,

You are in good hands with Noseman.

Please remember that UVs are one of the most avoided themes, but if you walk through this material, you will feel empowered. Fingers crossed, you will enjoy that feeling very soon!

Cheers

Hi David,

The best way to learn materials is to write down all the channels of the material you want to learn on a little card, like Reflection or Diffuse.
Whenever you have a moment, like waiting for something, pick any object around you and analyze it based on that list.
This sound may be very low-tech; however, one can't simulate what is unknown. After a while, this will give you a great command.
Because with this little drill, you have developed "an eye" for the quality of it.

(I have written a whole book with those things, but I have to work on illustrations. I hope it will not take much longer.)

My best wishes