MAXON-Paul Babb interview

By BOBBY L. HICKMAN

MAXON Computer, the manufacturer of CINEMA 4D and other professional 3D modelling, animation and rendering tools, continued promoting its "Power Integration Tour" with a stopover at SIGGRAPH 2007 in San Diego.

Paul Babb, MAXON president and CEO, said the road show being presented by MAXON and Adobe is being well received, with more than 100 attendees at each of the sessions. The 10-city tour is scheduled to end August 23rd in Denver, Colorado, but Babb said MAXON is considering adding more dates in the near future.

The four-hour Power Integration Tour demonstrate how to combine Adobe® Creative Suite® 3, Production Premium and MAXON's CINEMA 4D to produce 3D motion designs. Representatives of MAXON and Adobe cover an array of motion graphics topics culminating in the production of a television newscast opening.

Babb said the presentation begins with storyboards and walks participants through the steps to create a news broadcast opening using tools including CINEMA 4D, Illustrator, AfterEffects and Production Premium CS3. Both new users and veterans benefit from the presentation.

The partnership between MAXON and Adobe is being extended to SIGGRAPH, Babb noted. Presentators at MAXON's booth are being made by Adobe, Hybrid Medical, Reality Check and other vendors to illustrate how MAXON products interface with other vendors' offerings.

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 Ghost Rider, Spider-Man 3, Surf's Up, Open Season, Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest, Monster House, Eragon, Superman Returns, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Serenity, War of the Worlds, Polar Express, Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Flight of the Phoenix, Van Helsing, King Arthur, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Star Wars: Episode II - The Attack of the Clones, the On-Air Packages for Comedy Central, Monday Night Football, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, ESPN, NFL Network, TiVO, NBC, DirecTV, CBS NFL, Smart House, Fox and many more. MAXON has offices in Friedrichsdorf (Germany), Newbury Park (CA, USA), Bedford (UK) and Tokyo (JP).

Bobby L. Hickman is an Atlanta-based freelance journalist who covers a variety of topics, including computer graphics, mergers and acquisitions, general business, travel and leisure. He can be contacted through his Web site, www.blhickmaninc.com.