

Select the Cinema 4D file in the Project panel and go to Edit ▶ Edit Original.Click-and-drag your Cinema 4D scene file into the Project Panel, or go to File ▶ Import ▶ File.How to open and edit an existing Cinema 4D file with After Effects Click Output Module to change the file format and output settings.Go to Composition ⇢ Add to Render Queue ( ⌘M / Ctrl M) to add a video to your Render Queue.Don't worry about the word "sequence" here.In the Render Queue, click Output Module to change format from the default Photoshop Sequence to PNG or JPG.▶ File to create an image in your Render Queue. With the composition open, go to Composition ▶ Save Frame As.

In the CINEWARE panel, change the Renderer to Standard (Final) for a full preview.c4d file again and go to New Comp from Selection. Ignoring it will import our scene exactly as it is, background and all. After Effects defaults to a transparent background for imported Cinema 4D scene files.In the Interpret Footage dialog box, select the Alpha Ignore option. Click OK. Right-click the Cinema 4D scene file and go to Interpret Footage ▶ Main. Starting a new After Effects project from scratch? Just click-and-drag your Cinema 4D scene file into the Project Panel, or go to File ▶ Import ▶ File.In After Effects, locate the Cinema 4D scene file in the Project Panel. How to import your Cinema 4D Lite scene file to After Effects Hold 1 to pan, 2 to zoom, and 3 to rotate in the viewport.Hit H to frame all the geometry in your scene.Dark areas on the sides of the viewport won't render. If you want to export a video, choose Frame Range ▶ All Frames to export the entire timeline or Frame Range ▶ Manual specify a range.

If you want to export an image, select Frame Range ▶ Current Frame. Set the dimensions for the export with Width and Height.

