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May 17, 2005

CINEMA 4D AND CINEBENCH AVAILABLE IN 64-BIT!

CINEMA 4D R9 64-Bit final release version for the Windows 64 operating system

MAXON, May 17, 2005 - MAXON Computer today released its software in a 64-Bit final release version for the Windows 64 operating system.

Being the first 3D animation software developer to release a 64-Bit version, MAXON once again demonstrates its technological advancement and forward-looking development.
Users will benefit from increased available memory and improved speed thanks to optimized performance for 64-Bit processors.

Consequently, the 2 GB memory limit has been topped, making up to 1 Terabyte (1024 GB) RAM available for especially large projects. CINEMA 4D users are free to create scenes without worrying about; the size of objects or how many objects are in the scene, shader settings (eg; SubPolygonDisplacement), texture size, Multipass-Rendering or eye-catching particle systems. BodyPaint 3D users have even more freedom than before in their selection of size and number of layers for textures.

As a result of the optimized performance for 64-Bit processors, improved rendering speeds of up to an amazing 20% have been achieved.

The benchmark application CINEBENCH, used internally by Intel to test the newest generation of CPUs, is also available in 64-Bit and lets proud new owners of 64-Bit systems put their computers to the test.

All 64-Bit CPUs such as Intel's Pentium 4 and Xeon with EM64T expansion as well as AMD 64 and AMD Opteron are supported. Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition is reqired.

CINEMA 4D's modern technological foundation lets it quickly adapt to the newest technological advances. As such, MAXON was a leader in the rapid integration of DualCore, HyperThreading, Multiprocessing and numerous other technologies.

Registered CINEMA 4D R9 users can contact MAXON to request their own free 64-Bit version. A free download of the benchmark software CINEBENCH can be downloaded at www.cinebench.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 Beowulf, all three Spider-Man films, Surf's Up, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, Open Season, all three Pirates of the Caribbean films, Monster House, Eragon, Superman Returns, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Serenity, War of the Worlds, Polar Express, The Flight of the Phoenix, Van Helsing, King Arthur, Star Wars: Episode II - The Attack of the Clones, the On-Air Packages for TMZ T.V., 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).