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DiscreetFX Announces: Spontaneous Combustion; Fire, Smoke and Explosion DVE's The unofficial sequel to the Amiga/Video Toaster Flyer version of Pyromania from Bill Panagouleas. In development for over two years S.C. gives you much more than just fire, explosion and smoke effects. More frames, more depth, more realism. Over 40 unique Real-time effects, many never before seen for any video editing system.Video Toaster [2]/[3] version comes on one DVD-ROM and one CD-ROM, over 5 Gigabytes of data! Individual files in sequence are provided for maximum usage in a variety of programs. more |
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Transits DVE Set Available for many platforms these gradient, or alpha, transitions are carefully designed and created by hand then saved in the proper resolution for your system. These are exciting transitions that you can use again and again in VT[2] or VT[3] . Over 200 in the collection that comes on ten CDs! Designed for everyone from the Wedding and Event videographer to the storyteller working in video. more |
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Announces Genesis Genesis is the first video production system designed from the ground up for the needs of worship service media production. Drawing on NewTek's award-winning video and graphic production technologies, the needs of live production, editing and graphic creation are all addressed with a powerful turnkey solution designed for easy operation. more |
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for Aura/AuraVT - from Steve Bowie Help yourself to a working demo version of the ToyBox version 2.5. Some here have been using the release version already, but now you can all try this out. This version is ONLY for Aura 2.5b and AuraVT owners. Users of AuraDV can access the (far less capable but still cool) "ToyBoxDV" version free on the NewTekPro site - you others, it's time to upgrade. more |
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for Adobe Premiere 6 Released RevolutionB is a set of PC plugins for Adobe Premiere 6.0 from Bob Tasa. These plugins are built to give you the ability to edit uncompressed YUV 4:2:2 and DV files in real-time. This software is the only multi track real-time editing solution that is independent from any proprietary hardware. The software only engine has enough real-time power to give you the creative freedom to get the job done. more |
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VT[3] BETA Program
Announced The target date for release of the public beta is Friday, May 9. NewTek will be accepting a limited number of participants in this program. Sales will go through dealers......"The retail price of the VT[3] BetaForce software is $595, which is the same as the final shipping version. BetaForce participants who purchase the software will receive final packaging, documentation and software on CD when the upgrade is shipped. Customers who have purchased VT[2] and qualify for free VT[3] upgrades may participate at no charge in the BetaForce program, however; they will not receive the packaging or printed manuals. Documentation will be available electronically. " Check with your dealer for more details. more |
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NAB Coverage of Toaster 3.0 from Toaster Support Faraz has a ton of events planned for your entertainment. Here are some of the Highlights: Interviews with Andrew Cross, Paul Laura, William Vaughan, Tim Jenison and the list continues to grow. Toast '03 coverage at the MGM hosted by users for NewTek. Chat sessions everynight after the NAB convention to keep you up with events happening at the NewTek booth. more |
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Video Toaster [3] NewTek will be showcasing Video Toaster [3] at NAB 2003 in Las Vegas, booth number SL2844. A sample of the new features include: Batch Capture, Re-designed DV support and capture, Re-designed CG, 3D Positioning within ToasterEdit, Spline editor for all parameters within ToasterEdit, and a ToasterEdit wrapper codec, allowing you to import ToasterEdit projects into any application that can read AVI files without any rendering process. Current Video Toaster [2] owners may pre-order your upgrade from your reseller today for $595. more |
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Maker 1.0 (Aura) - Available Now If you're in the business of creating video slideshows, or have ever worked on a project with numerous images of varied size, then you probably know how time consuming and tedious it can be to rotate, scale, and aspect correct every picture individually. Now, with Slideshow Maker, you can easily convert a folder of pictures into a slideshow. more |
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NewTek Announces LightWave Worldwide Community Tour First 50 Signups To Get Major Savings On Graphics and Training Products. The series of affordable two-day training seminars on 3D animation, visual effects and graphic design officially kicks off the weekend prior to the NAB show in Las Vegas, and is the largest LightWave tour ever, with stops in the US, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and more. Class instructors will vary from location to location, but will include Class On Demand instructional video host Lee Stranahan, and FX Academy Distance Learning director Larry Shultz. more |
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Free Update for Aura Video Paint Aura Video Paint [2.5b], is a free update for registered owners of Aura [2.5]. The update includes integration with LightWave 3D, two-point Motion Stabilization plug-in, support for the DPS Virtual Tape File System, a variety of new codecs and filters, and a wide range of other enhancements. more |
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Toaster 2 in France "Soeur Emmanuelle: An exceptional woman" was shown on French television channel France 5 on February 2nd 2003. The post-production of this documentary was completely done using the Video Toaster [2]. Here is an interview with François Boulene about his work on the programme. story |
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Video Toaster [2] for Animators A special offer for LightWave 3D animators, for $1995US. The offer includes the Video Toaster I/O card with a complete suite of supporting applications for assembling, editing, and compositing uncompressed output of animation and video. The special is available through NewTek authorized resellers and distributors worldwide, through March 31st, 2003. buynow |
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Direct with Dan Ablan LightWave Direct is the online resource for LightWave learning. LightWave Direct takes you on a journey through the discovery of LightWave 3D. Each course is taught by leading animation guru and LightWave expert Dan Ablan. LightWave Direct also offers sales on LightWave related products, including all LightWave books, training videos from Class on Demand, and plug-ins.site |
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NewTek Releases
XP-Compatible Video Toaster [2] Update NewTek announced the release of the seventh free update to Video Toaster [2]. The primary feature of the free update is that Video Toaster [2] now runs under Windows XP operating systems. The update also offers several new improvements in ToasterEdit, Digital Disk Recorder (DDR) and other modules. more |
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NewTek's Texture Collection #2 Download the second edition of NewTek's Texture Collection. As with the initial release, this new set includes fifty high-resolution textures available at no charge at NewTek.com. Subjects covered in the second set of textures include Wood, Metal, Sky, Nature, and Stone. All textures are unretouched photographic images at 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels resolution. These are provided in JPEG format, for efficient download. freestuff |
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NewTek Releases
RS-8TM Hardware Switcher Control Module NewTek announced the release of the RS-8 Hardware Switcher Control Module, an 8-input hardware control surface that works in tandem with NewTek's SX-8 Switcher Expansion Unit for Video Toaster [2]. RS-8 is a USB 1.1- and 2.0-compatible hardware option for Technical Directors who prefer to switch by touch, providing the ability to focus on the production rather than the computer interface. more |
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Stuart Penn Interview "When I started at Framestore-CFC to work on Dinotopia I was modelling using Softimage but I requested a copy of LightWave because I knew that I could achieve results much faster. It turned out that it got used for more than just modelling. You come across the odd person from time to time that acts superior because I'm "only" using LightWave but most people are professional and judge me only by results and not the name or price of the package. Framestore-CFC have been very supportive of my use of LightWave." interview |
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Compile Your Own Custom 3D Transitions NewTek wanted to give something special to the Toaster community, and the LightWave utility to make 3D effects is just small enough to squeeze under the NewTek tree. Regardless of how many real-time, 3D transitions NewTek releases, its ultimate value lies in creating a customized effect to startle and amaze your clients, so get started. download |
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LightWave Holiday Bonus Pack The LightWave Holiday Bonus Pack, is an offering which provides $1,400 in learning materials free to purchasers of a full commercial license copy of LightWave 3D. The bundle includes books, DVDs, CDs, a discount on NewTek-sponsored seminars, and magazine subscriptions. holiday |
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User Profile: Bill Evans “Advergames” is a new twist on marketing via new media, and MindComet Corporation is a major player – let’s rephrase that, a major developer in this mad new method of putting fun for the consumer into the marketing messages and purchase opportunities that a vendor wishes to present. MindComet uses NewTek’s LightWave 3D as part of their arsenal of creative tools. interview |
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Digital Cinematography & Directing by Dan Ablan This book was written entirely for the 3D animator. It teaches you essential skills and concepts based on real world photographic and cinematic principles, which you can apply to any industry 3D application such as LightWave 3D, Softimage XSI, 3D Studio MAX, Cinema 4D, Maya, and other leading programs. This book does not focus on using software but rather teaches you how to understand and use the camera within your 3D application. more |
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2.0 from restAURAunt Ease is a keyframe generator that allows the creation of smooth, frame-accurate, point-to-point, ease'd parameter changes for many Aura filters - such as KeyFramer. With Ease, fast-in/slow-out, medium-in/slow-to-fast/fast-to-medium/fast-out, or any of MILLIONS of other possible parameter change variations can be designed. site |
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Textures V2 & V3 The second collection meets the demand for stressed, aged, damaged and dirty textures. The third collection of textures are base textures that are suitable for building up layers or applying straight to surfaces such as stone, plaster, concrete etc. Again covering many subjects, being hi-res, seamless and having many bonus features. 3dtotal |
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NewTek Announces
Sixth Update to Video Toaster [2] NewTek announced that a free update to Video Toaster [2] is available to registered owners on NewTek's website, www.newtek.com. This update to NewTek s comprehensive NLE/Live Video Switching system adds new support for Adobe After Effects, among other features. In addition to After Effects compatibility, support has been added recently to Video Toaster [2] for Commotion", Combustion, 3ds max", Power CG" and Digital Fusion. more |
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LightWave 3D Tutorial Creation Challenge Submit a tutorial sharing a tip or trick, and win prizes from Class on Demand, the definitive authority for training materials. The tutorial can be created for beginners to advanced users. The winning tutorial , as well as all other tutorials will be made available to the community once the challenge is completed. The Deadline for this contest is January 2. contest |
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"Model & Rig in a Day!" Using Lightwave 7.5 from Lost Pencil Animation Studios Using Lightwave 7.5, learn how to quickly create a simple character model, rig the character using a predefined skeleton template and an automated script and then use vertex paint to modify and tweak the weight maps in order to create effective mesh deformations. $19.99 until Dec 14th. more |
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Vue d'Esprit 4
Updates This update is available for Mac and Windows platforms, as an incremental update from v4.1 or as a full update from any previous version. more |
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Seven 3D Graphics Boards Compared For the moment, ATI has nVidia beat in almost every market segment. For absolutely lowest cost DX8 performance, the $85 Radeon 9000 Pro wins – despite its very poor FSAA performance. In the midrange price/performance category, the Radeon 9500 Pro -- its 128-bit memory interface – delivers solid performance for around $200. And at the top of the spectrum, the Radeon 9700 wins the 3D Brass Ring – although a GeForceFX showdown looms on the horizon. article |
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Hat Tricks Vol2: Thematic Transition, Now available in PAL! Hat Tricks Vol2: Thematic Transition is a collection of 50 animated wipes with graphics, these are themed effects designed to really enhance the post production professional's arsenal of effects and showcases the full power of the Toaster's FX architecture. HatTricks |
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Interview with
Kurt Larsen, Digital Artist Kurt Larsen has worked for clients as varied as New Line Cinema, Halliburton, Compaq, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, producing images, animation, and extensive graphic presentations for video, interactive CD, kiosks, and the web. NewTek recently had the opportunity to talk with Kurt about his experience in the industry and goals for the future. profile |
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LightWave 3DTutorials Thanksgiving Special Everything but the Turkey is here! Learn to model a plate, which would go well if you happen to have a frying pan, cup and fork and now a teapot. tutorials |
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New G2 Update Available from Worley Labs Check out the new free update to G2! Included are many bug fixes, but also the feature that most people have been waiting for: Sasquatch shadow support in G2. The list of changes is on the support page, and the downloads for the new G2 (and new G2-enabled Sasquatch) are there. worley |
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BOXX & LightWave Purchase any 3DBOXX workstation between now and 1/1/2003 and add Lightwave3D for only $995. The combination of the most complete professional software tool set in the industry bundled with BOXX Technologies award winning hardware are the choice for any 3D job anywhere.boxxtech |
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The NewTek Nationwide Commercial Challenge The first NewTek Video Toaster contest is underway this month, "The NewTek Nationwide Commercial Challenge." This inaugural Video Toaster competition is seeking broadcast-quality, 30-second commercials for Video Toaster [2]. Entrants are to create their best commercial using any combination of ToasterEdit(TM), Aura Video Paint(TM) and LightWave. Contest |
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DVEs: Lower Thirds from RestAURAnt Eventually, most video editors need to create a lower third title or graphic of some type - particularly if you work on documentaries or news programs. The Lower Thirds DVE collection, as it's name suggests, is designed specifically for this purpose. This collection includes 30 useful DVEs. DVEs |
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Video Toaster Tutorial: Collapsing Layers to Subprojects The benefits of subprojects are numerous, and go well beyond just visually simplifying project segments. One benefit is that you can now hold down the ALT key and stretch the entire subproject out to have it fit within the desired time. tutorial |
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LightWave 3D Tutorial Added - Modeling a Cup There are many ways to model a cup in LightWave modeler. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a cup starting with a circle and extending tools like bevel, extrude, smooth shift and magic bevel. Even if you know how to do this, the visual style of this tutorial is worth checking out! tutorial |
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NewTek and Digimation Announce Integration of Video Toaster [2] and 3ds max NewTek and Digimation, Inc., world's leading supplier of plugins for 3ds max, today announced a suite of plugins providing tight integration between NewTek's Video Toaster [2] and Discreet's 3ds max. The plugins will ship standard with Video Toaster [2]. press |
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NewTek LightWave Art Gallery Updates There are 41 new images at the NewTek LightWave gallery from artists including Marco Carpagnano, Dmitry Savinoff, Ricardo Parrinha, Ricardo Parrinha, Charles T. Gaushell, Pete Sussi, Jamie Clark, Paulo Mendonca, David Sanhueza, Dan Dipierro, Luis de la Cerda, Roman Dyadyura, Kyoshi Harada, Min Soo Cho, Xavier COLOMBEL, Benoit de Longlee and many more. gallery |
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NewTek brings ‘Product Showcase’ to Boston, MA on November 19th Come to this free sales event to see the revolutionary product line from NewTek including Video Toaster 2, LightWave 3D, and the exciting new VT2 Graphics Systems that features professional compositing courtesy of Digital Fusion from eyeon software as well as compatibility with a wide range of other software. Video Hardware Services, LLC will be there to show off their DreamStation2 workstation for the Video Toaster! more |
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Update from Dr. Andrew Cross One good piece of news is that the team is expanding... with a recently hired Mike Watkins, who is an excellent engineer and a great addition to the team. Plus another patch release for Toaster available very soon that improves a number of areas including: the LightWave DVE builder, RTV file support for Adobe After-Effects, support for the final shipping RS8 Switcher, and setting the ground-work for the next major release. more |
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New Video Toaster Tutorials Fiddling with Color shows how easy it is to work with each clip’s color tones and even change color to black & white or negative. The Power of Zooming and Scrolling Through Time show just one of many real-time features included in the Toaster that is easy to accomplish. tutorials |
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The LightWave 3D Mascot Design Challenge This is the third challenge of the year, and if the entries are anything like last month's, we're all in for a treat. Get ready to put your character design skills to the test to create a mascot for NewTek, LightWave 3D, Aura Video Paint, or the Video Toaster. May the best Character Modeler win! contest |
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Texturing For Dummies Part 3- The Importance of Real Diffusion by Leigh van der Byl Check out this new tutorial at NewTek.com. Well, it has got something to do with colour, but it is not the actual colour itself. In reality, diffusion is actually the extremely essential attribute of an object's surface that scatters light - so basically it's the surface attribute that determines how much light is reflected, as well as absorbed, by the surface - it determines how much of the surface's colour we can see. tutorial |
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REALVIZ Stitcher EZ REALVIZ, drawing on the powerful automatic stitching engine central to REALVIZ Stitcher, now brings professional-level stitching capabilities to a whole new user community, regardless of their prior knowledge of digital imaging processes. more |
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Digital Video Expo, Houston TX The MicroSearch Digital Video Expo will spotlight the latest technologies of the video and animation industry. MicroSearch's Houston Digital Media Training Center (HDMTC) will be conducting FREE seminars over the latest software and hardware in the field every hour on the hour 11:00am-4:00pm. This is the chance for all digital media professionals to meet one on one with industry professionals to get the answers, advice and hands-on experience with the latest advancements in the video technology industry. more |
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44 New Images Posted on NewTek's Gallery Some of the new artist's are: Benoit de Longle, Terry Ford, Per Mostad, Robinson Steinke, Bumblebee Studios, Wes Chilton, David Jean, Dickie Anderson, Can Tuncer, Sebastien Chort, Basil Pio, Ronald van Vemden, Adrian Thompson, Antti Jarvela, George Grimshaw and many more. site |
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NewTek's Opportunity Center The Opportunity Center is an expanded classified ads section where product users can post job openings, resumes, service listings and other notices. It also includes areas where schools and training centers can post their training offerings for NewTek's LightWave 3D, Video Toaster, and Aura Video Paint . Producers of books and tapes for training on NewTek's line of products may also list their products in the Training and Education sections or in the Buy/Sell/Trade sections. site |
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New Tutorial: Box Modeling a Head by Bytehawk The author changed his mind about box modeling when he saw a video tutorial for Houdini (by 3Dbuzz). All the way through the tutorial he was thinking how much faster he could do that in Lightwave. This is the result : tutorial |
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New Skins from Faraz Here are some very cool skins that will help optimize precious desktop space and improve editing workflow. Now you can easily accomodate an Audio Mixer, Switcher, ToasterEdit, Filebin, and a ToasterVision monitor on one screen. skins |
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New Tutorial: Basic Facial Setup by Tony G. This tutorial uses a point-by-point method similar to the one discussed in Dan Ablan’s Inside Lightwave 6. You can use any head for this, but a sub-patched model with as few patches ("polygons") as possible is strongly suggested. tutorial |
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Tutorial: Kory Heinzen's Lighting Tips This Guide is meant to be a starting point for lighting in the CG world. These tips and techniques will be skewed towards a gaming environment with an emphasis on storytelling. There will be information here that has been covered many times before, but hopefully there will be something that sheds some light on how to apply traditional film and illustration techniques to the world of computer graphics. more |
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LightWave 7.5 Character Animation Training Tour The LightWave 7.5 Character Animation Training Tour hits the road this fall loaded with empowering knowledge and innovative technology. The cost for each 2 day session is $495.00. The fall leg of the tour includes stops in Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. more |
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The Toaster [2] “Interoperability Upgrade” The latest upgrade for Video Toaster[2] is available as a free download from NewTek. Because of the software-centric nature of Video Toaster [2], this “Interoperability Upgrade” emphasizes tools that provide input/output and frame buffer support for a number of popular production packages as well as introducing a number of new features. more |
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The LightWave 3D Logo Animation Challenge Use LightWave's built-in features to create the best 10 to 20 second Logo Animation. Submit an image of one of the key moments in the animation and the source file to the contest forum and the panel of judges will decide who has the best skills. contest |
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Tour to Show Cutting-Edge Tools for Video and Graphics Production in 26 Cities The NewTek Product Showcase will be an evening event to introduce the latest NewTek technologies for video and graphics production. The tour will present Video Toaster [2] and LightWave 3D [7.5], with a special focus on the recently announced NewTek/eyeon Software bundles of Video Toaster [2] and LightWave 3D with Digital Fusion® 4 and DFX+. The tour will visit 26 cities in North America and Hawaii this fall and winter. more |
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Software and NewTek Announce New Bundle eyeon Software and NewTek announced a new special bundle offer of eyeon's Digital Fusion and NewTek's LightWave 3D. The offer price of $4995US represents savings of $1595US over the combined suggested retail pricing of the two products. The new software bundle joins two previous offerings announced last week, one pairing eyeon's DFX+ with a special edition of NewTek's Video Toaster [2], and the other teaming Digital Fusion 4 with Video Toaster [2] and LightWave 3D. more |
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Special Offer from NewTek- Limited Time! Just until the end of September, you can get LightWave [7.5] for just $995! This is a full version of LightWave with all the bells and whistles. You are eligible for this special if you use After Effects, Photoshop, AVID, Media 100, Premiere, Final Cut, or Hollywood FX. site |
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NewTek Releases
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NewTek Launches
"Next Dimension Training Tour" NewTek's Next Dimension Training Tour is a series of affordable two-day training seminars on 3D animation, visual effects and graphic design. Tour seminars are to be held in cities across North America and in Hawaii this fall and winter. The lecture-style training, which is being co-sponsored by companies such as plug-in developers Worley Laboratories and Dynamic Realities, is priced at only $199 for the two-day seminar. more |
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