Tag "LightWave"

LightWave 3D Offers Real-Time Virtual Production Tools

August 14, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

NewTek’s LightWave 3D Group announced today it is making virtual production available to everyone with LightWave 11.5’s Virtual Studio Tools, which offer real-time performance capture for virtual cameras, character puppeteering, and virtual lighting tools. Demonstrated for the first time at SIGGRAPH last week, actors used five individual Sony Playstation 3 [...]

Major LightWave Upgrade Announced at SIGGRAPH

August 7, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The LightWave 3D Group announced today LightWave 11.5, the most-recent version of its Emmy-winning 3D modeling, animation and rendering software. A complete 3D pipeline, LightWave 11.5 adds features to streamline productivity, including a new Genoma character animation and rigging system for Modeler, predator and prey flocking, Instancing, soft-body Bullet Dynamics, [...]

NewTek Releases LightWave 11

November 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

San Antonio-based 3D animation and video product creator NewTek released LightWave 11, the new version of its Emmy-winning 3D modeling, animation and rendering software. According to the manufacturer, the tool fits into any studio pipeline seamlessly, offering support for Autodesk Geometry Cache and FBX, including pixel-perfect camera matching with Autodesk [...]

NewTek to Toast VFX Artists at the TV Academy

October 25, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Leading 3D animation and tech tool manufacturer NewTek will host a special tribute to Emmy-winning LightWave vfx artists on Nov. 10 at the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. Actress Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) and special guest Dick Van Dyke will be on hand to celebrate the visual achievements [...]

June 2011 Tech Reviews

June 14, 2011 by Todd Sheridan Perry 1 Comment divider image

Red Giant’s Trapcode Particular Usually creating particle systems requires a 3D package with an fx geek behind the controls spinning spinners on turbulence, wind, gravity, etc. to get cool looking stuff. Trapcode Particular from Red Giant Software brought those controls into the 2D world of After Effects, and back not [...]

LightWave 10 Arrives With New 3D Features

December 21, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

NewTek has announced an upgrade for its award-winning 3D software tool, LightWave. Version 10 of the application is shipping now, and offers interactive viewport rendering, real-time stereoscopic preview and the first complete linear color space workflow. New features and benefits include: Viewport Preview Renderer: Render in real-time, with the ability [...]