Maxon Computer GmbH

Maxon Computer GmbH is a German software company that produces the 3D software Cinema 4D.

Maxon Computer GmbH
Industry3D computer graphics
Benchmark (computing)
Founded1985 (1985)
FounderHarald Egel, Uwe Bärtels and Harald Schneider
Headquarters
Friedrichsdorf
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsCinebench
Cinema 4D
Redshift
Websitewww.maxon.net

History

Maxon was founded in 1985 by three college students, Harald Egel, Uwe Bärtels and Harald Schneider.[1][2] They had purchased their first computer, an Atari ST, and agreed to write a book about the basic programming language that ran on the ATARI ST, the GFA-BASIC Buch.

The first issue of ST-Computer was released in January 1986.

In 1991, after two years of development, the first version of Cinema 4D was launched in December 1993. This was followed in May 1994 with an upgrade to Cinema 4D V1.5, with improvements in rendering quality. Cinema 4D became Maxon Computer's flagship product.[3]

In January 2000, Nemetschek, a leader in architectural CAD Software, bought a 70% stake in Maxon in order to acquire a high-quality renderer for their CAD models, as well as to enter the multimedia market and later introduced version 6 of Cinema 4D XL

Cinema 4D Release 10 was presented in 2006.

Announcement of Cinema 4D Release 11 at Siggraph show, Los Angeles, in 2008.

The company's program Cinebench is used to test computer hardware capabilities.[4] The most recent version is R23 released in 2020.[5]

Maxon is considered one of the major companies in 3D animation and graphics.[6]

Maxon acquired Redshift in 2019.[7]

References
  1. Davydova, Jena (9 September 2019). "Animation Software Market is Expected to Rise at a Remarkable CAGR..." Innovative Reports. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. Arndt von Koenigsmarck (2002). Maxon Cinema 4D 7: A Workshop for 2D/3D Graphics Pros. Peachpit Press. pp. 12–. ISBN 978-0-201-73136-1.
  3. Rick Parent, David S. Ebert, David Gould, Markus Gross, Chris Kazmier, Charles John Lumsden, Richard Keiser, Alberto Menache, Matthias Müller, F. Kenton Musgrave, Mark V. Pauly, Darwyn Peachey, Ken Perlin, Hanspeter Pfister, Jason Sharpe, Mark R. Wilkins, Martin Wicke, Nicholas Woolridge, Steve Worley (13 October 2009). Computer Animation Complete: All-in-One: Learn Motion Capture, Characteristic, Point-Based, and Maya Winning Techniques. Morgan Kaufmann. pp. 284–. ISBN 978-0-12-378564-0.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Buzzi, Matthew (29 August 2019). "Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model (Mid-2019, OLED)". PCMAG. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. Legrand, David (6 March 2019). "Test Cinebench R20 est là, uniquement pour tester des CPU". inpact-hardware.com (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. Doan, Kenneth (11 September 2019). "3D Mapping Market 2019 explosive growth with technical aspects by major players Autodesk, Apple Inc, Google, SAAB, Intermap Technologies, Cybercity 3D, ESRI, Topcon Corporation". Tribune City. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. "Maxon buys Redshift | CG Channel". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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