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#LW4.0 Intel-When?

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#122405From: Sam HorrocksSep 13, 1995 10:07 PM
Any clues about how long it will be before I receive the production release 4.0 of LW for Windows. I purchased the pre-release and registered in the middle of May. (Customer Service says I'm in the database) I've just about gone nuts waiting and holding up a project for the release that was due "in two weeks" for the past 4 months. The production version has features I really need to get this job done-just hoping the thing will really get to my doorstep someday…. Sam Horrocks
#122443From: Wayne ColeSep 14, 1995 1:37 AM
Sam, Why not send your scene, image and object files to an Amiga based LW place with LW 3.5 and have them render to RGB files that can be converted to whatever format you need for going to tape/film or whatever your final media is or rendering to the final media itself? That might beat waiting if the project is real important. If this sounds like an option let me know and we can get together on pricing. wmc – via Autopilot!
#122538From: Sam HorrocksSep 14, 1995 8:23 PM
Thanks for the offer-I have other choices in-house, like 3D Studio and Animation Master. Actually I'll be using all three in the final production-3D Studio for the special effects, Animation Master for the character stuff and LW (I'm impressed with it's rendering beauty). I'm producing a 30 minute video for my own company so I have some gove and take on the schedule-but I had hoped to use this project to really evaluate my investment in LW. The product's implementation was enough for me to bear with the remarkable delays, but I'm really considering going ahead w/o it. Newtek customer service says at the end of the 4 week period for shipping to pre-release owners they will tell me if they've forgotten to send me the production release or not! Newteks' business approach is new for me-but unfortunately not singular in the industry. Interesting to note that their customers are some of the most entrepreneural and helpful I've run across-makes up for herky-jerky business practices. The resources for learning this product are the best I've seen! Hopefully the sorted shipping list will bless me with the "real" release within the next week! Sam Horrocks Thanks for the offer-I have other choices in house, like using 3D Studio and Animation Master. Actually I'll be using all three on the project-3D Studio for the special effects, AM for