Highlights at the Maxon booth Include European Debut of Cinema 4D R16 and New Strategic Partnerships with The Foundry, Side Effects and Vizrt

Friedrichsdorf – September 4, 2014 – Maxon Computer, leading developer of professional 3D software solutions for modeling, painting, animation and rendering announces its exhibitor presence at IBC2014, the leading annual tradeshow for broadcast and VFX professionals taking place September 12-16, 2014 at the RAI, Amsterdam. MAXON will be welcoming journalists and attendees each day at its exhibitor booth, Hall 7, #7.H39.

Maxon exhibitor participation will include the European debut of Cinema 4D R16 (R16), the new release of the company’s industry-leading 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solution that addresses the changing workflow needs of creative professionals working in broadcast, film, visualization and interactive media.

Cinema 4D R16, released worldwide earlier this week, sets new standards for quality in 3D production. Numerous workflow optimizations and features such as the PolyPen tool for comfortable modeling, a Motion Tracker for integrating 3D content in live footage as well as a Reflectance channel for multi-layered reflections ensure increased productivity and excellent results. (Editors’ note: see Cinema 4D R16 press release for additional details.)

Maxon Highlights at IBC 2014
Maxon technology is acclaimed for more than two decades of programming innovation and the ease in which it brings professional results to individual digital artists and design teams seeking to incorporate high-end 3D, cross platform functionality into their production pipelines to reach the highest levels of success.

Guest Artist Presentations
Maxon is pleased to host a range of 3D industry expert guest presenters – motion graphics, visual effects and visualization professionals – at the Maxon booth each day of the show who will provide R16 technology demonstrations and share insights that showcase how Cinema 4D helped to streamline workflow and meet complex production challenges, and provide show attendees with valuable creative tips, techniques and inspiration.

Guest artist presenters include:
— Ryan Summers is an animator, director and full-time problem solver at Imaginary Forces, a preeminent U.S.-based creative studio and production company. Summers will give detailed insight into his production workflow to show how Cinema 4D is used to create content for feature films and film marketing, television productions, game trailers and commercial advertising.

— Matthias Zabiegly is head of 3D and set supervision at Aixsponza, a Munich-based interdisciplinary design and VFX studio. Zabiegly will showcase three high profile projects created with Cinema 4D, including Red Bull Formula 1 animations and ‘Yager: Dreadnought’ game teaser, which was produced using some of the new R16 features.

Pingo van der Brinkloev is a Danish-based veteran VFX artist, short film producer and creator of the successful Cinema 4D Advanced Production Techniques (C4DAPT) series. Using his highly-regarded film ‘Paper,’ Pingo will demonstrate techniques for creating stop-motion animation and semi-procedural assets using Cinema 4D.

The complete presentation and speaker schedule is available at MAXON’s IBC website.

Third-party Partnerships
Maxon is renown for delivering exceptional performance and integration between its powerful Cinema 4D suite and numerous industry leading creative applications. At IBC, Maxon will also host partner representatives at the booth from Side Effects Software, The Foundry and Next Limit that will offer insights into the latest developments and collaborations for Cinema 4D for enhanced artistic flexibility.

Live Streaming
During IBC 2014, Maxon will be offering a live stream of all presentations at www.maxon.net/ibc-2014. Presentations will also be available in full length after IBC at Maxon’s YouTube channel