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Lightwave releases a free 9.6 upgrade.
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I'm wondering how Newtek is managing to compete with autodesk when the later owns all the major 3d programs?

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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...
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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.

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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
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It looking like total domination by Autodesk these days and I wonder how long some of these smaller companies can hold on. Shame really.

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"

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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
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great. thank you.

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Wait, so if i buy lightwave 9.5, i can get a free upgrade to 9.6? or am hearing wrong.

Andyba	Posted: December 31, 2008 Post subject: Lightwave releases free upgrade.
Site Admin Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 798 Back to top	Lightwave releases a free 9.6 upgrade. _________________ Andyba, 3d artist skills: 3d modeling, texturing, rendering, 3d character animation, compositing 3d software experience: 3ds max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Deep Paint 3d, Body Paint 3D, Wings 3D, Z Brush 2d software experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After effects, Macromedia Flash, Freehand

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3D forums member Joined: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 28 Location: Moldova Back to top	I'm wondering how Newtek is managing to compete with autodesk when the later owns all the major 3d programs?

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3d forums user Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 19 Back to top	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.

Marcus Dublin	Posted: May 13, 2009 Post subject:
3d forums user Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 18 Back to top	It looking like total domination by Autodesk these days and I wonder how long some of these smaller companies can hold on. Shame really.

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3d forums visitor Joined: 05 Jun 2009 Posts: 16 Back to top	great. thank you.

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Lightwave releases free upgrade.

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