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- L I G H T - R O M
- General Information
- 10/28/94
-
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- OVERVIEW
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-
- In cooperation with Lightwave artist Michael Meshew, Amiga Library Services
- is producing a new CD called "LIGHT-ROM". This is a 650 Mb CD-ROM dedicated
- to 3D artists all over the world, and contains Lightwave objects, scene
- files, textures, bump maps (JPEG, IFF, & TARGA), fonts, thumbnail
- renderings, and text files with advice from the rendering pros.
-
- It also contains a "Showcase Directory", displaying the talents of selected
- Lightwave artists from all over the world.
-
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- CONTENTS
- ========
-
- LIGHT-ROM Volume 1 contains the following:
-
- o Lightwave 3D scene files, objects, surface attributes, and image
- sequences. All objects are also usable with trueSpace by
- Caligari, for PC compatible systems.
-
- o Imagine objects, surface attributes, and text files for Amiga and
- IBM Imagine artists.
-
- o Sculpt 3D objects, readable by Lightwave 3D and Sculpt, for Amiga
- and Mac artists.
-
- o GEO objects, readable by Lightwave 3D and Videoscape 3D, and can
- also be used with Scenery Animator 4.0.
-
- o A collection of textures, images and bump maps in IFF, TARGA, and
- JPEG formats, for use in 3D packages such as Lightwave or Imagine.
- They are also useful as backgrounds for desktop video applications.
-
- o A collection of DEM's (Digital Elevation Maps) for use in Scenery
- Animator or VistaPro. They can also be used in 3D translation
- programs to convert to 3D landscapes.
-
- o An exclusive "Showcase Directory", where Lightwave artists from
- around the world can showcase their talents and skills to the rest
- of the Lightwave community, and advertise their abilities to
- potential employers.
-
- o A collection of old style Toaster CG fonts and wipes.
-
- o A collection of text files covering the Video Toaster and Lightwave,
- from the Internet mailing lists and from various BBS systems. These
- text files consist of advice and tips from some of the professionals
- using the Toaster and Lightwave.
-
- o Thumbnail renderings of Lightwave objects, images, textures and
- bump maps, included for your convenience.
-
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- MULTIPLATFORM CD-ROM
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-
- LIGHT-ROM is a multiplatform CD-ROM. It adheres strictly to level 1
- of the ISO-9660 standard, and thus can be read on almost any system that
- has CD-ROM support.
-
- When Lightwave is released for Windows, Windows NT, and the SGI, in late
- 1994, LIGHT-ROM will work immediately on those platforms.
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- UPDATES
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- LIGHT-ROM will be updated at approximately 6 month intervals. Contributors
- to the Showcase Directory will be eligible for a free copy of LIGHT-ROM.
- Write to Amiga Library Services for a submissions form if you have some
- material you would like to have included.
-
- ============
- HOW TO ORDER
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-
- The retail price of LIGHT-ROM is $39.95 plus $3.95 for shipping and handling.
- Orders can be sent via mail, FAX, email, or voicemail to:
-
- Mail: Amiga Library Services
- 610 N. Alma School Road, Suite 18
- Chandler, AZ 85224-3687
- USA
-
- FAX: (602) 491-0048
- VOICE: (800) 804-0833
- Email: orders@amigalib.com
-