Libnoise
The Libnoise shader
A new shader implementing the noise algorithms from the open-source library 'libnoise' is now available. This library was discussed in my blog article a short time ago.
Libnoise was originally developed as an open-source library some years ago and its website is located here. It was a simple matter to incorporate its noise algorithms into a Cinema 4D channel shader and this is now available for download. Here are some of the results possible with it (most of these images originally appeared in the blog article mentioned above):
- perlin_default
Default Perlin noise
- billow_default
Default Billow noise, coloured gradient
- cylinders_freq10_turb200_scale500
Cylinder noise, 200% turbulence, scale 500%
- perlin_default_displacement
Perlin noise with displacement
- voronoi_remap_turb18
Voronoi noise, remapped output, 18% turbulence
- spheres_remap_turb30_freq10
Spheres, remapped output, 30% turbulence, frequency 10
- perlin_abs_persist0_8
Perlin noise, absolute output values, persistence 0.8
- tn_billow_remap_lac1_5_persist0_8
Billow, remapped output, lacunarity 1.5, persistence 0.8
- rmf_abs_freq_2
Ridged multi, absolute output values, frequency 2
- checker_turb_25
Checkerboard, turbulence 25%
- voronoi_rescaled
Voronoi scaled along X and Y axes
- rmf_clamped_low
Ridged Multil, clamped process, 20% low range
Interface
The shader interface looks like this:
Availability
The libnoise plugin is free to download and use, and you can download a copy from the links below. A full manual is included.
Please note that while the copyright to the plugin is mine, the copyright to the libnoise source code remains with its creator, Jason Bevins.
Compatibility
The Libnoise shader is compatible with the following versions of Cinema 4D:
| Cinema 4D version | Compatible? |
|---|---|
| R2025 | Yes (macOS version requires C4D 2025.2 or later) |
| R2026 | Yes |
Note - there are separate downloads for each compatible version of C4D listed in the above table - make sure you download the correct file!
There are no versions for C4D R2024 or earlier.
Download
Download Libnoise for R2025Page last updated February 4th 2025