NewTek previews LightWave 2016
Updated: See the new scene editor and a side-by-side performance comparison with LightWave 2015.
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
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Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2015 CG discounts
We round up 50 seasonal deals on CG tools, including Modo, Corona, LightWave, Painter and Poser Pro.
Monday, November 30th, 2015
NewTek announces new LightWave pricing
Cost of new licences up, upgrades from the current version down. Also: new volumetric and PBR engine due in LightWave 2016.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
NewTek ships LightWave 2015: price cut to $995
New Bullet constraints, new Match Perspective tool, new version numbering - and new lower price.
Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
NewTek releases free trial of ChronoSculpt
Try NewTek's innovative new tool for sculpting animation caches by hand. Works with most 3D packages.
Saturday, December 28th, 2013
Review: LightWave 11.0 to 11.6
Andy Bishop looks back over NewTek's11.x series of releases, and assesses what comes next.
Monday, November 11th, 2013
NewTek ships LightWave 11.6, NevronMotion, ChronoSculpt
LightWave updates and new tool for sculpting animation caches now shipping. See new videos of all three.
Friday, November 1st, 2013
The best new software from Siggraph 2013
Updated: We round up the main new products from the show - including five more we missed first time round.
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
NewTek announces ChronoSculpt
New tool for sculpting animation caches lets users refine work or "paint out" simulation errors by hand.
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
NewTek begins shipping LightWave 11.5
Well-received update adds Genoma rigging system, better After Effects interoperability, nice modelling tools.
Friday, February 1st, 2013
NewTek launches LightWave 3D Group
Rob Powers to head up new LightWave-only wing of company, "accelerate growth worldwide".
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
NewTek begins shipping LightWave 11
Now out of bugfixing and available to purchase, to judge from the new 'Buy Now' button on the NewTek site.
Friday, February 17th, 2012
The making of Origami Digital's VFX for Bunraku
The LA studio discusses its inventive visuals for the Eastern-inspired Josh Hartnett crime thriller.
Monday, January 23rd, 2012