France, Bordeaux, 7 March 2007 - LightWave HD by 3D Storm brings a new level of price-performance in 3D and non-linear editing with a new offer, exclusive to Europe, the Middle East and Africa which brings a complete production suite in one single bundle at the unprecedented price of 795 €/£529 + VAT only: LightWave 3D® the best choice for any 3D job anywhere, SpeedEDIT™, the world's fastest video editor and training for LightWave®v9 with LightWave 9 Defined, the latest training DVD from Desktop Images!

"As always, our bundles are not a compilation of old products as too often found on the market" said Franck Lafage, director of NewTek Europe "these are true exceptional deals offering our customers an unrivalled value for their money!"

The LightWave v9 HD Bundle by 3D Storm includes the following materials:

• LightWave® v9 Program Disk (32-bit PC, 32-bit Mac, and 64-bit PC) + LightWave v9 3rd-Party Sampler/Content DVD (3rd-Party Samplers, New Content, Hi-Res PDF Manuals in English, Demo Videos)+ Mac/PC USB Dongle
• SpeedEDIT™ -World's fastest video editor- installation DVDs (program for Windows/Mac under OSX bootcamp & content with electronic manual)
• LightWave 9 Defined - Latest 115-mn training DVD by Desktop Images

LightWave HD by 3D Storm is available until March 31st, 2007 at authorised NewTek resellers in Europe, Middle East and Africa for a suggested retail price of 795 €/£529 + VAT. LightWave HD by 3D Storm is also available with the set of three printed LightWave® v9 manuals in English for a suggested retail price of 855 €/£569 + VAT. Registered owners of LightWave 3D® [8] or earlier are eligible to purchase an upgrade to LightWave® v9 (with printed documentation) along with SpeedEDIT™ and LightWave 9 Defined for 495 €/£329 + VAT.
For more information or to purchase, please visit http://www.newtek-europe.com or call NewTek Europe sales at +33 (0)557 262 262.
To locate a NewTek Europe Authorized Reseller please visit
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NewTek's Lightwave is one of the most powerful, multi-platform, 3D modeling, animation, and digital effects programs available with one of the best professional native rendering on the market. The combination of the most complete professional toolset in the industry at the most affordable price makes NewTek's LightWave 3D® the best choice for any 3D job anywhere.
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

NewTek SpeedEDIT™ is a resolution-independent video editor designed to work quickly and efficiently on any video project, from web streams to Standard Definition (SD) to High-Definition(HD). SpeedEDIT™ works smoothly and natively with MPEG-2, AVI, QuickTime and most popular video formats in either SD or HD. Enjoy real-time, full resolution on-screen HD previews with FireWire output to camera or deck.

http://www.newtek-europe.com/pdf/SpeedEDIT_A4bd2.pdf

Desktop Images's LightWave 9 Defined offers to explore the great new features of LightWave 9 in six easy lessons. Each lesson introduces new tools as they are applied in a working project. Each project features a different style of animation; Cartoon Animation, Special Effects, Motion Graphics, Technical Animation and more.

San Antonio, Texas-based NewTek Inc., is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production, presentation and visual effects tools including LightWave 3D®, winner of the 2003 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award, Video Toaster®, TriCaster™, TriCasterPRO™, SpeedEDIT™, and 3D Arsenal™ . Newtek Europe - 3D Storm, located near Bordeaux, France, is the NewTek distributor for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia.
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Founded in 1992, Desktop Images has become a leading producer and distributor of training DVDs for digital content creation software and hardware products. Based in Burbank, Calif., Desktop Images currently features training for Avid Xpress Pro/DV, NewTek LightWave 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects and Discreet Combustion. The company's products are distributed through both direct and reseller-based sales efforts. For more information on Desktop Images or its products, visit www.desktopimages.com.

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