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FloorGen 2 hits the C4D boards
C4Dzone’s FloorGen 2 creates procedural floors, wall coverings, tile layouts and baseboards inside Cinema 4D for €27.
Real Clay and Digital Ice Cream at Uber Eck
Clay sculptures, photos, Houdini MPM and Redshift made Kayak’s Greek ice cream statues melt on cue. Real dairy was less cooperative.
Maxon turns 40, subs get lighter
Maxon celebrates 40 years with 40% off first-year annual subscriptions. Great for carts, less great for anyone remembering Amiga disks.
Cinema 4D 2026.3 Rebuilds UV Editing
Version 2026.3 rebuilds UV editing and adds practical tools for particles, rivets, edge cloning and UV-driven animation.
Node Ninja builds Redshift materials from folders
Node Ninja is a free Cinema 4D plugin that builds Redshift PBR materials from texture folders, with color spaces, AO, and bulk import baked in.
RS Node Tools speeds Redshift nodes
RS Node Tools targets the most repetitive Redshift node chores in Cinema 4D, aiming for faster PBR hookups and fewer manual clicks.
Autograph, now free for teams
Autograph turns free for teams, commercial included, no output limits. You get USD, ACES, OpenFX, and training, so the trial budget can retire.
Maxon ships Redshift 2026.5
Redshift 2026.5 spreads the night sky, grows texture displacement, flips Cinema 4D defaults to OpenPBR, and gets friendlier with Arm64.
Maxon ships Cinema 4D 2026.2 update
Cinema 4D 2026.2 brings a clothy viewport brush, a darker sky, and a truckload of bug fixes. Your crash logs may feel lonely.
Alpha Pixel adds Gaussian Splats to Cinema 4D
Scan a place, drop it into C4D, then art direct it like motion graphics. Gaussian splats just got a lot less precious.
Redshift 2026.4 adds Redshift Live and expands support for Vectorworks
Maxon has released Redshift 2026.4. The update introduces Redshift Live as a new real-time render mode, drops Redshift RT, adds support for Vectorworks 2026 Update 4, and brings a set of rendering and workflow updates across the wider Redshift ecosystem.
Maxon ships Redshift for Archviz
Redshift Archviz moves BIM scenes from waiting to tweaking, with real-time previews, assets, and a one-click hop to Cinema 4D for the fancy shots.
Pixel Lab drops free Blood Hit Alembic
Blood Hit is a free pre-simmed Alembic blood hit, built for drag and drop gore beats across lots of 3D apps.
VFX School Closes and Leaves the Lights On
For those who don’t know the school: The VFX School was an online training platform focused primarily on…
Gradient Generator: free Cinema 4D tool for procedural gradients
Gradient Generator is a small, free helper for Cinema 4D 2025+ that generates gradient-based looks without turning your material editor into a museum of tiny sliders. It is compatible with Octane Render 2025+ (not required) and ready for Octane and Redshift users.
Redshift 2026.3 fixes displacement headaches
Redshift 2026.3 is a stability release focused on texture displacement, Hydra USD updates and host bug fixes.
Delhi in 3D: Kitbash3D goes urban
Kitbash3D launches New Delhi, a 3D asset kit with 84 models and 127 materials for building detailed urban cityscapes.
Cinebench 2026: Benchmark therapy
Cinebench 2026 updates the classic benchmark with full GPU support and new SMT tests. Time to see if your workstation is still worth its power bill.
Redshift 2026.2: Texture Displacement and UV Context Arrive
Redshift 2026.2 delivers texture displacement, new UV context tools, IES light refinements, and better Mac stability.
Cinema 4D 2026.1: Fluids, Distributions, and Practical Fixes
Cinema 4D 2026.1 introduces Liquid Flow for GPU-based fluids, new MoGraph distributions, a refined Take System, and numerous quality-of-life fixes.
Maxon Autumn Release: New Colour Science, Liquids, Clouds and a Logo
Cinema 4D 2026 brings OCIO colour management, GPU simulations, UDIMs, Redshift 2026 plus Maxon’s brand-new ecosystem and logo.
Cinema 4D 2025.2: Feature Dump, Incoming
Cinema 4D 2025.2 delivers a host of new features—from enhanced camera modes to particle controls and Rocket Lasso Capsules—with extensive bug fixes.
Maxon One Update: ZBrush for iPad, Redshift Resolve and More
Maxon's latest update for Maxon One introduces ZBrush for iPad, Red Giant tools for DaVinci Resolve, enhanced Cinema 4D splines, and Redshift upgrades.
iRender Cloud Render Farm Enhances Redshift Workflows
iRender offers a cloud-based render farm for Redshift users with RTX 4090 GPUs and Cinema 4D licenses to streamline high-end rendering tasks.
Redshift 2025.3: Lighting the Way to Better Renders
Maxon's Redshift 2025.3 enhances volume scattering, USD procedural support, and introduces experimental compatibility with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs.
Maxon One Winter Update Brings New Tools
Maxon’s winter release offers powerful updates across Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Red Giant, and Redshift, enhancing workflows for all the little VFX artists and designers who have been nice.
ZBrush for iPad and new updates for Cinema 4D
Maxon releases ZBrush for iPad, along with updates for Cinema 4D and Redshift.
The easy Cloudrendering?
There are many, many companies offering cloudrendering services – and most tell you how you can tweak everything, you have all the control –
and therefor you also need a TD and DEEP pockets, because the first time the bill from the cloud infrastructure arrives, it’s going to be massive.
Our Universe of… Houdini?
Who would have thought that one of our favourite documentaries seen this year would come from Bristol?
Castle In The Sky Hommage
We all think Studio Ghibli is great - and if you want to learn what makes it so charming and appealing, a homage is always a good way to go. And I had the opportunity at Ostfalia University,
to really immerse myself - a
an experience report.
Ballerina: CGI-Fantasie mit C4D, Character Creator und iClone
Behind every ballet performance are ... Character Creator, iClone and Cinema 4D?
Cinema 4D and more from Maxon One!
Update time at Maxon too: The entire suite gets updates - perhaps also things that you can use well?
How do procedural clay shaders work?
The creative director of Method Studios handles texture mapping and stop trick shaders. A half-hour video tutorial for Cinema 4D and Redshift.
VERTAGT – VFX for a dystopian satire
What does the cultural programme actually look like in a dystopia? The short film Vertagt depicts the end-time scenario of a humanity that has not achieved its climate goals. What could our future look like - if human life still exists?
Maxon releases Redshift 3.5.12!
The GPU renderer now also supports Intel's Open Image Denoiser. This should shorten rendering times. Realistic fire is simulated with volume multi-scattering.
Maxon releases Redshift 3.5.12!
The GPU renderer now also supports Intel's Open Image Denoiser. This should shorten render times. Realistic fire is simulated with volume multi-scattering.
How to build geometries in C4D – and tear them down again?
Andrew Hess, art director from New York City, demonstrates how geometries can be raised and collapsed again with Cinema 4D. A video tutorial in 60 minutes.
How to polish up your creative brand – with C4D and Redshift?
Joey Camacho, a creative with a penchant for visualising technical processes, demonstrates how Cinema 4D and Renderer Redshift can help clients take their portfolios to the next level. A workshop.
Cinema 4D 2023: What can artists look forward to?
All-round innovations for the Maxon product family: Cinema 4D, Redshift, Forger and Co. are being expanded with key functions - including: features that the community has been longing for! And a new naming convention!
Maxons 3D and Motion Design Show auf der IBC 2022!
From the NAB, over to Siggraph, straight to the IBC: Maxon will be presenting its products and expertise at the International Broadcast Convention in Amsterdam!
Maxon releases the “Surprise June Updates”!
A flood of features for users of Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant. Which functions pass the practical test - and which ones turn out to be a pipeline killer?
Cinema 4D tutorial for sci-fi nerds!
Video tutorial with added multimedia value: C4D expert Michael Rosen shows you how to strap a futuristic clock from the novel "2052 - Time and Salvation" around the pipeline. More punctual than an atomic clock?
Princely spring fever: Maxon One is in bloom!
Maxon's "Spring 2022 Launch Event" announces new features for many of the most popular DCC tools - including Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant! Is the all-round carefree package "Maxon One" now even more attractive?
Hot & Trending auf Maxons Spring Launch Event!
Spring fever at Maxon: On Wednesday, 20 April, new additions to Maxon's product family will be announced! Will you be there?
The Crystal Ship: Breaking Bad Concept Art
Bondok Max explains modelling, texturing, composition, Redshift rendering and lighting for a Breaking Bad-inspired vehicle scene.
Motion Design Show | Saul Espinosa
Is there a Decepticon hiding behind this racing sled? A Terrorcon? Or just an Autobot?
Maxon’s Fall 2021 Update Covers Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant
Maxon’s fall 2021 release brought updates to Cinema 4D R25, Trapcode Suite 17, VFX Suite 2, Redshift and other Maxon tools.
Cinema 4D Tutorial Recreates Free Guy’s Disintegration Effect
Jonas Pilz recreates the disintegration effect from Free Guy using Cinema 4D, Redshift, Red Giant tools and After Effects.
Redshift 3.0.51 Adds Redshift Easy and Blender OSL Support
Redshift 3.0.51 introduced the Redshift Easy interface, a scalar ramp shader, Blender OSL and UDIM support, and numerous fixes.
Maxon Moves Redshift to Subscription-Only Licensing
Maxon announced that Redshift perpetual licences would end on 31 August 2021 as the GPU renderer moved to subscriptions.
Blender Guru Compares Nine Major Rendering Engines
Andrew Price compares Cycles, V-Ray, Redshift, LuxCore, Arnold, Corona, Octane, E-Cycles and Cycles X in a renderer benchmark.
Maxon Show Reel 2021 Highlights Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant
Maxon’s 2021 show reel collects standout work created with Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant tools, including music videos and independent 3D projects.
Andy Lefton Demonstrates Organic Environments in Cinema 4D
Senior 3D generalist Andy Lefton explains how he combines Cinema 4D, X-Particles and Redshift to create organic environments.
Gnomon Workshop Covers Lighting, Shading and Texturing
CG artist Adrien Vallecillas teaches material realism, lighting, shading and texturing with Maya and Redshift in a two-part Gnomon workshop.
Maxon Announces 3D and Motion Design Show Line-up
Maxon’s 2021 show programme covers Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant workflows, beginning with Jonas Pilz on procedural infrastructure.
Sleep Tight – A modern horror tale
"From the edge of a forest, the werewolf steps into the moonlight; in front of him lies a small settlement by a forest lake."
This sentence comes from an early version of our script. A lot happened from there to the final film. The old-fashioned settlement became a big city, the forest lake became a hill with modern flats and the werewolf became a werewolf.
Arturo Wong Demonstrates Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant
Los Angeles 3D generalist Arturo Wong shares techniques spanning Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant tools.
Maxon Streams Free 3D and Motion Design Show
Maxon’s October 2020 online event featured free artist presentations covering Cinema 4D, Redshift, Red Giant tools and real-time workflows.
Blake Kathryn Builds a 360° Dreamscape
Visual artist Blake Kathryn demonstrates a 360-degree dreamscape workflow using Cinema 4D and Redshift.
Cinema 4D Tutorial: Abstract Wave Effect
Vladislav Solovjov demonstrates how to create abstract wave forms with Cinema 4D and Redshift in a 15-minute tutorial.
Multiverse USD 6.5 Adds Maya Auto-Sync and Redshift Support
J Cube Multiverse USD 6.5 added procedural USD import with Maya auto-sync, Redshift rendering and a Hydra path-tracing viewport.
Maxon and Conductor Bring Cinema 4D and Redshift to Cloud Rendering
Maxon and Conductor integrated Cinema 4D and Redshift with scalable cloud-rendering resources across Windows, macOS and Linux.
Redshift Metal and RT Previewed
Maxon previewed Redshift on Apple's Metal API and the experimental Redshift RT hybrid renderer during its 2020 online show.
Red Giant’s 2020 Webinar Archive
Red Giant's 2020 webinar programme covered motion graphics, 3D workflows, compositing, colour correction and grading.
Nvidia: GTC Digital Edition
After cancellation of the event in an online format: Nvidia with GTC Digital and more than 200 hours of webinars, presentations and more.
C4DLive: Maxon with virtual NAB Show
Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, Maxon is preparing for NAB 2020 with a virtual programme.
Cinema 4D R21.1 and New Redshift Features
Maxon releases the first service pack for Cinema 4D Release 21, now with more Redshift support!
Nvidia CUDA: No Further macOS Support
Apple has had its chips: in future, Nvidia will no longer provide macOS support with CUDA.
New Maxon Cinema 4D Release 21
Maxon announced Cinema 4D R21 at this year's Siggraph—with new features and a new sales model.
Redshift 3.0: First Release
The first release of the major Redshift 3.0 update is here: the experimental build already includes RTX support, greater sampling depth and more.
Maxon Acquires Redshift
Alongside the many NAB 2019 announcements, one announcement in particular made big waves: the GPU renderer was acquired by Maxon!
PBR Metal Roughness: Tutorial
Rohan Dalvi with an introduction to the Metal Roughness workflow:
Bubble, Bubble, X-Particles
David Torno has struck again with X-Particles. This time it is about... bubbles.
Alembic Particles Without X-Particles
A tutorial on how Alembic Particles can be read out in Redshift C4D.
Redshift: Interview with the developers
Biased vs unbiased rendering, new features in Redshift 3.0 and a look into the future of rendering: This and more in our conversation with the developers!
Nvidia AI Denoiser Integration
With the latest updates, Clarisse, finalRender and V-Ray (beta) include the Nvidia OptiX AI Denoiser - Redshift already has a preview build too
Preview: AI Denoiser from Nvidia
Fast GPU render results thanks to AI Denoiser: working with Nvidia, here are OptiX 5.0 previews for Redshift, V-Ray, Clarisse and Final Render!
Introduction: Redshift for Cinema 4D
An introduction to using Redshift in Cinema 4D: Paulo Barrelas shows you all the necessary basics. You can also test the renderer with no time limit!
Rendering Houdini’s HeightFields in Real Time
Rendering 2D material with Redshift? Manuel Casasola Merkle shows you how to create HightFields in Houdini 16 and render them in real time. You then no longer have to build separate textures.
Hairy Showcase Reel for Ornatrix
The Ornatrix tool offers tools for procedural hair creation in Maya and 3ds Max and is supported by V-Ray, Arnold and other renderers.
Student Projects in the Upcoming DP 03 : 17
We had issued a small call to present your student project in a making-of in the next DP. Due to the numerous submissions, we decided: there will even be two! And these are they.
No More Stuff!
When the elves have made the dolls dance and then the boss returns—Blue Zoo have released part two of their Christmas animated film “More Stuff”. And the fun is definitely over!
Socially Critical Animated Musical
This year, Blue Zoo took part in the animago AWARD with “More Stuff”. It was not enough for a trophy, but it was enough for a making-of in the current DP issue, which was released today.
Redshift Plug-in for Katana
There is now a plug-in for the Redshift render engine that runs in the lighting and look tool Katana - for faster rendering and an improved workflow.
Redshift 2.0
Redshift has released the second version of its GPU renderer: new features include OpenVDB support, improved subsurface scattering and a new PBR-based Redshift material.