![]() To locate a NewTek Authorized Reseller link to With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek ( is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production, presentation, animation and visual effects tools including LightWave 3D, winner of the 2003 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award, TriCaster and VT. 1, qualify for a free upgrade to LightWave 3D version 9.0 upon its release. Those purchasing any LightWave full or upgrade product offering after Aug. ![]() LightWave Full seats:* LightWave full seat, PDF manual, Vue 5 Infinite, free update to v9: $795* LightWave full seat, printed manual, Vue 5 Infinite, free update to v9: $895įor registered owners of LightWave or earlier:* LightWave upgrade, PDF manual, Vue 5 Infinite, free update to v9: $395* LightWave upgrade, printed manual, Vue 5 Infinite, free update to v9: $495įor Registered owners of LightWave :* LightWave 3D v9.0 upgrade with PDF manual and Vue 5 Infinite: $395* LightWave 3D v9.0 with printed manual and Vue 5 Infinite: $495 In addition to the regular retail price offerings, the following special purchase options are available for a limited time: LightWave 64 is available to registered LightWave owners at no charge other than the cost of materials and shipping for the required LightWave v8.5 installer CD, $29.95 plus shipping and handling. ![]() The LightWave v8.5 update is available to registered owners of LightWave by free download. Registered owners of LightWave or earlier may upgrade to version for $395. LightWave is currently available for Windows 2000/XP and Mac OS X, for a suggested retail price of $795. A new algorithm also allows large dynamic scenes to load up to 10x faster.* 78 new configurable keyboard shortcut options. Lights, light falloffs, blending images on surfaces and per-pixel lighting will all be available in realtime, with an option to turn this feature on and off.* New Photoshop-style texture blending modes* New Parts-to-Surfaces tool allows for easier integration of 3D objects created in other applications.* New Multishift allows the user to do multiple bevels and extrusions in a single edit with a history profile that can be saved and applied to other meshes.* Dynamics now launch a control window that allows you to switch to other applications while calculating dynamics in LightWave.* Particle dynamics have been improved for accuracy, including interaction with collision planes. LightWave 3D, version 8.5 includes:* New OpenGL Hardware shader option using the hardware renderer in OpenGL video cards to display many of the render functions in realtime. "LightWave users can take maximum advantage of the enhanced performance offered by powerful new Intel processors, including the latest multi-core technologies." "We're pleased that NewTek has used powerful development tools from Intel and participation in the Intel Early Access Program to optimize LightWave's performance for a wide variety of Intel processors," added Melissa Laird, general manager of Intel's Developer Relations division. The 8.5 release is another milestone in major performance enhancements as our development team moves LightWave forward, demonstrating our commitment to rapid and innovative development." With LightWave 64-bit and the new 64-bit dual-core platforms, content creators can complete their work in less time, or do more complex work than could previously have been done within a given time and budget. ![]() "Accurate realtime display of many of the aspects of the final image without having to render will save a great deal of production time. "We're very pleased to bring our LightWave users a new level of display capabilities in OpenGL, and a quantum leap in content creation capability with 64-bit performance," said Jay Roth, president of NewTeks 3D graphics division. LightWave version 8.5 update is now available free to registered owners of LightWave. LightWave's 64-bit version leverages the increased memory available with 64-bit systems plus the power of the new processors and faster RAM access to provide digital artists with a streamlined workflow that allows them greater flexibility and creative freedom. The 64-bit port of LightWave 3D for Windows XP Pro 圆4 OS, is also being made available as part of the release of the version 8.5 update. Version 8.5 offers hardware support of OpenGL 2.0, the new Multishift tool with editable history, Photoshop-style texture blending modes, improved dynamics and easier integration of third-party file formats. announced the release of the fifth free update and the 64-bit port for Emmy award-winning LightWave 3D.
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