Nope, I mentioned only things from "outside". Autodesk use same "buying updates" policy for 3ds Max as for Maya. All 3D DCC apps may be used for visualization. And After Effects and Nuke widely used in visualization pipeline. And not for only static images, dynamic scenes too.
You're listing just the most recent features on PUs, @BrOken . Are you forgetting DCM? MCG? Max Batch? And I disagree on you view of viz. If I apply the same standard, then Maya is also Viz, as is C4D, blender, Houdini. Even After Effects and Nuke might fall on Viz If used to produce a still image. So, for you still image…