美国NewTek公司开发的LightWave 3D是一款高性价比的三维动画制作软件,它的功能非常强大,是业界为数不多的几款重量级三维动画软件之一。LightWave 3D从有趣的AMIGA开始,发展到今天的11版本,已经成为一款功能非常强大的三维动画软件,支持人人素材论坛WINDOWS，MAC OS 32位，64位。被广泛应用在电影、电视、游戏、网页、广告、印刷、动画等各领域。它的操作简便，易学易用，在生物建模和角色动画方面功能异常强大；基于光线跟踪、光能传递等技术的渲染模块，令它的渲染品质几尽完美。它以其优异性能倍受影视特效制作公司和游戏开发商的青睐。当年火爆一时的好莱坞大片《TITANIC》中细致逼真的船体模型、《RED PLANET》中的电影特效以及《恐龙危机2》、《生化危机-代号维洛尼卡》等许多经典游戏均由LightWave 3D开发制作完成。
当今许许多多的好莱坞热门电影如“300壮士”，“海神号”，“达芬奇密码”，“X-Man”x战警第1、2、3集，“Blade”刀锋战士1、2、3集，“Contact”接触未来，“The Day after Tomorrow”明天过后，“Garfield”加菲猫，“Hellboy”地狱怪客，“Spider-Man 2”蜘蛛人第2集，“Van Helsing”凡赫辛…等作品，都大量应用 LightWave 3D 的软件技术来完成动画制作人人素材网视觉特效。而且，LightWave 3D 更是大量的被使用于电视，电玩游戏，建筑景观，平面印刷绘图，工业产品设计呈现…等各个领域。可以说是应用层面的深度与广度最强大的动画特效工具模组。
NewTek LightWave v11.5.1 Win64
LightWave 3D combines a state-of-the-art renderer with powerful, intuitive modeling, and animation tools. Tools that may cost extra in other professional 3D applications are part of the product package, including 999 free cross-platform render nodes, support for Windows and Mac UB 64 and 32-bit operating systems, free technical support and more. LightWave is enjoyed worldwide, as a complete 3D production solution for feature film and television visual effects, broadcast design, print graphics, visualization, game development, and Web. LightWave is responsible for more artists winning Emmy Awards than any other 3D application.
Major Studios and Post-Production Houses spend years assembling their custom pipelines, often at great expense and requiring large numbers of technical staff to maintain. Those complex pipelines are perfect for companies with hundreds of employees, but can be overkill for the majority of studios around the world with 40 employees or less.
LightWave fits seamlessly into large multi-software pipelines – with its powerful interchange tools including FBX, ZBrush GoZ, Collada, Unity Game Engine Support, and Autodesk Geometry Cache. Unlike other software packages, LightWave offers artists and studios a complete end-to-end solution right out of the box. Robust polygonal and subdivision surface modeling, unique. Interchangeable layered and nodal texturing, along with powerful dedicated node material shaders. Powerful animation and rigging tools. Eye-popping volumetric and dynamic effects systems. A production proven, award-winning Global Illumination render engine – built in. You decide what workflow or pipeline suits you best and LightWave puts all of the tools in your hands.
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