NewTek Releases LightWave 3D® v9.5 for Windows® at SIGGRAPH 2008
LightWave 3D® v9.5 for Windows リリース。
v9ユーザーにはフリーアップグレードだそうです。
LightWave v9.5 Update Includes:
Character Animation Enhancements
* Hair and Fur System
* Collada, FBX and OBJ I/O support
* Enhanced IK and Animation Systems
Lighting, Rendering and Surfacing Enhancements
* Lighting System is now an API
* IES, Spherical and Dome Light types
* Enhanced Area and Linear Lights
* Faster and higher quality GI Rendering
* Disk-Based GI Caching
Static Cache (only the Camera moves)
Animated Cache (anything moves)
* Interpolated Soft Reflections/Refractions for Node-base surfacing
* Oren-Nayar Shading Option for Many Materials
* Optimized Materials and Shaders
SDK and LScript Improvements
* Light Plug-in Class for Third Party Lights and Light Plug-ins
* SDK Support for New GI Functions and Disk Cache
* SDK Support for New IK and Animation Capabilities
UI and Workflow Enhancements
* Composition Tool Overlays in Camera View
* OpenGL GLSL Enhanced View for New Lighting System
* Audio Waveform in the Graph Editor
NewTek will be providing a free trial edition of LightWave v9.5 on disc and by download. Artists should note that there are now more than 24 hours of free LightWave training at www.lightwave3d.com, in addition to an extensive library of printable tutorials.
Numerous visual effects projects benefited from LightWave’s world-class capabilities such as “Iron Man,” “The Dark Knight,” “Hancock,” “Jumper,” “The Ruins,” “300,” “The Guardian,” and Visual Effects Emmy-winning “Battlestar Galactica.” LightWave has been used in other hit shows, including, “The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Jericho,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “CSI Miami,” and “Dogfights.”
Pricing and Availability
LightWave v9.5 for Windows is available now as a free update to registered LightWave v9 owners. The LightWave v9.5 Mac open beta program is currently available until upcoming final release. LightWave v9 owners can participate by registering at: http://register.newtek.com/. LightWave v9 is available now at the suggested retail price of US$895. Registered owners of LightWave v8 or earlier can upgrade to LightWave v9 for US$395.