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
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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 acquires Red Giant and expands its portfolio
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
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
Maxon and Nvidia sign technical collaboration deal
The agreement facilitates scalable, intuitive, physically based rendering for 3D artists and designers. 3D modeling and rendering software specialist Maxon and graphics hardware leader Nvidia have begun a multi-year technical collaboration that gives Maxon access to Nvidia rendering technology, including its Quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) sampling patent family, Iray ray tracing … [Read more...] about Maxon and Nvidia sign technical collaboration deal
Maxon updates Cineware for Adobe After Effects CC
Streamlined workflow and improved performance for motion graphics and VFX artists Maxon is shipping an update to Cineware (3.0) to match the latest version of Adobe After Effects CC. The Cineware Live 3D pipeline was first introduced for After Effects CC; this update offers improved workflow and performance. OpenGL rendering is now available within the Cineware effect; … [Read more...] about Maxon updates Cineware for Adobe After Effects CC
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