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04-19-2005, 03:49 AM
NewTek Release Free Feature Update to LightWave 3D
http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=31983
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the forthcoming release of the free 8.3 update to Emmy® award-winning LightWave ("]LightWave [/url]3D®. In addition to full support of the new generation multi-core processor systems, this release offers enhanced vector blur routines and improved integration with other production tools via updated PSD support, as well as a new gradient option for HyperVoxels™ (LightWave [8] as a free download within a few days.
After Effects greatly enhanced by the changes to the PSD Exporter. PSD Import/Export has been revised to include a variety of new options, filters and controls, as well as enhanced processing of LightWave users,” said Jay Roth, president of NewTek’s 3D graphics division. "LightWave 8.3 we’ve assured optimized performance on the new multi-core processor systems which provide significant speed and processing advantages for LightWave for Intel® Pentium® 4 and Intel® Xeon™ processor-based platforms," said Melissa Laird, general manager of Intel’s Developer Relations Division. "By using Intel tools, resources and expertise, NewTek will also be better able to take advantage of the additional performance and capabilities in multi-core processors from Intel."
Among the additional enhancements for the 8.3 release is a new "Relative Particle Age" gradient for Hypervoxels that will allow users to change the characteristics of a particle based on what percentage it has reached of its allowed lifetime. HyperVoxels also now includes new "Blending" option that provides better control over surface tension; this allows users to keep surface HyperVoxels from connecting when in close proximity. HyperVoxels have been enhanced to work with LightWave SDK, which will benefit third party developers by giving access to volumetrics and fog for their plug-ins. The update also offers a new motion vector blur processor, which will allow production-savvy users to render scenes more quickly than with traditional motion blur, and includes documentation detailing how to get the best result from these new capabilities.
"The upgrades to HyperVoxels to allow them to work in conjunction with fog and dissolve are welcome additions to [url=")'s broad range of tools," said Emile Smith, Emmy Award-winning VFX Supervisor, Zoic Studios. "We've also found the Relative Particle Age gradient for HyperVoxels a very useful new tool in accomplishing several effects that we wanted to achieve in recent projects. NewTek development has been very responsive to our needs in developing these tools, and shows a clear commitment to advancing the tools for artists working at the leading edge in visual effects."
http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=31983
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the forthcoming release of the free 8.3 update to Emmy® award-winning LightWave ("]LightWave [/url]3D®. In addition to full support of the new generation multi-core processor systems, this release offers enhanced vector blur routines and improved integration with other production tools via updated PSD support, as well as a new gradient option for HyperVoxels™ (LightWave [8] as a free download within a few days.
After Effects greatly enhanced by the changes to the PSD Exporter. PSD Import/Export has been revised to include a variety of new options, filters and controls, as well as enhanced processing of LightWave users,” said Jay Roth, president of NewTek’s 3D graphics division. "LightWave 8.3 we’ve assured optimized performance on the new multi-core processor systems which provide significant speed and processing advantages for LightWave for Intel® Pentium® 4 and Intel® Xeon™ processor-based platforms," said Melissa Laird, general manager of Intel’s Developer Relations Division. "By using Intel tools, resources and expertise, NewTek will also be better able to take advantage of the additional performance and capabilities in multi-core processors from Intel."
Among the additional enhancements for the 8.3 release is a new "Relative Particle Age" gradient for Hypervoxels that will allow users to change the characteristics of a particle based on what percentage it has reached of its allowed lifetime. HyperVoxels also now includes new "Blending" option that provides better control over surface tension; this allows users to keep surface HyperVoxels from connecting when in close proximity. HyperVoxels have been enhanced to work with LightWave SDK, which will benefit third party developers by giving access to volumetrics and fog for their plug-ins. The update also offers a new motion vector blur processor, which will allow production-savvy users to render scenes more quickly than with traditional motion blur, and includes documentation detailing how to get the best result from these new capabilities.
"The upgrades to HyperVoxels to allow them to work in conjunction with fog and dissolve are welcome additions to [url=")'s broad range of tools," said Emile Smith, Emmy Award-winning VFX Supervisor, Zoic Studios. "We've also found the Relative Particle Age gradient for HyperVoxels a very useful new tool in accomplishing several effects that we wanted to achieve in recent projects. NewTek development has been very responsive to our needs in developing these tools, and shows a clear commitment to advancing the tools for artists working at the leading edge in visual effects."