The company advances most of its software to 2023 releases during a fall update. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn is still a few weeks away, but Maxon is already stepping into the next year, branding most of its products receiving a fall 2022 update with the 2023 version moniker. “Probably the biggest buzz … Read more
Updates follow on the heels of recent big April updates. It was just a little over a month ago when Maxon made some big product announcements, including the expansion of its Maxon One “everything they have.” Obviously, the company is not resting on its laurels, having just announced an unexpected update to its Maxon One … Read more
New 4K premium tiled textures with slight imperfections add realism to surfaces. Maxon has added 50-plus 4K premium tiled textures to its Maxon Capsules collection. The new textures are designed to bring photorealism to artist renderings by adding minor imperfections to the surfaces of 3D objects. The greyscale maps feature a mix of scratches, dust … Read more
Upgrades, acquisitions, new VFX capabilities add up to a powerhouse in the making. Maxon has been spewing news lately; it’s hard to track but it all adds up to a strong play for more of the creatives’ business. The headline is that Maxon plans to buy the assets of Pixologic, makers of the revered ZBrush … Read more
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 … Read more
Through The Motion Show, Maxon’s regular series of free training and news sessions, Maxon has been demoing new features and tricks for its suite of products. This week, the company has brought it all together in the latest Maxon One update. The company has announced new features to all of the products included in the … Read more
Maxon has announced the availability of Universe 4.0. This latest subscription-only release features three new stylized tools: Electrify, Texturize Motion, and Analog. Universe 4.0 also has the support of Apple’s latest Metal technology and offers over 100 new presets for Array Gun and Typographic. Maxon has also announced incremental updates to Cinema 4D and VFX … Read more
Maxon gains a talented programmer as well as a fun, new creative product Maxon made me spit my coffee this morning. The company announced the acquisition of Forger, a digital 3D sculpting and texture painting application developed by Javier Edo Meseguer. Did not see that coming, at all. The Maxon people make a point to … Read more
Maxon has acquired the sales and distribution of its products in Japan from former partner TMS and has opened its first official office in the country. The new office is Maxon Computer KK. Maxon says the new arrangement will enable Maxon to forge closer relationships with their customers in Japan and also to expand sales … Read more
Maxon recently announced two major suite updates simultaneously: Red Giant Trapcode Suite 16 and Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 14. Trapcode Suite offers a new version of Trapcode Particular which includes new physics models, new behaviors, a new kind of emitter, and new presets. There are also some smaller updates for Trapcode Form and Trapcode Mir. Magic Bullet … Read more
