Maxon Upgrades Cinema 4D, BodyPaint

Tools company Maxon has announced the upcoming release of Cinema 4D Release 9.5, BodyPaint 3D 2.5 and a new Maxon Production Bundle exclusively for studio visual effects. Cinema 4D Release 9.5 features improved workflow, lighting and rendering enhancements, and Sky, a tool that lets users create atmospherics. BodyPaint 3D Release 2.5 provides new tools to assist artists in creating high-quality textures by painting directly on their 3D models. Both these tools can be found in the Maxon Production Bundle, which will include the entire Maxon product offering plus other production tools such as 16/32-Bit 3D painting tools, Renderman Output, matte painting tools and a Linux version. The company also notes that Cinema 4D R9.5 and BodyPaint 3D R2.5 will be available September, 2005. Information on the Maxon Production Bundle is available upon request. New customers who purchased a full license of Cinema 4D R9.x or BodyPaint 3D R2.x later than July 1st, 2005 are eligible for a free upgrade.