NEWBURY PARK, Calif. – October 16, 2013 – MAXON, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, is pleased to announce the company’s participation at the following user group meetings and conferences around the U.S. to provide creative professionals with the resources and latest technology trends to broaden understanding of its CINEMA 4D software solutions and unleash creativity.

MAXON event participation will take place as follows:

GRAPHISOFT BIM 2013 Conference
MAXON will be participating at the first annual GRAPHISOFT North America BIM 2013 User Conference in San Diego, providing course offerings to expand knowledge of its ArchiCAD 3D architectural design software.

Session Highlights
“Advanced Rendering & Visualization with CINEMA 4D”
Mike Heighway, multi-disciplinary designer and principal of Kobold Studios in Albuquerque, will teach classes on professional visualization and advanced rendering techniques in CINEMA 4D. His sessions will cover exporting and importing a model in CD, lighting and compositing.

Additional information on the conference and course agenda is available here.

Date: Wednesday, October 16
Location: Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa, Coronado, CA

After Effects Seattle - October Meeting
MAXON is sponsoring the After Effects (AE) Seattle October user group meeting. Mathias Omotola, event marketing director at MAXON, will demo the standout features in the new CINEMA 4D R15. He will also talk about the strategic alliance between MAXON and Adobe, and showcase the powerful new features of CINEWARE, the fully integrated Live 3D pipeline between CINEMA 4D and Adobe After Effects CC. Guests will also be treated to some of the cool VFX techniques Omotola has created for ReunionX, a webisode series currently in production.

MAXON will be providing pizza and drinks and raffle prizes.

Additional information on the AE Seattle user group meeting is available here.

Date: October 17, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Adobe Systems, Seattle campus, 801 N 34th St, Seattle, WA 98103

MIA Animation Conference and Festival
MAXON returns as an event sponsor of MIA Animation, an industry conference that focuses on current trends in computer animation, gaming, visual effects and motion graphics, film, web design and visual arts. MAXON will also be hosting a booth in the conference exhibit hall and offer numerous CINEMA 4D workshops and training sessions to elevate understanding.

Session Highlights
“Introduction to Cinema 4D”
MAXON Training Specialist, Patrick Goski, will lead a comprehensive and in-depth introduction to CINEMA 4D basics designed for beginners in the field of 3D visualization and animation or for those interested in learning more about CINEMA 4D. This MAXON Certified BASIC Training introduces all CINEMA 4D workflows and techniques necessary for getting started with the powerful 3D toolset.

“MAXON CINEMA 4D Integration in After Effects CC”
Mathias Omotola will provide an in-depth training session on the MAXON CINEWARE 3D compositing workflow in the new After Effects CC. An emphasis will be to show the ease in importing, integrating and rendering CINEMA 4D scenes in After Effects CC.

Dates: October 19 & October 20
Location: Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami.

Additional information on the MIA Animation Conference and Festival including event schedule and agenda is available here.

About MAXON
Headquartered in Friedrichsdorf, Germany, MAXON Computer is a developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. Its award-winning CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D software products have been used extensively to help create everything from stunning visual effects in top feature films, TV shows and commercials, cutting-edge game cinematics for AAA games, as well for medical illustration, architectural and industrial design applications. MAXON has offices in Germany, USA, United Kingdom, France, Japan and Singapore. MAXON products are available directly from the web site and its worldwide distribution channel. Specially priced learning editions of the company’s software solutions are also made available to educational institutions. For additional information on MAXON visit  www.maxon.net.

MAXON Information:
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