Service gives 3D digital artists an all-you-can-eat option on a per-month or annual basis. Greyscalegorilla has added a subscription level for large and growing catalog of content and training. The company, founded by Nick Campbell as a resource for content creators, has been growing the amount of available content to the point that customers could wind up spending … [Read more...] about Greyscalegorilla transitions to subscription
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Maxon acquires Forger 3D sculpting tool
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 say that Forger has “desktop-class, … [Read more...] about Maxon acquires Forger 3D sculpting tool
Maxon expands its network; acquires Japanese distributor
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 to their new product lines, Red Giant and Red Shift. The … [Read more...] about Maxon expands its network; acquires Japanese distributor
Chaos Czech releases Corona Renderer 6 for Cinema 4D
New Sky Model supports the sun being below the horizon for dawn/twilight; Corona Distance shader helps create “smart” materials. Chaos Czech has released Corona Renderer 6 for Cinema 4D. Some of the features include Sky Model, Distance Map, Adaptive Environment Sampler, and more. The latest release gives artists more control over their 3D environment, hence more realistic … [Read more...] about Chaos Czech releases Corona Renderer 6 for Cinema 4D
Maxon has a new plan, actually several of them
Cinema 4D arrives with a big subscription incentive: the S22 release for subscribers. Maxon was planning for a bang up NAB 2020, but it all went up in a cloud of Coronavirus. It’s too bad, because Maxon was coming to the show with increased firepower of its newly acquired Red Giant VFX, RedShift GPU rendering, and a new subscribers’ edition of Cinema 4D’s R22. The Red … [Read more...] about Maxon has a new plan, actually several of them
Maxon updates features and licensing for Cinema 4D
New features for motion graphics, titles, interoperability, and rendering. Maxon is modernizing on all fronts. At Siggraph 2019, the company outlined new features and tools for Cinema 4D R 21, Maxon’s flagship 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. Maxon is consolidating all of the options available for Cinema 4D into one central version, and the company has announced … [Read more...] about Maxon updates features and licensing for Cinema 4D
Inside the holographs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Thirty hologram shots and 120 other visual effects were created at Cantina Creative using Maxon Cinema 4D The final installment in The Hunger Games film series (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2) takes audiences inside the capital city Panem for the first time. Compared to the miserable and primitive conditions of life in most districts, Panem is a treasure trove of high … [Read more...] about Inside the holographs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
New Take System highlights Cinema 4D update
Lens distortion and support for Houdini also included in this update. A new system for working with multiple takes of a scene highlights the Release 17 of Maxon Cinema 4D, which will preview next week at Siggraph before shipping in September. Maxon says the new Take System “provides complete and flexible scene handling to manage render layers and animation variations.” … [Read more...] about New Take System highlights Cinema 4D update
CG artistry move the plot along in Avengers: Age of Ultron
Fictional user interface designs enhance realism and visually explain technically sophisticated story elements. In the blockbuster movie Avengers: Age of Ultron (now in theaters) there are several crucial plot points not centered on dialog or action, but on the appearance of visual elements than can only be created by computer graphics. Two studios separated by thousands of … [Read more...] about CG artistry move the plot along in Avengers: Age of Ultron
Maxon and Adobe promise new, improved 3D interoperability for After Effects
Adobe and Maxon have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on improved integration between Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects. No actual products or updates have been announced. You know the drill — stay tuned. Perhaps nothing says as much about the inevitability of accessible 3D content tools than Adobe’s increasing support for 3D. As the company adds 3D support to … [Read more...] about Maxon and Adobe promise new, improved 3D interoperability for After Effects