Bordeaux, France - 16th December 2004 - NewTek Europe take great pleasure in announcing "LightWave [8] by Aula Temática", the fourth book on LightWave 3D® published by Anaya Multimedia and edited by NewTek Europe authorised training centre Aula Temática in Spain. This new work presents the latest version of LightWave and offers Spanish-speaking artists a self-help guide, written in Spanish, to accompany the LightWave 3D [8] manual.

At nearly 700 pages, this book has a complete, easy and efficient manner of getting to grips with LightWave.

Inside, the reader will first discover the principles of LightWave and its installation, then progress on to detailed explanations of LightWave's specialised functions and gain an insight into the main plug-ins for LightWave [8]. Along with the theory of how to use LightWave, each explanation is accompanied by a practical tutorial throughout the book.

Accompanied by a CD containing tutorial materials; a large selection of texture images and a gallery of animations made with LightWave, LightWave [8] by Aula Temática is currently delivered free of charge with any order of a full licence of or upgrade to LightWave 3D [8] (This offer expires at the end of 31st December 2004).

Technical specifications:

Pricing & availability

LightWave [8] for Windows and Macintosh platforms is available through NewTek Europe and its authorised resellers for a suggested retail price of 1 395 € plus VAT/ UK £995 plus VAT (Special offer for Spain until December 31st, 2004:  1 395 € including VAT + Realviz ImageModeler 4.0 + LightWave [8] by Aula Temática +printed English manual for LightWave 3D [8]). Current LightWave users may upgrade to LightWave 3D [8] for a suggested retail price of 495 € excluding VAT (special offer for Spain until December 31st, 2004: Realviz ImageModeler 4.0 + LightWave [8] by Aula Temática included for FREE).
To find your nearest reseller, visit http://www.newtek-europe.com/uk/purchase/resellers.html.
For more information on our products visit http://www.newtek-europe.com or call NewTek Europe on +33 557 262 262.

About AULA TEMÁTICA

Based in Madrid, Spain, AULA TEMÁTICA is one of the pioneers of training for 3D tools thanks to its specialised training centre built in 1994. Since 1996, AULA TEMÁTICA has taught LightWave 3D exclusively, and was one of NewTek Europe's very first certified training centres.

AULA TEMÁTICA is also one of the first companies to have edited a training guide for LightWave 3D in Spanish - its fourth book dedicated to LightWave 3D has just been published by Anaya Multimedia, one of the best-known publishing houses in Spain.

In 2004, AULA TEMÁTICA celebrated having completed more than 135,000 hours of training dedicated to 3D and post-production tools. AULA TEMÁTICA doesn't only give tuition on advanced techniques and tools, but also teaches audio-visual language, storyboarding and other professional skills like multi-pass rendering, Internet resources, external plug-ins, video-painting, etc.

AULA TEMÁTICA has obtained national and international recognition through 23 awards this year for their students' projects presented at different animation festivals.
http://www.aulatematica.com/

About NewTek and NewTek Europe.

Sited near Bordeaux in the southwest of France, NewTek Europe has been the European branch of NewTek, Inc. since 1999 for distribution, communication, and the technical support of NewTek products throughout Europe, Russia, Africa and the Middle East.

NewTek, Inc., based in San Antonio, Texas, is one of the main players in the animation and special effects markets with LightWave 3D®, winner of the "2003 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award" as well as the producers of video editing solution Video Toaster™.

NewTek was the instigator of the desktop video revolution with the launch of the legendary Video Toaster™ in 1990. This product has been in continuous use since then for video aficionados as well as for professional applications in the world of film.

Among the latest productions NewTek tools have helped with, you'll find: "I, Robot", Spiderman 2, The Manchurian Candidate, The Exorcist: The Beginning, Garfield, Hellboy, Van Helsing, les Triplettes de Belleville, The Last Samurai, Torque, The Children of Dune, Battlestar: Galactica, Firefly, Taken, Smallville, Star Trek : Enterprise, Matrix Reloaded, Collateral Damage, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Secret Agent: Cody Banks, Daredevil, Spy Kids II, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (nominated for an Oscar®), Final Fantasy, Blackhawk Down.

Latest game work includes: Doom III, Burnout 3, Killzone, The Moment of Silence, Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam, Age of Mythology, Civilization III, Dead to Rights, Baldur's Gate II and EverQuest.

Information about LightWave 3D^®:
http://www.newtek-europe.com/uk/products/lightwave/index.html

LightWave 3D^® artists interviews:
http://www.newtek-europe.com/uk/community/lightwave/index.html

LightWave 3D^® Projects List:
http://www.newtek-europe.com/uk/products/lightwave/projects.html

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