#Lightwave for Windows
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Wondering if anyone can comment on how Lightwave for Windows will stack up
against Autodesk's 3DStudio rel 4 (I currently use 3DS4) The price is great at
under $1,000 compared to $3,000 for 3DS, but what about performance and
features. I have read that ease of use for lightwave blows away 3DS, which has
all the friendliness of your typical DOS program.
Also, will there or is there a forum for Newtek or Lightwave on CIS? Anyone
know a good mailorder house selling the Windows product for a great price? How
about competitive upgrades for users of similar programs, sort of what
Pagemaker offers Quark users?
Paul
Paul,
One comment I would have after using a number of 3D modeling/animation
programs including Lightwave, but not 3D-Studio, is that Lightwave was the
first 3D program that I could actually make do something pretty. Really,
the interface that Lightwave provides the user is very intuitive and
setting surface attributes, lighting, motion, et al. I find to be flexible
and powerful.
-John
There is a NewTek forum in AmigaVendor (GO AMIGAVEND).
RE: LW vs. 3DS.
I have only run the demo for 3DS. Never used it professionally. However, I
do use Lightwave daily here at work and I'd have to say that, as far as
I've seen, the only thing 3DS has over Lightwave is the surfacing
interface. Oh, and you can select objects in 3DS's layout screen by simply
clicking on them, which would be nice to have in LW (maybe 4.0?).
3DS also has an open architecture which allows plug-in tools (e.g. Kai's
Power Tools). Lightwave is supposed to have this ability in its next
incarnation, due out soon.
Anyway, if you're looking for a biased opinion, you've found one. The
output from LW far exceeds what you'll get from 3DS. If you want
photo-realism, go for LW. Just watch Babylon 5 or SeaQuest to see what I
mean. It's very easy to use and it ROCKS!
Just my .02
Steve
S.G. Bailey
Image Dynamics, Inc.
NewTek maintains a section in AmigaVendor Forum (GO AMIGAV). However, they
have not been very active. Their section there IS active with all sorts of
Lightwave and Toaster users including a bunch of guys from Amblin Imagining.
-sja
sja, that's Imaging.
jmb
Yep, sure is <grin> … my fingers ran away with that one.
To See examples of Real World use of Lightwave watch Television, Shows
like Seaquest DSV, Robocop and Babylon 5 all use Lightwave genreated FX.
Newtek has a section in Amigavend forum tho reps from Newtek are RARELY
there.