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campbellma
campbellma
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January 21, 2020
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Cinema 4D Lite r21 crashes when trying to open it.

  • January 21, 2020
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Hello, I am using Cinema 4D Lite with Adobe After Effects 2020 and I have a problem. It keeps crashing every time I try to start it. What should I do?

My specs: 
Mac book pro 15", Mid 2010, Intel i7 Cpu 2.66 ghz, Geforce GT 330M GPU, 8GB Ram
OS: High Sierra 10.13.6 

I've attached a Mac Bug report with the info.


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Correct answer campbellma

Nope doesn even start. The icon bounces on the dock and then it kills itself. It doesnt even pop up in the Force Quit options. I guess It's my GPU then. I talked to Maxon and the issue is my gpu needs drivers for OpenGL 4.1 and I only have 3.3. Apple no longer uses OpenGL and doesn't support nVidia GPUs anymore, so my Mac is too old to get the latest OS which uses METAL with the AMD GPUs,

 

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ToolfarmJP
Community Expert
ToolfarmJPCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 22, 2020

Have you already tested the trial version of Cinema 4D R21? Cinema 4D Lite is a part of Cinema 4D full version. If the trial version does not work with your environment, I would guess the graphic card is the cause.

 

https://www.maxon.net/en/try/

    campbellma
    campbellmaAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    January 23, 2020

    Nope doesn even start. The icon bounces on the dock and then it kills itself. It doesnt even pop up in the Force Quit options. I guess It's my GPU then. I talked to Maxon and the issue is my gpu needs drivers for OpenGL 4.1 and I only have 3.3. Apple no longer uses OpenGL and doesn't support nVidia GPUs anymore, so my Mac is too old to get the latest OS which uses METAL with the AMD GPUs,

     
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