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News from the NewTek Video Toaster Expo in Univeral City. Lightwave 3D 4.0 Features ————————- Easy to use Keyframe-based animation system Easy to use and intuitive production interface Inverse Kinematics and bones for realistic character animation Hierarchical motion and targeting Displacement mapping and 3D morphing Advanced motion features: Spline control, Velocity, Shifting, and Scaling Dozens of Surface attributes including: Luminosity, Glossiness, Diffusion, Transparency, Reflectivity, and Bumpiness Animate and morph textures Multiple surfaces per object Apply any one of over a dozen standard textures including: Marble, Wood, Ripples, Fractals and a variety of image mapping options Render 32-bit images in custom resolutions Use realistic camera options such as Focal Length, Depth of Field, and Motion Blur Generate true-tolife Ray Traced shadows, reflections and refractions Control lighting attributes including light type, color, intensity, falloff, lens flare, shadow options and more Create special effects such as animated fog, image keying, and particle blur Supports multiple image formats Plug-In architecture allows for additional features such as gravity, particle systems, new surfaces, image processing and much more Modeler 4.0 ———– Over 100 modeling tools including extrude, lathe, bevel, mirror, curve, clone, quantize, jitter, subdivide and many more Load Postscript fonts and modify them Draw freehand shapes or trace over images Work among ten different layers Preview objects as solid or see-through wireframes Boolean tools allow cutting, slicing and combining objects Create organic objects with spline curves, spline patching, and Metaform Multiple viewpoint options All registered owners of LightWave 3.5 Stand Alone or ScreamerNet will be eligible to upgrade to LightWave 4.0 on the platform of their choice for $149.00 This upgrade will be handled directly by NewTek Customer Service.