PipelineFX releases support for Maxwell Render

Next generation standalone renderer from Next Limit Technologies can now be managed with Qube!

Honolulu, HI – March 31, 2010 – PipelineFX, makers of Qube!™ – the leading render farm management software for digital media creation, announced today support for Next Limit Technologies Maxwell Render standalone renderer.

Maxwell Render features include:

-       enables users to create accurate and extremely realistic images with global illumination

-       easy to setup scenes for rendering

-       physically correct and unbiased rendering technology

-       includes a rendering engine, a material editor, an editing application, and a series of free plug-ins all in one

“Many of our large design and manufacturing customers use stand alone Maxwell Render extensively for the accurate representation of materials and product designs,” said Scot Brew, PipelineFX Director of Technology. “Qube allows artists to distribute that rendering work across many machines to speed up design iterations and provide feedback critical to the design process.”

Qube! 5.5.2 with support for Maxwell Render is now available to all PipelineFX customers under support, and can be downloaded at ftp://ftp.pipelinefx.com.

About Qube!:

Qube! is a robust and highly scalable render management solution that can be quickly integrated into any production workflow, and is backed by world-class technical support. Qube! can be easily tailored to any pipeline requirements and works with all leading content creation applications including Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk Maya®, NUKE™, SOFTIMAGE®|XSI®, Shake®, Adobe® AfterEffects®, Pixar’s RenderMan®, DNA Research’s 3Delight, and Eyeon® Digital Fusion™. Qube! is the only production proven solution that is certified IBM ServerProven®, and runs on Windows®, Linux®, and Mac OS®X operating systems.

About PipelineFX:

PipelineFX is the leading provider of renderfarm management solutions for digital content creation. PipelineFX has more than 350 customers worldwide including BBC, Digital Domain, Electronic Arts, Fisher Price, General Motors, Herman Miller, Imagemovers Digital, Laika Studios, Lockheed Martin, MTV, NBC, NHK, Rainmaker Entertainment Inc., Reel FX, Smoke & Mirrors, Sony Computer, Sony Pictures Imageworks, South Park Studios, Starz Entertainment, Technicolor and Telemundo. PipelineFX is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has offices in San Francisco, San Diego and Las Vegas.

For more information, please contact Richard Lewis, CEO of PipelineFX: richard@pipelinefx.com, Phone: 808-685-7823, 1000 Bishop Street, Suite 509, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, USA.

 

 

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