These include dedicated training and support as well as online management and distribution of licenses via the Teams Dashboard. Teams subscriptions are available for larger workgroups at an additional cost. Sale of perpetual licenses has been discontinued, but existing annual maintenance agreements will be serviced and are renewable up to August 31, 2023. New users and existing users who want to expand their license counts can enjoy the new initial subscription pricing. Subscription pricing is comparable to the former annual maintenance cost. Maxon believes all users should be running on the latest version to get the best experience.
In order to maintain compatibility with the latest hardware, drivers and host application updates, the Redshift development team is constantly updating, optimizing and ensuring stability. Redshift’s functionality and performance are fully dependent upon third-party hardware and software solutions.
Designers using Redshift with Maxon’s Cinema 4D, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, SideFX Houdini, Foundry Katana and Blender can get started with Redshift or add more render power for half the price.Īccording to Maxon CEO David McGavran, offering Redshift via subscription powers ongoing development and work to maintain compatibility with multiple DCC applications and hardware platforms, including Nvidia’s CUDA, Apple Metal and Apple Silicon. Maxon, which creates Cinema 4D and other software solutions for motion designers and visual effects artists, has made its Redshift GPU rendering tool available as a subscription product.