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MAXON, April 18, 2006 - MAXON is proud to announce MoGraph, an exciting new module for its flagship 3D animation tool CINEMA 4D. Offering endless possibilities for creating spectacular effects using simple primitives, logos and text, MoGraph is the ideal solution for motion graphics artists ready to step into the third dimension.

CINEMA 4D is fast becoming the 3D tool of choice for motion graphics artists everywhere, in part due to its smooth connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. MoGraph adds yet another dimension to CINEMA 4D's creative palette, by offering endless combinations and variations that are ideal for creating broadcast graphics, bumpers, movie titles and trailers, or logo animations. Multipass layers and 3D elements can then be rendered and imported directly into Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Combustion, Apple Motion, Final Cut Pro, Shake and eyeon Fusion for the ultimate in post-processing control.

With MoGraph's easy to use toolset, objects can be cloned instantly and arranged linearly, radially, in a grid or onto existing geometry. Effectors are then used to set these clones in motion randomly or by applying audio, textures, formulas, or many other elements for unlimited effects. Virtually every aspect is animatable and can be controlled through expressions. Comprehensive libraries containing shader-based materials and backgrounds, transitions, countdowns and 350MB of royalty-free audio and video clips are included, featuring a selection of videos from the popular Artbeats collection.

"CINEMA 4D is already widely regarded as the easiest to use professional 3D modeling, rendering and animation application," said Paul Babb, CEO of MAXON. "MoGraph's toolset makes it even easier for motion graphics artists to take advantage of CINEMA 4D's powerful animation tools and incorporate 3D into their workflow."

Coupled with the release of MoGraph is a free incremental update for CINEMA 4D. Release 9.6 includes additional enhancements for motion graphics artists. One of the most noteworthy improvements was made to OpenGL on the Macintosh platform resulting in display speed increases of up to 150%. Several new compositing functions and connectivity to eyeon Fusion have been added, as well as support for H264 and MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG4 codecs for QuickTime.

MAXON will demonstrate the amazing power and ease of use of MoGraph at the upcoming NAB 2006 show in Las Vegas, April 22-27, Booth #SL5567 & #SL5138M .

As is the case with all MAXON products, MoGraph will be available for Windows (32-bit or 64-bit) and Macintosh systems (incl. Universal Binary). MoGraph will ship in May, and requires CINEMA 4D R9.6 or higher. The module is available individually for US dollar 395, pound 259 or euro 327 , or bundled with CINEMA 4D for a special introductory price of only US dollar 995, pound 699 or euro 862.


About MAXON Computer
MAXON Computer is the developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. Its award-winning products have been used extensively in the film, television, science, architecture, engineering and other industries. MAXON products have been used for and in Polar Express, The Flight of the Phoenix, Hero, Van Helsing, King Arthur, Spiderman, Spiderman 2, Haunted Mansion, Cat in the Hat, Charlie's Angel's-Full Throttle, Star Wars 2-The Attack of the Clones, The Mummy Returns, Gladiator, Tomb Raider, the new Columbia-TriStar Film Logo, the On-Air Packages for Comedy Central, Monday Night Football, Discovery Channel Canada, Lucky, Touching Evil, King of Queens, Def on Demand, Power Puff Girls Music Video, Cher's "Song for the Lonely" Music Video, Inspector Gadget, The Emmys on CBS, TiVO, NBC, DirecTV, CBS NFL, Mad TV, Smart House, J.A.G., The WB, Fox Kids, The Fremont Street Experience and many more. MAXON has offices in Friedrichsdorf (Germany), Newbury Park (CA, USA), Bedford (UK) and Tokyo (JP).


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덧붙입니다.



1. MoGraph
Graphics on the Move!



CINEMA 4D제작사에서 모션그래픽용 모듈을 선보였습니다.
상당히 간편하게 그러나 뛰어난 퀄리티로 모션그래픽을 작업할 수 있습니다.




모션그래픽 사용자분들중에 3D사용하시는 분들에게는 상당히 메리트가 있어 보입니다.



2. CINEMA 4D R9.6발표


MAXON사에선 CINEMA 4D R9.6을 발표 하였습니다.9.5사용자는 무료로 언데이트 할수 있습니다.
이번버젼은 맥에서의 OpenGL 성능향상이 150%상향되었습니다.


또한 영상편집툴과의호환성이 높아졌고 기타 애니메이션 쉐이더가 추가 된거 같습니다.


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CINEMA 4D Release 9.6 – Make Your Work Flow

With CINEMA 4D Release 9.6, your work will flow from concept to final composite faster than ever before. This outstanding free upgrade is specifically geared to the needs of the broadcast motion graphics artist, but its sweeping enhancements are sure to put a smile on any 3D artist's face. Take a look at just a few of the new features, and discover how CINEMA 4D continues to help you work faster, and smarter.
Massive Mac OpenGL Acceleration
Mac users will enjoy dramatic speed improvements immediately due to OpenGL optimizations. You willl be able to navigate your real-world projects 50%, or in some cases even 150% faster, and those speed gains will come in handy when a client is looking over your shoulder or breathing down your neck.

CINEMA 4D Release 9.5 already earned the title as the first professional graphics application available as a Universal Binary, and Macintosh users will continue to have a free choice between PowerPC and Universal Binary versions. The choice for Universal Binary is even easier now with full support for H.264 and MPEG, OpenEXR, FBX and FlashEx export formats, as well as command-line rendering.

From Scene to Screen
CINEMA 4D Release 9.6 offers numerous compositing and rendering advancements to ease the flow between your scene and the final composite. The new Motion Vector multipass channel will help users achieve more accurate motion blur using post-processing plugins, while antialiasing of 16- and 32-bit renders has been improved for easier compositing. Matte objects offer another compositing aid, allowing the user to mask portions of the render with geometry.

In addition to existing support for After Effects, Combustion, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Shake and Alienbrain, multipass data can now be exported directly to eyeon Fusion. Users of Adobe After Effects will appreciate an enhanced project file export including the exchange of PSR data for any object using the new External Compositing tag.

CINEMA 4D supports and offers you the choice of numerous compositing applications, so when selecting a 3D application your choice is clear.

Material Matters
Working with animated textures is easier than ever in CINEMA 4D Release 9.6. Procedural and image-based animated textures on any object now display animated previews within the editor view. Further the MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG4 movie files can now be utilized directly through QuickTime, and the duration and framerate of all animated textures are now automatically detected and applied. Finally, most procedural noise types can now be looped seamlessly.

Other Sweeping Enhancements

The Sweep NURBs object has been enhanced to allow both start and end growth, as well as scaling and rotation throughout the sweep.
A new Sudivided spline interpolation mode makes deformation of spline-based objects a piece of cake.
Text splines have been re-engineered to support more font types on Macintosh and honor the font's built-in kerning options on all platforms.
“Only Select Visible Elements” option within the Create Polygon tool
Xpresso sound node now supports FFT analysis
User Data can be edited and reordered, new interfaces for in/exclude lists and drop-down options
Available in May 2006.