Updated CINEMA 4D Education Site Includes Improved Search and Filtering Capabilities, Custom Playlists, and Tools for Teachers to Enhance Learning and Artist Productivity.

MAXON Computer, Inc., the US subsidiary of the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced the re-launch of Cineversity, the premier online training and education resource for CINEMA 4D users. The redesigned site takes advantage of the latest web innovations to provide users with a more intuitive interface, improved search and filtering capabilities for easier access, the ability to create custom playlists, and an interface for teachers to interact with their students.

Digital artists and educators depend on the Cineversity site for tutorials that sharpen their 3D skill set as well as videos that highlight the latest CINEMA 4D features. The Cineversity website was launched in 2006 with 100 tutorials. Since then, the site has grown exponentially to nearly 2000 video tutorials, resources and learning materials created by some of the 3D industry’s most celebrated and accomplished artists. To ensure the new Cineversity site would maximize the creative potential and productivity of its user base, MAXON conducted a survey asking artists and educators what changes and features they most wanted to see on the site. Respondents will be pleased to find a majority of what they asked for in the new site.

“We’re very excited about the artist-friendly changes to Cineversity that will not only let users quickly search and filter results but also customize their CINEMA 4D training with the creation of playlists,” said Paul Babb, President/CEO, MAXON US. “We are committed to the CINEMA 4D community to provide educational material that will increase the artist’s proficiency and productivity.”

“The enhancements to Cineversity make it even more valuable for CINEMA 4D users looking for a serious training resource.” adds Dirk Beichert, Marketing Director at MAXON headquarters in Germany. “We expect many customers will make use of the video tutorials offered by our US office to enhance their skills and produce higher quality artwork.”

Highlights of the new Cineversity site include

Searching and Filtering – Quickly and Easily Find the Tutorials You Need
The improved search and interactive filtering capabilities in Cineversity let users search for terms and further define results, making access to the content-rich site more effective. Searching is available in both the Tutorials and Playlists sections concurrently. Users can then create an RSS feed for their custom search results.

Playlists – CINEMA 4D Training, Your Way
Similar to those used for music, Cineversity now allows users to create custom playlists with selected tutorials. Artists and educators can create playlists for specific CINEMA 4D tasks or subjects and organize, categorize and manage them for enhanced learning and productivity. Playlists can be made public or shared privately with other users.

Official Cineversity Playlists
The Cineversity staff has assembled thematic playlists on a range of topics to help users maximize their CINEMA 4D training. New playlists will be added regularly.

New User Dashboard
Each user’s home page on Cineversity features a new dashboard interface that gives a quick and immediate overview of:

• New Tutorials
• New Cineversity playlists
• My Playlists: a premium member’s personal playlists
• Active Playlists: a list of all playlists a member has started to watch but not finished or bookmarked to watch later
• My Viewing History: a record of the most recent tutorials a member has watched.

Student Management Tools for Teachers
Instructors teaching a CINEMA 4D class can now manage students through their user dashboard. Teachers can communicate with all or a selection of students, assign playlists and observe each student’s tutorial viewing progress.

Cineversity Live!
The new site offers a direct link and show archive of MAXON’s bi-weekly “Cineversity Live” webcast as well as a link to the webcasts new availability via Podcast.

Knowledge Base
The new Cineversity now features a Wiki knowledge base where premium members can contribute to and share information relevant to CINEMA 4D users and digital artists in general.

About Cineversity
Cineversity (www.cineversity.com) is a CINEMA 4D online training and education resource from MAXON USA that is dedicated to helping creative professionals, educators and students maximize their potential. The site features nearly 2,000 tutorials on some of the industry’s most advanced 3D graphics and visual effects techniques as well as resources, a knowledgebase, forums and instructional tips on MAXON software for users from beginner to award-winning artist. Cineversity is the first stop for the many respected educational facilities that rely on MAXON CINEMA 4D as a core element of their visual arts programs in graphics, animation, and design, including the Savannah College of Art and Design, Vancouver Film School, Ex’pression College for Digital Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, and Art Center College of Design.

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The new plug-in for Adobe® After Effects® CS5 and CS5.5 allows motion graphics artists to export projects directly into CINEMA 4D R13.

MAXON, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced immediate availability of a new plug-in for Adobe® After Effects® CS5 and CS5.5 that allows motion graphics artists to export projects directly into CINEMA 4D R13. This new capability broadens CINEMA 4D’s domination as the industry-leading 3D motion graphics toolkit, known for its seamless connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. This new plugin is the perfect companion to the CINEMA 4D composition import already widely used by broadcast designers worldwide. With the combination of these two plugins, motion graphics artists working on Windows and Mac OS X will enjoy easy data exchange to and from both applications.

The CINEMA 4D export appears directly in the After Effects export menu and generates a .c4d file containing 3D layers, cameras, lights, solids, nulls and footage. Even nested compositions are supported. All major layer attributes including animations (rotation, position, parameter, anchor points, POI, etc.), expressions, layer parenting, layer locking and layer visibility are retained. Render and document settings in CINEMA 4D are adapted accordingly to the After Effects’ project settings.

“The After Effects-CINEMA 4D workflow is the proven choice for top motion design studios worldwide seeking to easily integrate their 3D and 2D workflows.” commented Harald Schneider, managing partner and CTO at MAXON. “We are pleased to offer our customers this new After Effects export plugin so they can benefit by the increased speed, efficiency and tight integration between these two powerhouse software packages.”

“CINEMA 4D is a 3D package After Effects users have already come to know and love because of its seamless integration into After Effects,” said Steve Forde, product manager for Adobe After Effects. “The ability to bring assets the other direction as well will certainly enhance productivity and further solidify CINEMA 4D as an ideal 3D solution for motion graphics artists.”

Pricing and Availability
The new CINEMA 4D R13 exchange plug-in compatible with Adobe After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5 is immediately available as a free download.

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