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CINEMA 4D integrates the FBX File Interchange Format
Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
 Date: Tue Nov 25 2003
Friedrichsdorf, Germany - November 25th, 2003 - Kaydara Inc. and MAXON Computer GmbH today announced the full integration of Kaydara's versatile FBX 3D interchange format into the new CINEMA 4D R8.5 upgrade, MAXON's premier high-end 3D modeling and animation tool. Kaydara FBX allows for the universal interchange of 3D data between every major 3D package and a significant number of second-tier applications. Support for FBX in CINEMA 4D gives MAXON users in the film and television industries access to the wealth of content available through Kaydara's extensive network of FBX partners.

MAXON Computer develops professional solutions for 3D modelling, painting, animation and rendering. Its award-winning products have been used extensively in the film, television, science, architecture, engineering and other industries.

"Finally, the full import and export of the FBX format is available and should allow users of CINEMA 4D 8.5 and MotionBuilder 5 the best possible interchange of 3D content," said Marco Tillmann, product manager at MAXON Computer. "With the native support of FBX, 3D content creators will be able to integrate CINEMA 4D into their 3D animation pipelines, greatly enhancing the overall production workflow."

FBX has quickly become the leading 3D File Interchange Format. It is a powerful new way to work with 3D content from a wide variety of applications and source material providers. FBX allows users to maximize their content creation pipeline by letting them create cutting edge content without having to worry about inter-package compatibility.

"MAXON Computer and CINEMA 4D are strategic additions to the growing number of FBX partners," said Jean-Jacques Hermans, vice president of marketing and business development for Kaydara. "FBX lets 3D artists achieve a new level of flexibility and creativity in their work, and MAXON's tools add a significant functionality to this network of 3D interoperability. The possibilities for doing creative work on time and on budget are practically limitless."

Kaydara FBX is a powerful platform-independent 3D authoring and interchange format that provides access to 3D content from a wide variety of applications and source material providers. FBX is a binary file format that supports all the major 3D data, as well as 2D, audio, and video media elements, and allows users to maximize their content creation pipeline by letting them create cutting edge content without having to worry about inter-package compatibility. Used for over five years in production studios worldwide, FBX has proven itself a versatile, accurate, and dependable authoring and data transfer format. For more information about Kaydara FBX, visit [ http://www.kaydara.com/fbx ]www.kaydara.com/fbx.

Availability and Special Offer

Kaydara FBX-CINEMA 4D plug-in is available today through MAXON's CINEMA 4D R8.5 upgrade, for more information visit www.maxon.net.
To celebrate this occasion, Kaydara and MAXON are proud to announce that they have agreed to offer a special deal to their users. Starting December 1, 2003 in Europe/Asia and January 1, 2004 in The Americas. Kaydara and Maxon will ship a bundle and sidegrade deals combining both company's state of the art applications, CINEMA 4D and MOTIONBUILDER. Full details will follow shortly on the MAXON and Kaydara websites.

About Kaydara Inc.

Over the course of the past decade, Kaydara has become a leader in the development of real-time 3D animation software solutions for the entertainment industry. Kaydara�s product portfolio serves a vast and varied range of clients in the TV, film, game development, and Web content industries, including Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Midway Games, Acclaim, Mainframe Entertainment, Capcom, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Kaydara, Inc., is headquartered in Montr�al, Canada, and has an international presence with sales offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information about Kaydara or its products, visit www.kaydara.com.

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 Star Wars 2-The Attack of the Clones, Spiderman, 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, Inspector Gadget, The Emmys on CBS, TiVO, NBC, DirecTV, CBS NFL, Mad TV, Smart House, J.A.G., The WB, Fox Kids, and many more. MAXON has offices in Friedrichsdorf (Germany), Newbury Park (CA, USA), Bedford (UK) and Tokyo (JP).


Related Links:
Kaydara FBX website
Maxon website


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