Designed Exclusively for Broadcast Design Professionals, New Product Bundle Delivers the Ultimate 3D Motion Graphics Toolkit

FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany–MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today introduced CINEMA 4D Broadcast Edition, a comprehensive new bundle of its highly acclaimed 3D software suite. The new release leverages the core application CINEMA 4D – renowned for its ease of use, seamless integration into existing production pipelines, as well as a speedy and stable architecture – to deliver a powerful motion graphics toolset expressly designed to enhance the creative process for broadcast design professionals. The Broadcast Edition is based on the latest version of CINEMA 4D, Release 11.5*, which is loaded with dozens of new features for an unprecedented level of workflow productivity, including a major upgrade to its popular MoGraph module, MoGraph 2. more

Comprehensive Upgrade Provides Powerful Image Quality, Rendering and Workflow Enhancements and Offers Updated Version of Popular Motion Graphics Module – MoGraph 2 – Jam-packed with New Functionality to Inspire Breathtaking 3D Animations

FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany–MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D software, today announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 11.5, a comprehensive upgrade to its highly-acclaimed 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering software. Loaded with new features, CINEMA 4D R11.5 provides improved workflow and productivity, enabling professionals to create high-quality stills and animations quicker and easier than ever before. This release is the culmination of MAXON’s leading-edge technology and development. more

Booth Demonstrations to Showcase Leading 3D Developer’s Award-winning CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Technology; Welcomes CINEMA 4D Expert Dr. Sassi to Preview Highly Anticipated Short Animated Feature, JET (Junior Extraterrestrial)

Newbury Park, CA – July 8, 2009, MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced details of its presence at the SIGGRAPH 2009 convention—the leading international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques taking place August 3rd through August 7th at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. more

Newbury Park, CA – May 21, 2009 — The beauty, complexity and delicate strength of a spider web is one of nature’s most iconic displays and is known to be an incredibly challenging image to duplicate realistically through software. Perception, the New York-based studio known for its award-winning motion graphics and animation work, met this particular challenge head-on recently with the help of MAXON CINEMA 4D when its client, Showtime, requested the Perception team create a spider web motif that would be used as the centerpiece for its new season promo spots for the network’s hit show, Weeds. The project comprised several deliverables; a sophisticated broadcast commercial image spot, designed to set the mood for the season and additional season promos, and transitional elements that could be used by Showtime throughout the season to create duplicate promo spots with updated footage for both broadcast and the Web./ more

NEWBURY PARK, Calif. — Mar 16, 2009 MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced details of its presence at The NAB Show 2009—the premier event for content professionals, taking place April 20th – 23rd in Las Vegas. MAXON will demonstrate its latest 3D animation technology, designed to equip film, broadcast and video game production professionals with powerful tools to create award-winning digital content. more

Company Invites Members of the Press to “Save-the-Date” for Media Luncheon

NEWBURY PARK, Calif. - MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced details of its presence at The NAB Show 2009—the premier event for content professionals, taking place April 20th – 23rd in Las Vegas. MAXON will demonstrate its latest 3D animation technology, designed to equip film, broadcast and video game production professionals with powerful tools to create award-winning digital content. more

Session Will Include How-to’s for Creating Custom 3D Textures, from Reference Material to Hand-Painted Detail for Current and Next-Gen Games

Game Developers Conference

MAXON Computer, the developers of CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, today announced that BodyPaint 3D will be the focus of a comprehensive Visual Arts Track at the 2009 Game Developers Conference (GDC), aimed at artists eager to learn how to easily create custom 3D textures for current and next-gen games. The session, entitled “Real World Texture Painting Tips for Game Developers,” will be led by Kris Orpilla, a character modeler and texture artist at Electronic Arts (EA) in The Sims Studio division, where he brought his expertise to bear on the newest EA hit, SimAnimals. In addition to his work with EA, Mr. Orpilla is also a frequent guest lecturer at Ex’pression College and holds a masters degree in game development from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. more

SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles – August 12, 2008 – MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 11 (R11), the next generation of its highly acclaimed 3D animation software suite. The super-charged release is packed with advanced capabilities that deliver dramatically improved ease of use and workflow, image quality and integration into any production pipeline. CINEMA 4D R11 highlights include a non-linear animation system, new global illumination render engine and dramatically improved render speed. Customers also benefit from the powerful Projection Man matte painting system, developed by MAXON for Sony Pictures Imageworks, support for the COLLADA file format and CineMan — a RenderMan-compliant tool that connects to Pixar’s industry-leading rendering solution. Additionally, multiple improvements were made to MAXON’s popular texture painting toolset BodyPaint 3D Release 4. All of these capabilities and more serve to underscore MAXON’s ongoing and deep commitment to helping 3D digital artists further advance creativity and control. more

Award-winning Visual Effects and Character Animation Studio Adopts BodyPaint 3D into State-of-the-Art Production Pipeline to Meet Rising Demand for Realism and Complexity in 3D Paint and Textures.

MAXON, June 30, 2008 - MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Rhythm & Hues (R&H), one of Hollywood’s premier visual effects and animation powerhouses, turned to MAXON’s BodyPaint 3D, to address a myriad of complex texture painting challenges associated with the creation of central scenes and characters in the recently released Universal Pictures feature film, The Incredible Hulk (Hulk) - most notably, The Hulk’s distinctive muscle-popping green skin. more

Seamless Integration into Existing Pipelines Streamlines Workflow, Maximizes Efficiency

Newbury Park, CA – April 9, 2008 – MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today revealed that creative professionals around the world continue to adopt MAXON’s CINEMA 4D software into their 3D digital content creation workflow to create compelling broadcast motion graphics. Efficiency, cost savings and a significant boost in workflow productivity were cited as the primary benefits for adopting CINEMA 4D into production pipelines. The list of the broadcast industry’s most widely recognized entities featuring 3D graphics created with CINEMA 4D includes The Weather Channel, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, NBC, FOX, NFL, TRU TV, TNT, TBS, HGTV, MSNBC, ESPN, HBO, CNN, USA Network, National Geographic Channel, Univision, ABC, E!, Telefutura, Al Jazeera, NHK (Japan), NTV (Japan), SAT (Germany), RTL (Germany), and the BBC. more