MAXON, developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, announced the schedule for its Cinema 4D Road Show. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles at the DMALA user group meeting on October 20, and will be making stops in Portland (October 22), Seattle (October 27), San Francisco (October 29), Vancouver (November 5), New York (November 12), Atlanta (November 17), and Washington, DC (December 3). The evening events welcome attendance from 2D/3D artists at all levels of experience and are designed to showcase the company’s powerful Cinema 4D software technology and innovation, its seamless integration with other industry-leading software toolsets, and foster opportunities for learning, networking and community.
During each leg of the road show, MAXON representatives will give a general presentation that includes an introduction to 3D, as well as a motion graphics and visual effects workflow demonstration showcasing the features in the newly released Cinema 4D R17–the latest version of the company’s 3D software solution–and its unmatched compatibility with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects. MAXON will also be joined at each tour stop by industry-leading 3D guest artists who will present the latest techniques and creative approach to the Cinema 4D design and animation workflow on real-world projects.
“Creative professionals continue to seek ways to improve their skill set and maximize their creative potential and productivity,” said Paul Babb, president of MAXON US. “MAXON is committed to the artist experience and is excited to bring the road tour to digital artists and educators around the country to provide an intimate and fun setting where customers can learn how to get the most out of Cinema 4D.”
The MAXON road tour agenda includes a networking social hour giving attendees an opportunity to meet and converse in a relaxed atmosphere; light food and beverages provided. As an added bonus, attendees are eligible to win over $50,000 in door prizes that feature complimentary products from MAXON and its tour sponsors including: Dell, Adobe, Toolfarm, Nvidia, Greyscalegorilla, Tools4D Dem Earth, Insydium, aescripts, Red Giant Software, Lynda.com, Laubwerk, XFrog and Boris FX/Imagineer.
The admission fee of $5.00 includes the presentation, food and beverages and raffle prize drawings. Space is limited.
Google Opens Its Defense In Antitrust Case Alleging Monopoly Over Online Ad Technology
Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.
"The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years," said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, the company's first witness at its antitrust trial in federal court in Alexandria.
The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly over the technology that facilitates the buying and selling of online ads seen by consumers.
Google counters that the government's case improperly focuses on a narrow type of online ads โ essentially the rectangular ones that appear on the top and on the right-hand side of a webpage. In its opening statement, Google's lawyers said the Supreme Court has warned judges against taking action when dealing with rapidly emerging technology like what Sheffer described because of the risk of error or unintended consequences.
Google says defining the market so narrowly ignores the competition it faces from social media companies, Amazon, streaming TV providers and others who offer advertisers the means to reach online consumers.
Justice Department lawyers called witnesses to testify for two weeks before resting their case Friday afternoon, detailing the ways that automated ad exchanges conduct auctions in a matter of milliseconds to determine which ads are placed in front of which consumers and how much they cost.
The department contends the auctions are finessed in subtle ways that benefit Google to the exclusion of would-be competitors and in ways that prevent... Read More