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LightWave® 9.2 Update Boasts Major New Features

Las Vegas, Nevada - NAB - April 16, 2007

All New Material Shaders, Depth of Field, Photoreal Motion Blur, Along with Global Illumination and Final Gather Delivered in Free v9.2 Release

NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of the first free update for Emmy® Award-winning LightWave 3D®. Version 9.2 offers new Material Shaders for easy and accurate representation of real-world surfaces, depth of field, global illumination and anti-aliasing improvements that offer better results in less time, a true 3D motion blur that mimics live-action film and new modeling and selection tools for improved workflow. The LightWave® v9.2 update is now available free to registered owners of LightWave v9.

"We've set high standards for what we expect to achieve in the development of LightWave," said Jay Roth, president, NewTek 3D division. "With accurate real-world material simulations, unbelievably photoreal motion blur, global illumination, depth of field and anti-aliasing the LightWave render engine has been elevated to a new level far beyond the beautiful renders for which it was already known."

"I did a test shot for the new Fox series Drive of 2 people on a motorcycle traveling down the road and it's just the most amazing render I've ever done, right out of LightWave, no compositing, it looked completely photoreal," said Jarrod Davis, CG supervisor, Zoic Studios. "LightWave's new motion blur is great for spinning tires, it's spot on perfect. And using the new radiosity we're able to get much more realistic renders. It's so subtle yet so apparent."

LightWave 3D, version 9.2 includes:

  • A new photoreal, 3D motion blur, which mimics the blur captured on live-action film
  • Global Illumination and Radiosity improvements to provide faster and higher quality renders, including the new Final Gather mode
  • New Material Nodes, which duplicate real surfaces in a simple one-step manner
    • Dielectric - A physically accurate glass and liquid shader
    • Conductor - A physically accurate metal shader
    • Sigma - A node for sub-surface scattering
    • Simple Skin - A physically accurate skin shader with sub-surface scattering
  • New anti-aliasing technology including a new pass technique and new sampling patterns which allow an artist to produce better results in less time
  • New modeling and selection tools like Create Rows, Select Entire Loop, Select Entire Surface, Select Entire Part, Select Path, Loop Expand and Loop Contract to improve workflow
  • Improved depth of field, which offer more realistic results and realtime preview

Pricing and Availability

NewTek products are distributed in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands by New Magic Australia. LightWave V9 is available now for $1299 (Aust$) for a single user license. LightWave V9 upgrades for existing LightWave owners are $649 (Aust$). Please note: On July 1, 2007 the suggested retail price (internationally) for a full license of LightWave v9.2 and v9.2 upgrades will increase. For more information or to purchase contact New Magic. To locate a New Magic / NewTek Authorized Reseller click here.

Newtek in Australia and New Zealand

NewTek products are distributed in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands by New Magic Australia.

About New Magic Australia Pty Ltd

New Magic Australia Pty Ltd is a recognised leader in the distribution and marketing of multimedia hardware and software, representing a carefully selected range of innovative, leading manufacturers, and catering for both the professional and consumer markets. New Magic has been established for over 15 years, and is the Australian distributor of Blackmagic Design, Convergent Design, NewTek Inc, Hauppauge Computer Works Inc and Sony Creative Software products.

Press Contact / Review Units :
Darrell J Vanderwolf
National Sales / Marketing Manager
New Magic Australia Pty. Ltd.
ABN 57 100 704 416

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About NewTek

With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production, presentation, animation and special effects tools including LightWave 3D®, winner of the 2003 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award, 3D Arsenal™, TriCaster™ and VT[4]™. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster®. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent television and film projects using NewTek production tools include 300, The Guardian, Ant Bully, The DaVinci Code, Mr. & Mrs.Smith, Serenity, Sin City, Fantastic Four, Drive, The 4400, Stargate:SG1, Stargate: Atlantis, Battlestar: Galactica, Prison Break, LOST, CSI, Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight, Recent game titles include Shadow of the Colossus, Black, Ridge Racer 6, Burnout Revenge, Driver: Parallel Lines, Quake IV and Heroes of Might and Magic 6.

LightWave and LightWave 3D are registered trademarks of NewTek. 3D Arsenal, LightWave Rendition, TriCaster, TriCaster PRO, SpeedEDIT, iVGA and TriCaster VM are trademarks of NewTek, Inc.All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
 
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