21.11.02
LightWave [3D] wins again! |
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NewTek’s LightWave [3D] wins
a prestigious Maxine at the MacUser awards ceremony
in London.
21.11.02, London
— Lincoln’s Inn Fields provided the venue
for this year’s MacUser awards. More than 400
people attended the glittering gala dinner event representing
some of the biggest names in the Mac industry. The
awards, one of the longest running and most respected
in the Mac community, are judged by a panel of 15
expert contributors to the magazine. MacUser editor
Ian Betteridge had this to say about LightWave winning
the best 3D app award: "In an exceptionally close
category, LightWave 7.5 edges ahead of its rivals
because of its exceptional rendering quality and fantastic
character animation tools such as the Motion Mixer’s
non-linear motion editing. We think this makes LightWave
7.5 a compelling buy for anyone doing 3D on the Mac."
While the other
finalists, Maya from Alias|Wavefront and Cinema 4D
from Maxon, were praised highly by the judges, on
the night only one could win. The field was narrowed
down to only three from an initial grouping of six
entries that were, as Ian Betteridge puts it: "serious
possibilities".
For further
information about the MacUser awards, see this week’s
issue of MacUser (week of 25th November)
or visit their website at http://www.macuser.co.uk
About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is
a leading provider of full-featured video editing,
animation and special effects tools including Video
Toaster®, LightWave 3D® and Aura Video Paint™.
NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990
with the release of the legendary Video Toaster. The
company’s products are used worldwide on projects
ranging from home video to feature film. Recent film
and television projects using NewTek software include
We Were Soldiers, Panic Room, Hart’s War, Driven,
A.I., Oscar®-nominated Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius,
Final Fantasy, Black Hawk Down, The Time Machine,
Black Knight, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The
6th Day, Jurassic Park III, Behind Enemy Lines, X-Men
The Movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Director’s
Edition DVD, Pitch Black, Dracula 2000, Star Trek:
Enterprise, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers, Star Trek:
Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The X-Files,
The Family Guy, Ally McBeal, Dune: The Miniseries,
Dawson’s Creek and Family Law. Recent game titles
include Deus Ex, Serious Sam I and II, Twisted Metal:
Black, Civilization III, Unreal, Quake 3 Arena, Moto
Racer World Tour, Giants for PS2, Baldur’s Gate
II, EverQuest, Planescape: Torment, Dead To Rights,
and Escape From Monkey Island.
Contact NewTek
Europe at 17 avenue Leonard de Vinci, Europarc, 33600
Pessac, France.
Phone: +33 (0) 557 262 262, fax: +33 (0) 557 262 261,
website: http://www.newtek-europe.com
