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Lightwave releases free upgrade.

Posted: December 31, 2008
3d artist gallery Andyba
Lightwave releases a free 9.6 upgrade.
Posted: February 26, 2009
3d artist gallery Huva
I'm wondering how Newtek is managing to compete with autodesk when the later owns all the major 3d programs?
Posted: March 04, 2009
3d artist gallery Andyba
Beside NewTek and autodesk there are companies like Luxology with modo 3d, Maxon with Cinema 4d, Sidefx with houdini... Project messiah, Zbrush finally. Also there are other smaller players in this industry.
So Autodesk has some decent competition...
Posted: April 20, 2009
ricky33
I used to use Lightwave. At that time, it was one of the hottest 3D program around.

Many TV series were made using it, such as Babylon 5, seaquest DSV.

However, I am hearing less and less of this program...nowadays.
Posted: April 21, 2009
3d artist gallery Andyba
Ricky, I agree with you and it is very sad. Sad
I know a lot of great 3d works that were done in LightWave 3d.
Taron used to work in LightWave 3d.
Dmitry Savinoff also have a lots of works done in LightWave
Posted: May 13, 2009
Marcus Dublin
It looking like total domination by Autodesk these days and I wonder how long some of these smaller companies can hold on. Shame really.
Posted: June 02, 2009
CG forums guest
ricky33 wrote:
I used to use Lightwave. At that time, it was one of the hottest 3D program around.

Many TV series were made using it, such as Babylon 5, seaquest DSV.

However, I am hearing less and less of this program...nowadays.


I think there still are many TV series made with Lightwave, anda bit more recent than Seaquest and Babylon 5... that was... what?!... 15 years ago?!

Think more of "24", "CSI", "House", "Battlestar Galactica", "Sarah Connor Chronicles", "Lost" and tons more. Most is Lightwave and still some feature filmes here and there (like all Mark II or III sequences form "Iron Man")

More at Lightwave3D site. Look at the "Projects List"
Posted: June 03, 2009
3d artist gallery Andyba
Here is a list of 2008 movies that used LightWave 3d in the production process:

* Tropic Thunder
* The Dark Knight
* Battle of Red Cliff
* Eagle Eye
* Nim's Island
* Hancock
* Nak the Movies
* Jumper
* The Ruins
* Iron Man
* Kitchen Games
* All About Steve
* Defiance
* Infestation

information from http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/projects.php where you can find more projects that used LightWave 3d
Posted: June 05, 2009
lifangcg
great. thank you.
Posted: September 10, 2009
a sandwhich
Wait, so if i buy lightwave 9.5, i can get a free upgrade to 9.6? or am hearing wrong.