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- Welcome to the new newsgroup that will center around NewTek Inc.'s
- LightWave3D 3D modeling, rendering and animation packages. Right now,
- LightWave3D is only available on the Commodore Amiga with rendering
- engines available for various MIPS based WindowsNT workstations.
- LightWave3D is used by a wide variety of people for an equally wide variety
- of uses. You'll find the work of talented artists using LightWave3D on such
- TV shows as Babylon5 and seaQuest for example. NewTek intends on releasing
- LightWave3D for SGI and PCs running Windows and WindowsNT either by the end
- of this year or first quarter next year (1995).
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- If you are interested in mailing list archives, you can ftp to
- ftp.netcom.com and look for pub/dj/djmccoy. You'll find directories for
- Lightwave and the Video Toaster mailing list archives from over the years.
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- I welcome you all and I thank all those that have participated in the
- mailing list and newsgroup creation. Let's bring forth a multitude of
- wonderful and informative messages on the 3D program we all love and enjoy!
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- Included in this post is the charter for this new newsgroup. If there are
- any questions, please feel free to ask.
-
- Daniel J. McCoy
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- comp.graphics.packages.lightwave
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- Group Name: comp.graphics.packages.lightwave
- Status: Unmoderated
- Summary: Discussion of all aspects of Lightwave 3D, a 3D modeling,
- rendering and animation package from NewTek Inc.
- Distribution: World
- Proposed by: Daniel J. McCoy (djmccoy@netcom.com)
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- CHARTER
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- This unmoderated newsgroup proposed as
- comp.graphics.packages.lightwave will be used for the discussion of
- NewTek Inc's Lightwave 3D, a 3D modeling and rendering package. Topics
- appropriate to this newsgroup will include but are not limited to:
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- * General questions and answers on using Lightwave 3D.
- * Product announcements relating to Lightwave 3D and third party
- products that benefit Lightwave 3D.
- * Rexx macros to enhance Layout and Modeler usage.
- * Optimizing options to get the most out of Lightwave 3D.
-
- As Lightwave 3D is scheduled to be released for Windows, WindowsNT and
- SGI platforms by the end of the year, the following topics are examples
- of what is not appropriate to discuss in this proposed newsgroup:
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- * Platform specific discussions which should be directed to their
- appropriate newsgroups.
- * Lightwave oriented product advertising should be limited to brief
- messages pointing to an e-mail address or phone number to get
- further information.
- * Advertising platform specific products should be directed to the
- appropriate platform newsgroups.
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- BACKGROUND
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- In the past, Lightwave 3D was only distributed with the Video Toaster
- which limited it's use to those living in countries where NTSC was the
- video standard. However, Lightwave 3D is now also available as a
- standalone package for ALL Amiga owners. In addition, NewTek Inc.
- announced at Siggraph '94 that Lightwave 3D will be ported to Windows,
- WindowsNT, and SGI platforms by the end of 1994. Lightwave 3D is used by
- a great number of professionals and hobbyists for a wide variety of uses
- and projects. TV shows such as Babylon 5, seaQuest and RoboCop are
- examples of where Lightwave 3D is used.
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- RATIONALE
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- Currently, there is a mailing list dedicated to Lightwave 3D with a
- subscriber base of approximately 500 users with an average of 25-30
- messages a day. Since the release of the standalone version and the
- announcement at Siggraph, interest has grown and so has the mailing list.
- Due to subscriber responses, it may be appropriate for a new newsgroup to
- be created to take the place of this mailing list in an effort to expand
- the user base and information sharing on Lightwave 3D.
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- It has also been expressed by several subscribers that don't have Usenet
- newsgroup access that perhaps a mail gateway can be created for access to
- this newsgroup. I am unable to provide such a service, however I would
- like to hear from anyone who can personally.
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- Daniel J. McCoy //
- Internet : djmccoy@netcom.com, dan@acti.com Portal: Daniel J McCoy \X/
- or Daniel_J_McCoy@cup.portal.com BIX: dmccoy Amiga
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