NewTek LightWave 3D® at SIGGRAPH 2008 (Aug. 12 – 14, 2008)

NewTek Booth # 159
Los Angeles Convention Center

NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, will be demonstrating its latest offerings at SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles, Tuesday, August 12 through Thursday, August 14.

The innovations to be featured at the booth are:

LightWave® v9.5 and LightWave® Rendition™ for Adobe® Photoshop®: LightWave v9.5 marks a rebirth; core changes provide a tremendous increase in user interface performance, dynamics systems improvements and render speed enhancements. LightWave v9.5 adds a broad range of new features and improved work flows for faster and more efficient production at all levels. LightWave has been proven in production pipelines large and small time and time again in films, television, games, print, engineering, architecture and more. LightWave Rendition for Adobe Photoshop gives creative artists the ability to render models imported through Photoshop CS3 Extended™ and deliver the richness of detail, textures and lighting attributes found in the original 3D object format, all within the Photoshop Extended environment.

SpeedEDIT™: Rather than emulating the "old school" film-cutting workflow found in most non-linear editors, NewTek streamlines the editing process by eliminating many unnecessary steps. NewTek SpeedEDIT is a resolution-independent video editor designed to work quickly and efficiently on any video project, from web streams to Standard Definition (SD) to High-Definition (HD). SpeedEDIT works smoothly and natively with MPEG-2, AVI, QuickTime® and most popular video formats in either SD or HD. Enjoy real-time, full resolution on-screen HD previews with FireWire output to camera or deck.

3D Arsenal™: NewTek 3D Arsenal is a collection of software content and training that makes creating 3D motion graphics quick and easy. The system, based on NewTek's award winning 3D animation, modeling and rendering technology provides output of the highest quality. 3D Arsenal combines a large selection of royalty free pre-made content, an hour of video training and a new streamlined 3D workflow to deliver an application that any non-linear editor can use out of the box. 3D Arsenal also outputs multiple file formats, making it compatible with every NLE system on the Mac or PC. With additional content packs to follow for churches, schools, sports and more, 3D Arsenal is the ultimate add-on to any NLE system on the Mac or Windows platforms.


LiveSet™: LiveSet allows you to achieve the look of a sophisticated studio setting, virtually, within a very small studio space and without the need for external equipment because LiveSet is integrated into every TriCaster PRO™, TriCaster STUDIO™ and VT[5]™ system. With lights, a simple camera set-up, and a green or blue backdrop, your talent can be placed in any one of the LiveSet virtual sets. The proprietary technology in LiveSet makes it possible for you to have multiple camera angles and to change distance from close-up to midway to a wide shot without having to move your cameras. LiveSet also provides the ability to further customize your production by adding video, still imagery or graphics to monitors featured in the LiveSet virtual sets.