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Maxon Redshift and Cinebench Optimized for Mac Lineup with M3 Family of Chips

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

BAD, Architecture, Cinema 4D, MacOS, GPU, Maxon, Creativity, Video game, Creative industries, M3, Redshift, Microsoft Windows, Apple

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon is thrilled to announce updates to Redshift and Cinebench 2024 that take advantage of the latest developments in Apple's M3 family of chips. Artists will experience outstanding performance when generating photorealistic imagery using Maxon's industry-leading Redshift render engine, thanks to the increased GPU power of the M3 family of chips, which includes support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing. Maxon's Cinebench 2024 benchmarking tool, built on Redshift and Maxon's Cinema 4D, is fully optimized and available as a free download, offering creators to evaluate the performance of Apple's M3-series chips.

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BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon is thrilled to announce updates to Redshift and Cinebench 2024 that take advantage of the latest developments in Apple's M3 family of chips.
Artists will experience outstanding performance when generating photorealistic imagery using Maxon's industry-leading Redshift render engine, thanks to the increased GPU power of the M3 family of chips, which includes support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing.
Maxon's Cinebench 2024 benchmarking tool, built on Redshift and Maxon's Cinema 4D, is fully optimized and available as a free download, offering creators to evaluate the performance of Apple's M3-series chips.
Optimizations will be available as part of regular Redshift updates for Maxon One and Redshift subscribers in the coming months.

EQS-News: Nemetschek Group: Q3 2023 shows strong, profitable growth –increased revenue guidance for financial year 2023

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Based on the successful operational development so far, the Executive Board has increased the revenue guidance for the financial year 2023 and specified the guidance for the EBITDA margin.

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Based on the successful operational development so far, the Executive Board has increased the revenue guidance for the financial year 2023 and specified the guidance for the EBITDA margin.
The currency-adjusted revenue growth is now expected to be in a range between 6% and 8% (previously: 4% and 6%).
Furthermore, the Executive Board confirms the revenue and profitability ambitions for the financial years 2024 and 2025 communicated in March 2023.
The guidance is based on the assumption that the global macroeconomic or sector-specific conditions will not deteriorate significantly in 2023.

Tenth Anniversary ZBrush Summit and Live ZBrush Sculpt-Off Returns to Hollywood

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, is excited to share more details for its highly anticipated annual ZBrush Summit. Taking place from September 28th to October 1st, 2023, this 10th anniversary event will showcase the latest developments in digital sculpting and feature an array of fun but challenging activities for attendees, on location in Hollywood or online from anywhere in the world. More details and registration information.

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The highlight of ZBrush Summit is the world's most prestigious digital sculpting competition, the Live ZBrush Sculpt-Off, which invites creators from all over the world to go head-to-head and showcase their artistic skills.
The winner will be crowned the Live ZBrush Sculpt-Off Champion and have their entry immortalized in bronze.
The Live ZBrush Sculpt-Off continues to be an exhilarating and inspiring competition for artists from around the globe.
For more information and to register for the ZBrush Summit, please visit www.zbrush summit.com .

Maxon Collaborates with Adobe to Unveil Limited-Time Bundle

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Friday, September 15, 2023

Creativity, BAD, 3D, Collection, Maxon, Cinema, Animation, ZBrush, Cinema 4D, 3D printing, Adobe

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon is excited to announce a uniquely priced bundle that brings together the power of Maxon One and Adobe Substance 3D. This limited-time offer is poised to redefine the creative landscape by providing artists, designers, and 3D enthusiasts with an unparalleled toolkit to create, visualize and transform their digital visions into reality.

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BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon is excited to announce a uniquely priced bundle that brings together the power of Maxon One and Adobe Substance 3D.
This collaboration empowers users to seamlessly integrate advanced 3D capabilities into their workflows while exploring new dimensions of artistic expression.
Maxon and Adobe have long been synonymous with innovation and creative empowerment.
The duo has consistently collaborated to elevate the capabilities of industry-standard creative software, offering a dynamic synergy that fuels limitless creativity.

Maxon Introduces Cinebench 2024: A New Standard for Performance Evaluation

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Benchmarking, Maxon, AMD, Gamer, MacOS, CPU, Algorithm, Creative Technology, Silicon, The Great Leap Forward (band), GPU, Video game, Microsoft Windows, Redshift, Cinema 4D, Nvidia, Apple

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated release of Cinebench 2024. This latest iteration of the industry-standard benchmarking software, which has been a cornerstone in computer performance evaluation for two decades, sets a new standard for performance evaluation, embracing cutting-edge technology to provide artists, designers, and creators with a more accurate and relevant representation of their hardware capabilities.

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Unlike its predecessors, which utilized Cinema 4D's standard renderer, Cinebench 2024 utilizes the same render algorithms across both CPU and GPU implementations.
Cinebench 2024 reinstates GPU benchmarking, a feature absent from Cinebench for the past decade.
It's crucial to note that Cinebench 2024 scores cannot be directly compared to those of its predecessor, Cinebench R23.
Creatives, gamers and technology enthusiasts are invited to explore this groundbreaking benchmarking tool and experience firsthand the leap in performance evaluation that it offers.

Maxon Fulfills Technological Wishes in Creation of VR Short 'Ajax All Powerful'

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Monday, August 21, 2023

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, today announced that Cinema 4D and ZBrush were used in the production of animated virtual reality short, Ajax All Powerful. Written and directed by award-winning VR filmmaker Ethan Shaftel and co-produced by easyAction, VeeR and Detona Cultura, the film removes the barrier of the fourth wall to provide viewers with a uniquely immersive perspective in which they experience the events and emotions more acutely through the viewpoint of a protagonist.

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The great thing about using Cinema 4D in VR production is that you can use it in several different ways and with Maxon it is such a straightforward process to export files into VR.
Launched August 20th, 2023 on the Meta Store , the animated comedy follows double-crossing genie Ajax, who, in a dark twist, collects souls in exchange for granting wishes.
Maxon is committed to providing the artistic community with necessary tools that are primed for working in this rapidly developing medium."
"I'm hoping that some of the techniques I'm playing with can transcend a single project and apply to other VR narratives and become part of the grammar of VR storytelling.

Maxon Boosts Creative Freedom of Maxon One Users with New Features and Performance Enhancements

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, today announced significant updates to several products included in the company's Maxon One subscription offering: Redshift now allows for easier randomization thanks to the new Jitter Node, introduces a new MatCap Shader Node for creating stylized materials, makes better use of multiple CPU cores and adds support for Maya 2024 on Mac systems. Trapcode power users benefit from substantially expanded creative possibilities thanks to new child inheritance options that allow the type, size and opacity values of child particles to be driven by the attributes of their parent particle. Three new gradient interpolation models enable motion graphics artists to explore different styles and leave a lasting impact on their audience. Additionally, a new Bounce Ground Plane makes it easier than ever for VFX and motion graphics artists to set up an infinite bounce surface with height and rotation controls. The latest update to Forger introduces a well-rounded set of new tools for modeling circular details, drawing pipe-like sweeps or turning profiles using a lathe and adds a complete lighting toolset that now includes Area and IES lights. And the latest Capsules drop continues to add value for subscribers of Maxon One and Cinema 4D, with a selection of realistic Redshift glass materials and another pack of high-quality Laubwerk plant assets.

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The new Jitter Node lets you automatically apply color variation across a large number of objects with the same material applied.
Great for creating foliage, rocks, a mason jar full of gumballs or a crate of delicious avocados of varying degrees of ripeness.
In addition, Maxon unveils the second pack of Laubwerk plants, featuring 51 high-quality plant models perfect for architectural visualization, visual effects shots and illustration.
All of these plant assets are available to susbcribers with a Cinema 4D or Maxon One subscription.

Maxon Unleashes Enhanced DCC Compatibility and More in Latest Product Releases

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, today announced a comprehensive update to a series of products in the Maxon One family. Redshift now includes support for Autodesk Maya 2024 on Windows, camera and backplates for 3DS Max, new Principled Hair for Cinema 4D and more. VFX adds support for Real Lens Flares in Adobe Premiere Pro and valuable upgrades to Supercomp. The incredibly useful collection of Maxon Capsules continues to "grow" - this time in the form of expertly crafted Laubwerk Plant assets.

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VFX adds support for Real Lens Flares in Adobe Premiere Pro and valuable upgrades to Supercomp.
The incredibly useful collection of Maxon Capsules continues to "grow" - this time in the form of expertly crafted Laubwerk Plant assets.
Redshift 3.5.16 extends DCC support and features substantial improvements to memory management in Redshift CPU.
Redshift is now available for the latest version of Maya on Windows machines, with support for other operating systems coming soon.

Maxon Pre-Announces Extraordinary 3-Day Special on Subscriptions

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Friday, May 19, 2023

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BAD HOMBURG, Germany, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For years, Maxon was known for its exciting May sales specials, offering customers great deals and discounts on their favorite products. However, exuding predictability, these specials had become less … well, special, leading Maxon to take a break from the tradition. So Maxon is especially excited to announce the return of their May sale, marking the two-year anniversary of the last one. This year's sale will be bigger and better than ever before, featuring unprecedented discounts on new subscriptions of Maxon One and all individual products – Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Redshift and Red Giant. The goal was to bring back the sales special in a way that truly felt special and offer real value to customers.

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However, exuding predictability, these specials had become less … well, special, leading Maxon to take a break from the tradition.
So Maxon is especially excited to announce the return of their May sale, marking the two-year anniversary of the last one.
This year's sale will be bigger and better than ever before, featuring unprecedented discounts on new subscriptions of Maxon One and all individual products – Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Redshift and Red Giant.
The goal was to bring back the sales special in a way that truly felt special and offer real value to customers.

Maxon Joins and Celebrates Creative Community at FMX Conference 2023

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, game developers and visual effects artists, has today announced their presence at FMX conference held in Stuttgart, Germany from April 25-28, 2023. In a follow up to their presence at NAB, Maxon will be showcasing their latest product developments and demonstrating the capabilities of the entire suite of Maxon One tools. Project deep-dives will be presented by a number of outstanding artists to demonstrate the creative possibilities, as well as provide insight to help anyone, from beginner through to professional artists, make the most of their software and optimize their workflows.

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BAD HOMBURG, Germany, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon , developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, game developers and visual effects artists, has today announced their presence at FMX conference held in Stuttgart, Germany from April 25-28, 2023.
In a follow up to their presence at NAB, Maxon will be showcasing their latest product developments and demonstrating the capabilities of the entire suite of Maxon One tools.
FMX attendees can learn more at the following presentations:
In this workshop, Maxon Master Trainer Jonas Pilz will show how you can level-up your motion designs and visual effects.
Head to the Maxon Event Website for timings and to see the full presentation schedule.