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 sculpting tool. Maxon’s CEO David Gavran and the team have … [Read more...] about Maxon is busting at the seams; and the acquisition of ZBrush is just part of the story
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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 … [Read more...] about Maxon wins two NAB Show Product of the Year Awards
Maxon’s Redshift becomes subscription-only product
The renderer needs to maintain compatibility with multiple DCC applications and hardware platforms. Maxon has announced that its GPU-based renderer, Redshift, is now available as a subscription-only product. Maxon believes that as Redshift is constantly being updated and optimized, all customers should be running on the latest version in order to get the best customer … [Read more...] about Maxon’s Redshift becomes subscription-only product
Graphisoft unveils Archicad 25; builds on integrated design
2020: a landmark year for Graphisoft; direct and to the point: new features in Archicad 25 Graphisoft, a company of German AECO software group Nemetschek, has unveiled Archicad 25 and has also announced that its upcoming Building Together 2021 conference will again be virtual. It will be held September 14-16; it will be free and registration is open. In a short press … [Read more...] about Graphisoft unveils Archicad 25; builds on integrated design
Maxon releases Universe 4.0; Cinema 4D gets a new plugin, Ricochet
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 Suite this … [Read more...] about Maxon releases Universe 4.0; Cinema 4D gets a new plugin, Ricochet
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
Maxon rolls out Trapcode Suite 16 and Magic Bullet Suite 14
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 Suite includes … [Read more...] about Maxon rolls out Trapcode Suite 16 and Magic Bullet Suite 14
Red Giant’s Universe 3.3
Red Giant has released Universe 3.3, an update with two new tools, Quantum and Modes and updated versions of its motion graphics tools Glow, Glimmer, Chromatic Aberration, and Hacker Text. Updates for Universe is a collection of Red Giant’s GPU accelerated plugins for editing and motion graphics. Quantum creates animated light trails in front of or behind a layer, while … [Read more...] about Red Giant’s Universe 3.3
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