A bit day for Maxwell Render and Nuke fans, as now there is a native plugin that connects the two simply and beautifully.  The new plugin brings an MXI Reader and MXI Multilight Mixer for Nuke, allowing you to load full 32-bit color information and light emitters into Nuke for interactive editing.

Jon Wadelton, Nuke Product Manager at The Foundry, is equally pleased, saying: “The Maxwell Render plug-in for Nuke is very easy to set up. It quickly enables you to adjust your lighting interactively inside Nuke, resulting in a speedy workflow. We’re excited by the possibilities that Maxwell Render presents the VFX industry and how tight and simple the integration with Nuke is.”

It’s available for Mac, Linux, and Windows, and free for Nuke license holders.  You can view tutorials and demos at this website.

Maxwell Render :: The next generation in rendering technology capable of simulating light exactly as it behaves in the real world..