The thing is Proton there is NOTHING that can do this at present! Or there is but it cost mega bucks.
for Instance if any one can direct me to a plugin / program that will create a stand alone exe file of a Lightwave scene that I can then use the keyboard and mouse to navigate around also while an animation is taking place Iām all ears and eyes 
BTW your videos are great keep up the excellent work.
I think the biggest problem isā¦ we didnāt expect it to be THREE YEARS.
That and the developer renigged on his promise to keep the community informed.
And YESā¦ thanks for the videos!!!
not really,ā¦ 3 years is a crazy amount of time to talk about a āfuture releaseā
Freelancers Lw main user base ( not many studios still uses LW as they main tool nowadays )
so freelancers depend on LW as there main tool and depend on itās plugins,ā¦
this looked like a great plugin like Fprime,ā¦ what would you say if Fpime had a 3 year wait ???..
poking Single users for asking why ? is sad ā¦ there is a issue here,ā¦
is it with LW main deveopment changes and 9.x stuff ups as per fprime ,ā¦ ??
or has the project gone to Maya or xsi or modo or max ??
looking at LW development progress I would understand is it went else whereā¦
just another :banghead:
As compared to when? LightWave is being used as much as has it has been ā¦Freelancers main user base? That could be said about EVERY single 3D app available. The industry is quite small and Hobbyist and Freelancers make up the majority of all software sales.
So while the statement " Freelancers Lw main user base" is true so is the statement " Freelancers 3D main user base"
LW is still in alot of studios and going strongā¦ not sure where people get their facts but Iād suggest taking a tour of the studios in Cali and see what you find. Basing it off what you see in the forums is a gross mistakeā¦most of the people I know that work at the studios out in LA dont come to the forums.
Hollywood California is NOT the center of the 3D universe by a long shot 
Iāve worked with and know many studios in South Africa, Australia, Singapore, the UK , France and many other european countries and the USA. and they have completely Drop LW down from there Main 3D tool to a bearly used one and some donāt use at all now,ā¦
all over the last 5 or 6 years. :hmm:
I think itās unfair to say Lightwave is still there ? when you donāt say what itās used for ?
Zion and Flying space ships is the one and only time where itās used for Hero shots
the rest only use LW as plugin to a Maya, XSI, Max or messiah pipeline. and only sometimes.
( with who i talk to, alot messiah users are now using XSI or Maya or render there output )
Iām sure you will find a one or 2 reference that break that rule, but that shows my point the industry is HUGE and LW is only a Very VERY small part of it nowadays,.
check the Autodesk and Avid sites the production stories are piled high and lots of hero shots and details that really show those packages do the WOW bits in the movies
8 or more years ago LW was everywhere and credited for most things that looked cool.
but itās not like that nowadays purely because the software has not been developed the way itās users wantedā¦ 
Well, time will tell, I think LW is moving in the right direction though, NT is listening to the users more than before, the betas have proved to be a success. There are still glitches, but not of the dimentions that occured years back in the NT-Luxology split.
LW is coming along, the last updates have shown a good direction.
Next up is either LW9.5 or LW10 with improved CA. Wouldnāt surprise me if NT is working on the CA improvements behind the curtains as we speak.
Iām sure LW will strike back, and yep, it will take some late night programing.
All programs have lacks though, there are e.g. things I canāt stand in Max/Maya. Notinā is purrfect.
Wow, talk about the same old somewhat bitter sounding, johnny one note routine.
With all due respect, itās really no wonder why this particular forum has become a place to avoid over the years.
How trueā¦ Not only does he chastize Proton in his original post, but LW as well. Then againā¦ itās something weāve come to expect from T4D.
The ONLY thing Iām REALLY surprised at is that he didnāt mention XSI. Incredible!
then
I do agree with Proton there, that most of the 3D world ( all software ) is mainly single users, BUT thatās why I disagree with Protonās first statement. hey the guy is a good artist but
then the fan boys come in with
but NO itās Proton !! NO one should pick up on anything he sayās ?
heās the LightWave 3D Evangelist :bowdown: ā¦ why ?? :hmm:
and Tama same one note YES,ā¦ because the same song is playingā¦ and Iām not a spinquad is it any better over there ?
I say again I own Fprime and use it, but if it took 3 years to come out, not many would be happy and that is what this thread is about.
PIM looks as ,. maybe more positive to all Lightwave users then Fprime ,. yet ā¦ 3 years ?? :sad:
Then why this earlier quote from you?
ālooking at LW development progress I would understand is it went else whereā¦
just another :banghead:ā
Please be more constructive.
Are you kidding me? T4D be constructive? Heās gone way past that (in the opposite direction) for many years now. EVERY chance he gets itās LW bashing and (almost always) XSI pushing.
LW has a ways to go to catch up to other 3D apps, but it IS headed in the right direction. We ALL know the limitations and know where LW needs to be improved. What we donāt need is someone constantly bashing the software because āhe has seen the light and it is XSI.ā Heās so much like a reformed smoker talking to other smokers how wonderful it is on the āother side.ā After a time (which has long since passed) it becomes very annoying.
But what does he careā¦ heās behind a computer screen? If you were in a room with us we would have asked you to leave LONG ago. And donāt get this wrong - itās NOT because you would be wrong about LWās limitations - itās ONLY about the constant bashing and back-handed compliments. If you want to call THIS being a āFan boy,ā fine. I know LW needs major improvement - what I donāt need is someone telling me about it again and again and again.
Megalodon I can easily say i have, and still do help more Lightwave users then you have EVER !!
and i have not said the X work here because i use all the platforms now.
Iām a techical director, I do it in whatever Iām being paid to uses, and that includes Lightwave. i still do rigging for LW projects.
you can ask me to leave but this is the internet dude, wake up to yourself 
erikals - yes Sorry " alittle" negative but I do have a point,. it could be true ?..
but I could have made it alittle nicer or not made the point at all ā¦ sorry for that
The arrogance just shines through your posts. Since you really donāt know MEā¦ for all you know I could be Ron Thornton. Please T4D, donāt make assumptions when you REALLY donāt know the answers - one of the primary maxims they teach you in law school.
Remember Brad Peebler? He provided help to āmore Lightwave users then you have EVERā and yet when he started touting Modo on the LW Yahoo list he got quite a bit of flack from many users. No matter who you are, we donāt need THAT kind of crap. Fortunately he was gracious enough to bow out of the list and stop posting for that āother app.ā Perhaps you can learn from his example?
[QUOTE=]and i have not said the X work here because i use all the platforms now.
Iām a techical director, I do it in whatever Iām being paid to uses, and that includes Lightwave. i still do rigging for LW projects.[/QUOTE]
Iām happy for you. Perhaps you are beginning to grow up, but then slapping LW on nearly every occasion rather disproves that possibility.
Interestingā¦ I thought I said āIf you were in a room with us we would have asked you to leave LONG ago.ā Oh yeahā¦ I did. You mean this really IS the internet? Gee
[QUOTE=]Sorry " alittle" negative but I do have a point,. it could be true ?..
but I could have made it alittle nicer or not made the point at all ā¦ sorry for that [/QUOTE]
āalittle negativeā - but itās ALWAYS negative. But you canāt help yourself, as always. Why canāt you simply just refrain from these kinds of posts?
funny Iāve never seen you post any techical or tips for lightwave in anyway Mr Ron Thornton ?
and You always tell everyone your a lawer but you never debate the subject your ranting about ?? and you always attack the person not the subject ?.. is that what lawers do ?
you clearly donāt read many of my posts if you think all i post is Negative LW
thanks for coming ā¦ boringā¦ :wise:
What? When did I ever (in ANY post) say I was a lawyer? I āalways tell everyoneā Iām a lawyer? I donāt know who youāre thinking ofā¦ but you wonāt find ANY post that says that it ANY forum.
And if you actually go back and read MY postsā¦ the ONLY reason you are āattackedā is because you keep slamming the software - your āyou should really try XSIā posts are just irritating. How many posts did I explain to you that WE ALREADY KNOW about the shortcominigs of the software. THATāS NOT THE POINT. Itās only when you kept doing it and doing it and doing it and doing itā¦ that it became so incredibly annoying.
You knowā¦ XSI is GREAT - among MANY other packages. It really is. I just donāt need to hear about it on the LW forums on a consistent basis - OR - your constant posts slamming LW.
Get it?