Redshift

Maxon Releases Universe 4.0

Now available, the latest version includes new stylize tools Electrify, Texturize Motion, and Analog, Support for Metal, and 200+ new presets for Array Gun and Typographic; other Maxon updates include Redshift with support for OpenColorO, streamlined new Maxon App, and fixes and optimization of FX Suite and Cinema 4D S24.

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‘Blossom’ Depicts Young Girl’s Struggle to Cope with Gun Violence

Oscar-winning ‘Hair Love’ production house Lion Forge Animation teams with Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund on poignant animated short in support of the 7th annual Wear Orange campaign and National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

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game cinematics Headline News

Bad Guys Have Their Fun in ‘Evil Genius 2: Wold Domination’ Trailer

Haz Dulull and He Sun deliver an exciting game cinematic spot for Rebellion’s latest release, produced with a USD-based Houdini pipeline, Unreal Engine, and Redshift.

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Events Headline News

Maxon Reveals 2021 Event Lineup – First ‘3D & Motion Design Show’ Set for March 17

This year’s first free showcase will include feature presentations from expert motion graphic and VFX artists; all events will be livestreamed on 3D & Motion Design Show website and the Maxon YouTube channel.

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Commercials Headline News

JAMM Scores a Touchdown with ‘The Neighborhood’ Spot

DoorDash’s first SuperBowl campaign featured rapper Daveed Diggs and the Sesame Street Muppets; creative studio incorporated elements including a CG train and added a bit of animation magic to make Grover fly.

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Business Headline News

Maxon Acquires Distributor TMS Corp, Establishes Official Japanese Office

Deal cements company’s commitment to the local market, providing users with additional resources and creative tools.

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Technology Headline News

Industrial Brothers Finishes ‘Remy & Boo’ Episodes in the Cloud

Having already turned to Amazon Web Services, the studio easily moved to full remote production in the cloud this March; company quickly scaled artistic and computing capacity without disruption to delivery schedule.

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Commercials Headline News

The-Artery Creates ‘Star Dreaming’ Holiday Campaign

Creative design company and the David Yurman Holiday Express train take viewers on a sparkling adventure through stars, a meteorite-like mountain, and a miniature city.

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Technology Headline News

‘Maxon One’ Student and Faculty Subscription Bundle Now Available Through OnTheHub

Qualified academics get streamlined access to industry-leading, easy-to-use, professional tools for 3D animation, GPU rendering, VFX, motion design, and compositing, for a nominal processing fee.

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Music Videos Headline News

The Living Tombstone’s Blistering ‘Chosen’ CG Music Video

Produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, creative studio The-Artery uses remotely produced motion capture to show the anonymous band emerge from stasis and blast onstage for an all CG neon-flooded performance.

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Technology Headline News

J Cube Releases Multiverse USD 6.5

Powered by a new end-to-end multi-threaded architecture, update is designed to deliver an easy and logical workflow to artists.

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animated short films Headline News

WATCH: HEROmation's ‘The Wrong Rock’ Animated Short

Michael Cawood’s just released award-winning story of equality, told through the adventures of a mushroom, was an international collaboration of hundreds of artists using the Artella online virtual platform.

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animated short films Headline News

SEE IT HERE: Ishan Shukla’s Dystopian Short, ‘Schirkoa’ Now Online

Award-winning fourteen-minute CG-animated film, now being developed as a feature film, was created in Autodesk Maya and Adobe CC and rendered in GPU renderer Redshift.

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Maxon Headline News

Maxon Acquires Redshift Rendering Technologies

Developer of industry leading animation software Cinema 4D acquires powerful and flexible GPU-accelerated renderer.

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Short Films Headline News

WATCH: Guru Studio Unveils Trailer for ‘Space Between Stars’ Short

First project produced as part of Guru’s new short film program is directed by Samuel W. Bradley with a score by composer Jim Guthrie.

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Tendril Headline News

Tendril Optimizes with Thinkbox’s Deadline and Redshift On-Demand

To create the five-minute animated “Coming to America“ sequence for STARZ’s ‘American Gods’ episode five, animation and design studio Tendril transitioned to a GPU pipeline ahead of the project, leveraging Thinkbox’s Deadline for compute management and tapping Redshift with per-minute licensing via the Thinkbox Marketplace.

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Outpost VFX Headline News

Outpost Develops Crowd Pipeline for Domestos Spot

Working with MullenLowe London, the Outpost VFX team developed the characters, storyboarded the project, shot live-action sequences featuring Unilever’s product, and also implemented cross functionality between Redshift and Golaem Crowd, for the 30-second CG commercial.

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Commercials Headline News

Gentleman Scholar Crafts Animated Short Promoting Canadian Cheese

Touching 3D Short launches Dairy Farmers of Canada ad campaign.

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Redshift Headline News

Redshift Now Provides Integration with SideFX Houdini

New plugin brings the lightning-fast speed of GPU-accelerated render engine Redshift to SideFX’s powerful all-in-one 3D application combining modeling, animation, rigging and compositing.

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Redshift Headline News

Blue Zoo Delivers Redshift-Rendered Christmas Short in Record Time

BAFTA-winning studio turns around festive animation in just four weeks using GPU-accelerated renderer Redshift.

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Nickelodeon ANIMATIONWorld

Nickelodeon Brings Photorealistic Touch to ‘Albert’ Holiday Special

Animation Studio employs GPU-accelerated biased renderer Redshift for near real-time lighting on new CG-animated TV special with a stop-motion aesthetic.

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Short Films Headline News

Watch the Gorgeous Trailer for Ishan Shukla’s Dystopian Short, ‘Schirkoa’

Fourteen-minute CG-animated short film that won its Oscar-qualifying award at the Los Angeles Shorts Fest was created in Autodesk Maya and Adobe CC and rendered in GPU renderer Redshift.

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Thinkbox Software Headline News

Thinkbox Software Store Adds Next Limit RealFlow and Maxwell On-Demand

Additional third-party applications available on demand via Thinkbox include The Foundry’s NUKE and KATANA, Chaos Group V-Ray, NVIDIA Iray and Mental Ray, Redshift, and Peregrine Labs’ Yeti.

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Brickyard VFX Headline News

Brickyard VFX Goes Off the Charts for Volkswagen Tiguan

Boutique VFX and animation studio taps Autodesk Maya and GPU-accelerated biased renderer Redshift to complete previs, design and animation for the new Volkswagen spot, ‘Graph.’