I hope Newtek isn't next to sell

#21

Uhm…

Yeah… Right… for you, I’m quite sure… for those who know how to use it… I’m not so sure…

#22

Yeah, i’m sure those who know how to use it were sooo happy that Newtek lost all its programmers and the development of Lightwave has been stalling for so many years before they found someone else.

#23

Many, if not even all, of the programmers currently working on LW started with LW8.5.

Only when the old programmers left, LW have moved forward.

Whatever happened has been good for everyone, both for the developers of Modo and for LightWave customers.

So, your point was…?

#24

You are right…
I did a couple of interviews in the summer with the New Dev team in the summer and they are quite exited.

#25

Lightwave may have lost momentum after the Modo debacle but it is being used in broadcast by smaller stations and studios all over the country. If I were outfitting a small 1-3 man studio with one piece of software for fast turnaround of broadcast animations and money was no object I would still suggest Lightwave/Fprime.

I even like the direction they are taking the CA development.

#26

Sounds interresting… I saw the interview with Jay and Jerrod. Have you interviewed more developers from NT?

#27

Yes but, but off the record.
-R

#28

Ok… so, that means that they will not be released at all?

Damn… now you’ve teased me… lol

#29

Nevermind.

#30

from an older thread

Lightwave is for the big boys my friend. It just takes some practice and since version 8 + things have been getting better and better. Lightwaves skin shader for one :wink: So the 'new’tek team have been doing wonders recently, especialy with the inclusion of Hair/FX and the nodal shader system and extra nodes…

All we need now is abit more integration with Fprime and some rigging tools and lightwave will be set :beer:

#31

I think modo team is good at bells and whistles and adding one feature each 10 years,

why all this advertising around modo modeler that it’s a copy of LW modeler (and not even as complete), and when LW modeler was around it didn’t get that much ad?

Mr. Peebler is good in making ads but not good software (just look at the nodes shader system in LW and compare it with shader tree in modo, it’s really lame)

#32

Personally i don’t give a damn if it’s the best or the worst piece of sw ever. As i already said whatever works for you is fine.

#33

I second that this could be good for NewTek.

It actually helps their “rebel marketing” and might spur them into more “real development”. For example, if V10 came with a kicking new animation system, sculpting/painting, a realtime renderer, and some well conceived marketing, people would simply go nuts IMO.

-Mike

#34

Well, that was some years ago. LW 9 came out in 2006 and the development is on full speed since then.

I dont really get why you even bother to post in this thread except for trolling. Something that some C4D users seem to enjoy in this LW forum.

#35

Well, one can only guess the reasons or the agenda. I’m more worried that ThirdEye is a Forum Leader (moderator).

#36

to b honest alberto i expected a slightly different attitude from a forum leader…

a slanging match about the software in the very thread that’s used to promote it doesn’t really seem right to me…it doesn’t do any favours for us or you and really doesn’t seem to uphold the very high standards that the forum leaders have always displayed…

peace
n

#37

Alberto has been LW bashing for years…why would he stop now?

#38

“Always displayed”?? lol…they aren’t all smiles and chocolates. Wait till you have a run in or 2 with some of the more crusty mods. :smiley:

#39

Be nice guys…

Ok guys, lets get back on topic…
:slight_smile:

I wonder if as a result of this sale, we will see a tighter integration among the surviving apps?
They would be Luxology, Project Messiah,Houdini, Blender,Pixologic and who knows even Maxon.

Maybe a strategic partnership with a big company (like ADOBE) is in order for everyone who is not under the control of Autodesk.

-R

#40

IMO “SEAMLESS INTEGRATION” with leading DCC apps (Photoshop, After Effects, and ZBrush), solid support of 3D data exchange formats, and “RADICAL 3D CARD OPTIMIZATION” of LW would gain NT tons of new users. Buying Messiah & FPrime wouldn’t hurt either. :slight_smile:

There’s nothing inherently evil about Autodesk buying Softimage, but such acquisitions are all about trying to control the market to maximixe income, not about making customers happy.
The “fatter” Autodesk becomes, the less responsive they will be to give customers what they want, and more opportunity companies like NewTek will have.

-Mike