NewTek has taken a new approach to 3D software development in LightWave with CORE Technology. The key to the process is you, the creative 3D artist. Through your participation and feedback, the next generation 3D application is evolving. This new approach moves far beyond simple testing and feedback in the “beta” stage of development to interaction at every stage.
NewTek invites you to participate in this innovative and exciting process which is simple to join and will give lasting benefits for years to come.
To become a LightWave HardCORE member you must hold a licensed and registered copy of LightWave v9. Your LightWave v9 registration entitles you to purchase an annual membership for US$495.
To become a registered owner of LightWave v9 simply purchase a new seat of software or upgrade your current license. All new purchases and upgrades include an annual membership to the LightWave HardCORE community.
Your LightWave HardCORE membership includes:
- Exclusive access to ongoing builds of LightWave with CORE Technology
- Shipping versions of LightWave delivered during membership year
- Continued updates to LightWave v9
- First to receive the Cocoa® version of LightWave
- Private community area with forums for interaction with one another and the LightWave development team
- Exclusive development presentations and updates
- LightWave with CORE Technology training videos
- VIP invitations to special events
- Personalized membership card
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LightWave® with CORE Technology Video/Image Preview
VPR is the progressive interactive render preview system for NewTek LightWave with CORE Technology. Using the exact same code as the CORE render engine, VPR offers a "wysiwyg" result very quickly. Multi-threading and multi-processor support means that VPR scales very well with whatever system you are using for LightWave with CORE Technology. It's a very fast, responsive system, with a unique twist: you can actually interact with all scene elements within the VPR viewport itself (as if it were just another viewport as far as LightWave with CORE Technology is concerned.) That means that you can directly interact with materials, lighting, view point, item placement, and, most importantly, create new objects or edit existing objects right in the VPR viewport.
The Viewport Preview Render (VPR) in LightWave with CORE Technology gives real-time rendering (up to and including global illumination) and supports direct mesh manipulation while working in the VPR viewport.
