Maxon wins two NAB Show Product of the Year Awards

Cinema 4D R25 and Red Giant Complete win under the Graphics, Editing, VFX, and Switchers Category.

The winners of the third annual NAB Show Product of the Year Awards were announced recently during the virtual Product of the Year Awards celebration. The awards recognize significant and promising new products and technologies that were set to be displayed for the first time at the previously canceled 2021 NAB Show.

Maxon’s Cinema 4D R25 and Red Giant Complete are among the winners in the Best New Graphics, Editing, VFX, and Switchers Technology category. Other winners in the category include Blackbird, Speech to Text in Adobe Premiere Pro, Mo-Sys VP Pro XR, Viz Engine 4.3 and Unreal Engine, etc.

In September 2021, Maxon announced new features to all of the products included in the Maxon One package, including Cinema 4D, Trapcode Suite, VFX Suite 2, and now Redshift RT. The company says that the new interface in Cinema 4D 25 is more intuitive and tools are more accessible on several levels.

The Red Giant Complete compilation includes several modules including Trapcode, VFX, Magic Bullet, and Universe. Trapcode Suite 17 enables users to work with particles and geometric forms in the same 3D space. The Magic Bullet Suite has been updated for new Macs built on the Apple processor. It has also added support for Multi-Frame Rendering (MFR) in Adobe After Effects. Universe includes video transition and effects plugins for editors and motion graphics artists. Latest update of Universe can take advantage of MFR in Adobe After Effects.

Maxon’s press release is as follows:

Maxon Wins Big at The 2021 NAB Show Product of the Year Awards

Cinema 4D R25 and Red Giant Complete Both Named Winners in the Graphics, Editing, VFX, and Switchers Category in the Annual Industry Awards

Maxon today shared that both Cinema 4D R25 and Red Giant Complete are winners in the Best New Graphics, Editing, VFX, and Switchers Technology category in the 2021 NAB Show Product of the Year Awards. This official awards program recognizes the most significant and promising new products and technologies showcased by corporate partners of NAB Show and the winners were selected from a total of 16 categories by a panel of industry experts.

Launched in September 2021, the latest updates and feature improvements to Cinema 4D R25 and Red Giant Complete represent Maxon’s ability to enhance and increase user value on a regular basis to ensure ongoing creative success for its wide and varied community of artists.

“We’re honored to be recognized by NAB for two Product of the Year Awards alongside our esteemed industry peers,” says Maxon CEO David McGavran. “As with every product we develop, the updates and improvements made to Cinema 4D R25 and Red Giant Complete were carefully planned with our incredibly tight-knit user community in mind. We look forward to celebrating these wins with everyone in person at the soonest possible opportunity to do so safely.”