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Maxon One: Critical Enhancements for ZBrush in November Release

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, today announced comprehensive updates to several products included in the Maxon One subscription offering, including improvements for ZBrush, Cineware and a batch of new Capsules. The industry standard for digital painting and sculpting, ZBrush, is better than ever - with improvements to the Anchors Brush that was introduced in July, giving users new ways to manipulate meshes. Additional enhancements offer more control when using the Knife Brush and make it easier to repeat changes on a mesh. Cineware offers an improved import of Cinema 4D files into Unreal Engine and extends support for Redshift materials.

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  • The latest updates to Maxon One include improvements for ZBrush, Cineware and the largest Capsules drop to date.
  • Additional enhancements offer more control when using the Knife Brush and make it easier to repeat changes on a mesh.
  • ZBrush 2024 comes with a number of improvements that make the industry standard for digital sculpting even better.
  • ZBrush 2024 comes with a number of improvements that make the industry standard for digital sculpting even better.

Playful Puppy Nearly Dies After Ingesting Cigarette

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --  Arizona dust storms can be dangerous, but one recent gust carried something deadly into Corinna Lopez's backyard – a half-smoked cigarette and butt. Yes, we know cigarettes can be deadly to humans, but in this case the victim was canine. After her four-pound Shih Tzu puppy named Gizmo ingested part of the cigarette, he lost full control of his body movements, vomited and had a seizure.

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  • After her four-pound Shih Tzu puppy named Gizmo ingested part of the cigarette, he lost full control of his body movements, vomited and had a seizure.
  • "One of the neighbors' discarded cigarettes must have blown into the back yard during a recent dust storm," Lopez said.
  • "We were training Gizmo to go outside to pee, but when I went to bring him in, I noticed a cigarette butt stuck to his fur.
  • We had no idea that a cigarette butt could be so dangerous to pets."

MemVerge Unveils World's First CXL-Based Multi-Server Shared Memory at ISC

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

HAMBURG, Germany, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemVerge®, a leading innovator in Big Memory Software, is proud to announce the groundbreaking launch of Project Gismo (Global IO-free Shared Memory Objects) at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC). This pioneering technology revolutionizes the performance of distributed applications by eliminating network IO and data copies. An overview of Gismo will be presented at the CXL Forum at ISC on Tuesday, May 23. Demonstrations of Gismo are being presented at ISC in MemVerge booth D401.

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  • HAMBURG, Germany, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemVerge ®, a leading innovator in Big Memory Software, is proud to announce the groundbreaking launch of Project Gismo (Global IO-free Shared Memory Objects) at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC).
  • Demonstrations of Gismo are being presented at ISC in MemVerge booth D401.
  • Project Gismo introduces the world's first CXL-based multi-server shared memory architecture, pushing the boundaries of data access and collaboration in distributed environments.
  • We envision a memory-centric future where memory is the network and memory is the storage."

New Year, New Ways to Create: January Release of Maxon One Introduces Redshift Integration with ZBrush and More

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, the developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, today announced exciting updates to the Maxon One product line – including major upgrades to ZBrush and Forger, and key performance updates to Red Giant Trapcode. The latest update to ZBrush, the industry-standard digital sculpting software, delivers dramatic developments that give artists the ability to create high quality renders with first steps integration of Redshift, explore new and enhanced sculpting workflows, as well as architectural changes to take advantage of the power of M1 and M2-powered Macs. Forger continues to expand creative capabilities on iPad beyond sculpting with a complete modeling toolset including subdivision surfaces and symmetry. Red Giant Trapcode brings key performance improvements for artists to create dramatic particle simulations in Adobe After Effects.

Key Points: 
  • "The integration of Redshift into ZBrush brings artists a level of power and flexibility that was previously unimaginable.
  • This is a major milestone for Maxon and achieves our goal of making Redshift accessible to all artists and creators," said David McGavran, CEO of Maxon.
  • This first step of Redshift integration delivers new and exciting workflows to render high-quality images with subsurface scattering and emissive light generation.
  • Redshift for ZBrush supports Standard, Matcap and Redshift materials for increased realism when creating metal surfaces and caustics for glass.

Verizon Gizmo Watch 3 brings the fun and helps keep your children safe

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Why it’s important: Verizon’s Gizmo Watch series is renowned for providing a safe smartwatch experience for children that aren’t quite ready for a smartphone.

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  • Why it’s important: Verizon’s Gizmo Watch series is renowned for providing a safe smartwatch experience for children that aren’t quite ready for a smartphone.
  • Here are some of the awesome new features we added to Gizmo Watch 3:
    Double the number of Trusted Contacts from 10 to 202.
  • New Gizmo Watch 3 buddies lets your child message, call or video chat5 with other friends that have Gizmo Watch 3 once approved by a parent or caregiver.
  • Visit a Verizon store, verizon.com or the My Verizon app on January 5 to order your Gizmo Watch 3.

Maxon One Fall Update Brings Advanced Simulation, Overall Enhancements and Optimized Workflows

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

BAD HOMBURG, GERMANY, Sept. 7, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers and visual effects artists, today announced a host of updates to the company's product line. With this major Fall 2022 update, Maxon One receives a wide range of new features and enhancements. Cinema 4D 2023 introduces some of the most requested features - including dramatic simulation advancements, modeling with symmetry, improved asset management and native OCIO support. The Redshift team continues its breakneck development pace by adding Stacked Materials. Forger now supports entirely new professional workflows with the addition of Cinema 4D's polygonal modeling engine. Red Giant added text effects for Universe, new sprites for Trapcode and performance updates for VFX. Moves by Maxon gets a facelift. And Maxon continues to add value to its Capsules initiative with new assets for Cinema 4D.

Key Points: 
  • With this major Fall 2022 update, Maxon One receives a wide range of new features and enhancements.
  • And Maxon continues to add value to its Capsules initiative with new assets for Cinema 4D.
  • Cinema 4D 2023 introduces new features, including Symmetry modeling as well as enhancements to the Unified Simulation System.
  • OpenColorIO enables artists to take full advantage of cinematic ACEScg color space and a unified color pipeline across all Maxon tools.

Maxon One Fall Update Brings Advanced Simulation, Overall Enhancements and Optimized Workflows

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

With this major Fall 2022 update, Maxon One receives a wide range of new features and enhancements.

Key Points: 
  • With this major Fall 2022 update, Maxon One receives a wide range of new features and enhancements.
  • Forger now supports entirely new professional workflows with the addition of Cinema 4D's polygonal modeling engine.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220907005806/en/
    Maxon One Receives Major Fall 2022 Update With a Wide Range of New Features and Enhancements.
  • Moves by Maxon with a new look and updates to capture workflows and stability, its now even easier to capture face and body movements.

NECA AND TARGET ANNOUNCE HAULATHON, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND MONTH LONG GLOBAL COLLECTOR'S EVENT AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY IN TARGET STORES AND ONLINE

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Saturday, February 19, 2022

This four-week one-of-a-kind global collaboration between NECA and Target Corporation begins March 18 and will be available at Target and Target.com within the US and internationally at Haulathon.com.

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  • This four-week one-of-a-kind global collaboration between NECA and Target Corporation begins March 18 and will be available at Target and Target.com within the US and internationally at Haulathon.com.
  • New products will be available to purchase online every Friday at 8:00am CST.
  • Panel events featuring talent will be held each week and will stream exclusively on Haulathon's social media accounts and Haulathon.com.
  • In addition to NECA, Radical Share also represents global brands Kidrobot, Rubies, JEI, Costumes.com and Denuo Novo.

'Gizmo 4 President!' is a New Children's Election-Themed Book

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Gizmo's presidential platform reminds children about the importance of coastal conservation, an issue that is of significant concern to millions of citizens worldwide.

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  • Gizmo's presidential platform reminds children about the importance of coastal conservation, an issue that is of significant concern to millions of citizens worldwide.
  • Powered by a desire to clean up the oceans and save his sea buddies, Gizmo invites the reader to become ambassadors for marine life.
  • Author Suzanne Kline has teamed up with Dulce Da Costa, LCSW, a family therapist, in launching her fifth children's book, Gizmo 4 President!
  • This timely election-themed book supports social and emotional learning by encouraging kids to use their voices to become leaders in their own way.