Maxon is adding on technology and talent with the acquisition of Red Giant specialists in film effects and motion graphics. Right in the middle of wrapping presents, agonizing over what to feed people, and wishing work would just shut up for a minute, Maxon and Red Giant announced plans to “combine forces,” in a deal for stock and $70 million cash. Maxon’s … [Read more...] about Maxon acquires Red Giant and expands its portfolio
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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
Maxon gets its own renderer in Redshift
Maxon headlines NAB with the acquisition. It’s been a big year for Maxon. The company won its first Academy Award, and in the last 12 months it has gotten a new CEO, David McGavran, and it celebrated this year’s NAB by acquiring Redshift Rendering Technologies. Maxon CEO David McGavran came to Maxon from Adobe where he was director of engineering for video and audio. He … [Read more...] about Maxon gets its own renderer in Redshift
Cinema 4D 20 arrives
Maxon kicks off a new era with a new version of its flagship. Maxon introduced Cinema 4D release 20 at Siggraph, 2018 this year and rolled out the new software weeks later. They’ve got that stable cadence down, as befits a German company, though the company has a strong North American presence as well since the US is Cinema 4D’s largest user base. Maxon is a 3D modeling and … [Read more...] about Cinema 4D 20 arrives
Maxon gets new CEO
Maxon’s parent company Nemetschek has always been an interesting company, more a group of independent companies with a layer of infrastructure on top to provide some management and bookkeeping. The structure has served the company well since its founding in 1986. The individual companies were motivated to excel on their own. But, in some instances, it seemed the company wasn’t … [Read more...] about Maxon gets new CEO