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- From: rlees@ix.netcom.com(Richard Lees )
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: NewTek SHIPS Lightwave 4.0/Amiga!
- Date: 24 Jan 1996 09:21:09 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
- Message-ID: <4e4tm5$oam@reader2.ix.netcom.com>
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- In <3105e045.6937369@News> elric@tnp.com (Jeff Barr) writes:
- >
- >On 23 Jan 1996 08:03:43 GMT, rlees@ix.netcom.com(Richard Lees ) wrote:
- >>>> : Lightwave on Raptor 3 WinNT workstations could render in 4 and
- 1/2
- >>days
- >>>> : what it would take an A4000/040 a full year (24 hrs a day) to
- do.
- >>>
- >>>> That doesn't sound correct...
- >>>
- >>>Sounds about right to me. That's a tad over 80X a 68040/25, which
- >>isn't
- >>>much of a stretch at all these days.
- >
- >>Yeah, agreed, but um, correct me if I'm wrong, isn't a Raptor 3 WinNT
- >>workstation multiprocessor?
- >>
- >>That could have something to do with it. ;)
- >
- >What does it have to do with anything? My single processor, bargain
- >basement P100 will render 10x faster than an A4000/040, for less
- >money, and includes TRUE 24 bit output and a CD ROM as well (not to
- >mention gobs more storage space). NOBODY serious about 3D renders on
- >an Amiga anymore. Sure, I keep my A3000 because of all the great 3D
- >tools which simply aren't available on any other platform, but I sure
- >as heck don't render on it.
- >
- >Flat on my back in the middle of the Information Superhighway
-
- When I actually find a cool rendering program other then Lightwave
- running on NT, maybe I'd consider something else. Next you'll tell me
- you render with KPT Bryce or something. 10X? Hmm, sounds like an
- exageration to me...And true 24bit output? Hmm, gee, A3000 = $350,
- OpalVision Board = $150 == $500 for true 24bit output. Hmmm. And what
- the hell does a CDRom have to do with Rendering? Doh!
-
-