Of course the Videoscape solution wasn't the only one available to NewTek when they wanted to add a 3D graphics application to the Amiga Video Toaster back in 1989 - it was almost equipped with Dr. Have a look at the sticker on the Videoscape 3D box to see how things have evolved since this program was state of the art.
Videoscape was written by Allen Hastings and Modeler 3D by Stuart Ferguson, giving a historical basis behind the split personality of LightWave 3D. (Notes from Dean: Thanks, Ben, for taking my initial history page (with permission) and updating it to include this cool feature that only improves what I started back in 2002.īernhard Bazant loaded up an Amiga emulator on his Linux machine, fired up LightWave 3.5, 4.0, and 5.0, and took 25-something screen grabs for me using my "famous" Babylon 5 clone models! Thanks Bernhard! That and I made all the box shots with transparent backgrounds for a somewhat cleaner look.īefore LightWave came Videoscape 3D and Aegis Modeler 3D on the Commodore Amiga. I really want to build this page into a comprehensive history of LightWave since the beginning) (Notes from Ben: The new format of this page is a wiki, which means that details can be added, mistakes corrected and most importantly images contributed to the pictures for each version. If you have any questions, comments, or resource locations, just drop me a line. If you're able, get a screen grab of LightWave and Modeler 2.0 and send them to Dean or Ben (unless you feel adventurous and want to upload them and edit the respective location yourself! - it's not hard since the Gallery function of this site processes large images into thumbnails as well as medium size images as needed automatically).Īdditional info, such as pricing and features will also be included as time goes on and as YOU the visitor supply (see Ben's note below). We are still seeking screens of LightWave 2.0 on the now defunct Commodore Amiga running NewTek's Video Toaster. This is a work in progress as screengrabs of past and future version are obtained. Nowhere else on the web will you find such a comprehensive collection as this!
NEWTEK LIGHTWAVE 3D 9 SOFTWARE
This page is a compilation and an archival record of how NewTek, Inc's., LightWave 3D computer graphics software has evolved and changed interface styles, box packaging, and logo design over the course of time, now in its 17th year and 9th version. T h e E v o l u t i o n O f L i g h t W a v e 3 D