Adobe Illustrator vs Cinema 4D
User Ratings & Reviews
Reviews are generated by real users. When reviewing a product, users are asked to assess the product’s overall quality, which includes assigning specific ratings for ease of use, value for money, customer support, and functionality.
Ease-of-Use
4 / 5
4.2 / 5
Value for Money
4.3 / 5
4 / 5
Customer Support
4.3 / 5
4.3 / 5
Functionality
4.7 / 5
4.6 / 5
Last Review Written
September 11, 2024
March 22, 2024
Pros/Cons
Pros
- I like how many projects it is capable of helping me with. It is a very detailed and impressive software.
- I like how easy it is to navigate in this application. It has great tutorials and places you can learn what each function does.
- One of the best features that Illustrator offers is its integration with all other Creative Cloud products like Photoshop.
Cons
- There is nothing to dislike about Illustrator apart from the fact that the first time you fire up the program, the "getting started" page pops up which is undesirable and also impacts RAM usage.
- I dislike how cramped the software can feel even with the option to change around were things are located stuff just seems to be lost easily.
- I hate having to pay to use it. I only use the program occasionally, and I have to sign up for a whole month to use the thing for sometimes only a few minutes at a time, every few months.
Pros
- Cinema 4d is amazing to create simple and complex animations/visual effects and the interface is solid and after a while it's easy to understand.
- One of the best things about cinema 4d is the overall procedural workflow system. Rendering quality is great as expected from a software of this calibre.
- Amazing integration with RED Giant plug-ings and AMAZING SUPER-FAST rendering engine (RedShift). Swiss-Knife of Motion Designers also thanks to its natvie integration with Adobe After Effects.
Cons
- It crashed in heavy scenes and sometimes stuck. No fluid simulation built in.
- There are times where it hangs and get's stuck and now you have to restart after waiting for a couple of hours of rendering. Happens to me ones on a blue moon though.
- There are many things that are more difficult to customize in this software, or that I have not been able to customize as easily as in other programs.
Pricing
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Deployments
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
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Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
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Knowledge Base
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Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training
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Webinars
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In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
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